Reactions on Twitter: Ramesh and Kusal Mendis hold a fort in the midst of a bowling dominance in Australia on the first day of the second test
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The first day of the second and last test matches was the permanent tug of the war between the two sides, because each wanted to confirm the early dominance over the other and set the tone of the competition in their favor. As a result, the competition ended in a fine place between the two sides on the day of the opening with several positive and disappointments for both teams. In the end, Sri Lanka He managed to withstand ruthless attacks and bats of Australian bowlers all day in a row.
A shot to hit in Sri Lanka
Homemade won the throw and chose to hit first in Galle International Stadium With the hope that her dough will finally rise for the occasion and face Australian bowlers with a sense of purpose. Speculations did not really calculate because the Šrilanian blows threw out with some additional dynamics compared to the horror-show they had in the previous test match.
However, the highest rund of Sri Lanka collapsed before reaching 100 runs and put the team in a detrimental position. As in that time, a 70-wrapping was developed between them between them between them Dimuth of the carunarat and Dinesh Chandimal which stabilized the Innings of Srilac and avoided inevitable collapse. Chandimal was the main pillar of Sri Lankan insertion with a flawless blow of 74 racing of 163 balls.
For AustraliaIt was an extraordinary performance of her Spinner, which turned out to be a manufacturer of the difference. Nathan Lyon The brick turned to the benefit of visitors with 3 shots in his name. Contributions from Mathhew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Starc and Travis Head They were also observed as they dug for their side of 1 Wickket.
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‘Mendis effect’ saved the day for Sri Lanka
Despite the top rollers and middle row, collapsing into the Australian bowling alley, everything was not completely lost to Sri Lankane. Just when it appeared that inings could knock down after the skipper Dhananjaya da silvaRelease, heroic partnership between the Tailender Kusal Mendis and Ramesh Mendis He prevented the fall and added key driving in the total number of Sri Lanka. The partnership was also crucial in the sense that the terrain was expected to help Spinner even more because the match progressed on the 2nd and 3rd days, and Australia will have to face the decorated spin-up-in-domestic side.
The partnership between the two shots ended with Ramesh sent back to the pavilion Mitchell Starc. Two shots added 65 runs between them and faced 140 balls to frustrate the Australian bowlers on the turning track. What is crucial, Starc rejected Prabath Jayasuriya Almost immediately, it is the end of Srilanska Inings on the very day of the opening. At the end of the daily game, Sri Lanka reached a total of 229/9 in 90 supplements, and Kusal was still on the fold trying to add a lot of running that can in total. The keeper’s body remains undefeated at the end of the day, and 59 runs of 107 balls.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Release of the first WICKET SRILANKE
-Nathan Lyon takes Wickket #Slvsauspic.twitter.com/c0gumkcm2d
– Rohit Baliyan (@rohit_balyan) 6. February 2025
Spending the afternoon explaining the cricket to Chinese/Australian friends … and then Marnus makes it #Slvsaus pic.twitter.com/3mmag8x36u
– Erin Marsicovetere (@erinsmarsico) 6. February 2025
Nice little recovery from Sri Lanka. 275 would be a good result on this ground #Slvsaus #Galle
– Prcrichketchat (@prcricketcchat) 6. February 2025
Dinesh Chandimal is an absolute class mostly under the celebrated dough of a red ball. I hope that the 3 figures, a lot of deserving missed in the 70s and 80s, will come soon#Slvsaus
– 🆁🅾🅻🅴🆇ᶜʳⁱᶜᵏᵉᵗᵍᵉᵉᵏ (@roshansriram123) 6. February 2025
Alex Carey quietly puts a master class to keep WICKET on the turning games here in Galle during this series #Slvaus
– Bharat Sundaresan (@Beastieboy07) 6. February 2025
Starc is back !!!!!!! And getting wickeket 🎯
Reverse momentum immediately
Desilva takes care of Inswinger, so he wants to play on the ball
The ball is unexpectedly shaped without legs. Chips to ditch#Reveseswingfomaroundthewiscketgold #Akram similar#Slvaus pic.twitter.com/bupo48cxg6– Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) 6. February 2025
Saved Drs 😅 #Slvaus pic.twitter.com/cyl2Tirwcm
– Estelle Vasudevan (@Estelle_vasude1) 6. February 2025
1. Dan – stumps
Sri Lanka 229/9 (90)#sportspavilionlk #Slvaus #Slvsaus #danushkaaravind pic.twitter.com/kqzhe5u13e
– Danoshka Aravind (@danuskaaravind) 6. February 2025
Most catches as an Australian striker in a test crunch
197 – Steven Smith*
196 – Ricky Ponting
181 – Mark Waugh
157 – Mark Taylor#Slvaus #Slvsaus– Vishwesh gaur 6. February 2025
The 36-year-old Dimuth of Karunarat achieved 36 in the first scams of his last test, as a double tribute to the Indian 36 All-Out in test scams. 😂 #Cricket #Slvaus
– Daniel Alexander (@Daniel86CRICKET) 6. February 2025