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- Updated: July 26, 2016
Lunch Sri Lanka 84 for 5 (de Silva 24*, K Perera 12*, Hazlewood 3-21) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Angelo Mathews won the toss, but not much else went to plan for Sri Lanka on the first morning of their series against Australia in Pallekele. By lunch they were 84 for 5 and relying heavily on the debutant Dhananjaya de Silva, who provided a glimmer on an otherwise gloomy morning for the locals by getting off the mark in Test cricket with a six. He reached lunch on 24, alongside Kusal Perera on 12.
Australia’s bowling was impeccable, led by Josh Hazlewood, who claimed three wickets and gave the batsmen no wriggle-room. He found just enough hints of movement to be dangerous, and after two early breakthroughs was rewarded shortly before the break when he got rid of Dinesh Chandimal, who was just beginning to look settled.
Chandimal was on 15 when he was lured into driving just outside off, but Hazlewood’s delivery curled away a fraction and clipped the outside edge on the way through to wicketkeeper Peter …
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