Herath spins Sri Lanka back into the contest

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Australia 146 for 6 (Voges 41*, O’Keefe 3*, Herath 4-35) lead Sri Lanka 117 by 29 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details

Rangana Herath was always going to be key to Sri Lanka’s hopes in this series, and it took only until the second morning for him to send some jitters through the Australian order. Herath picked up three of the four wickets that fell during the extended morning session, though he could not prevent Australia from moving into a slender lead, following Sri Lanka’s first-innings 117.

At lunch, the Australians were 146 for 6, with an advantage of 29 runs, and their desire for a heftier lead hinged largely on Adam Voges, who was well settled on 41, alongside Steve O’Keefe, who was unbeaten on 3. Having resumed at 66 for 2, Australia had added 80 runs by lunch, but the …

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