13th August (CRICKETNMORE) - Sri Lanka were 214/5 at stumps on Day 1 of the third test against Australia at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. The hosts lost five wickets for 55 runs before lunch but a fighting century partnership from Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal helped Sri Lanka to recover on the close of day's play.
Sri Lanka - 214/5 in 90 Overs
K Silva c S Smith b M Starc 0 (15)
D Karunaratne b M Starc 7 (34)
K Perera c S Smith b N Lyon 16 (32)
K Mendis c S Smith b M Starc 1 (12)
A Mathews c M Starc b N Lyon 1 (4)
D Chandimal Not Out 64 (200)
DM de Silva Not Out 116 (240)
Extras 9 (b-4,lb-5,w-0,nb-0)
Australia Bowling
M Starc 18 7 47 3
J Hazlewood 11 3 27 0
N Lyon 34 9 72 2
J Holland 21 5 34 0
M Marsh 5 0 20 0
S Smith 1 0 5 0
Saurabh Sharma