Australia's Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon claimed three wickets apiece but Kusal Mendis' battling half-century salvaged a difficult day one for Sri Lanka as they reached 229-9 in the second Test ...

Kusal (59) and Lahiru Kumara (0) remained at the crease at stumps. Stand-in captain Steve Smith had a large part to play in Australia's effectiveness with the ball and made a couple of inspired ...

IMAGE: Kusal Mendis celebrates his half-century during Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Photograph: ICC/X Australia's Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon claimed three wickets ...

Kusal Mendis held together the Sri Lankan innings with a gritty unbeaten 59 (ESPN Cricinfo Photo) By the end of 90 overs, the second Test was intriguingly poised after several shifts of momentum.

Sri Lanka suffered an early collapse on day one of their second Test against Australia but steadied the ship late as Kusal Mendis kept the hosts on track. (More Cricket News) Having suffered their ...

Australia 414 (Carey 156, Smith 131, Jayasuriya 5-151) and 75 for 1 (Khawaja 27*, Labuschagne 26*) beat Sri Lanka 257 (Kusal 85, Chandimal 74, Starc 3-37) & 231 (Mathews 76, Kusal 50, Kuhnemann 4 ...

Sri Lanka’s lower-order resurgence has given the hosts a glimmer of hope in the second Test of the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy, with Kusal Mendis’ half-century frustrating the Australians on day ...

Sri Lanka, resuming on Friday from their overnight score of 229-9, were all out for 257 aided by a gutsy effort from Kusal Mendis, unbeaten on 85. His knock, laced with 10 fours and a six ...

Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis hit fighting half centuries for Sri Lanka on day one as Australia bowlers pinned them down in the latter stages of the innings for the home team to end the day ...

Earlier, the hosts resuming at 211/8 from day 3, lost skipper Kusal Mendis early on day 4 on 50. The visitors wasted no time whatsoever, to finish off the tail, as the Lankans were bowled out for ...

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) – Kusal Mendis was left stranded on 85 as Australia wrapped up Sri Lanka's first innings for 257 early on day two of the second Test in Galle on Friday. Resuming from ...