Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Swepson to Rajitha, out Lbw!! The floaty googly around off, Rajitha lunges across to block and leaves bat-pad gap in the process, he perhaps played for the legbreak but wasn't to be. Hits him in line with middle and it's gonna crash into top of leg-stump. Rajitha lbw b Swepson 0(9)

Swepson to Rajitha, no run, full on off, blocked back to the bowler

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, full outside off, Chandimal opens the bat face and drives to the left of cover

Swepson to Chandimal, 2 runs, punches the flat delivery to the right of long-off and rushes through for a couple of runs

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, slower and turning away outside off, left alone to the keeper

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, short outside off, cut away to deep third man

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, quicker and drifting down leg, Mendis misses the flick and gets hit in front of leg-stump. Appeal for leg before but no dice... Oh well, ball-tracking has returned three reds. No reviews for Australia of course

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, too full on off, Mendis looks to flick and gets it on the bounce to short leg

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, turning away outside off, left alone to the keeper

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full and just outside off, flicked away to mid-on

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, full on the stumps, Chandimal eases the drive to mid-off

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, looped full on leg-stump, worked away to the right of mid-wicket

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, slapped down to long-on

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full and just outside off, Chandimal eases the drive to the left of the bowler

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, hangs back and cuts the short delivery wide of backward point

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, driven to the left of the bowler

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on off, played back to the bowler

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on leg-stump, flicked away to mid-wicket

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, a gentle nudged into the leg-side for an easy single

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, short and just outside off, punched to mid-on

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, low full toss on leg-stump, flicked away to mid-wicket

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, looks to defend a quicker delivery and gets an outside edge to backward point

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full and just outside off, jammed back to the bowler

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, full toss on the stumps, flicked away along the ground through mid-wicket

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on off, blocked back to the bowler

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, flat outside off, punched to cover

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, looped full on middle and leg, driven down to long-on

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, fuller on off, Chandimal prods forward and defends

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, quicker and just outside off, Chandimal cuts but can't beat backward point

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full on the stumps, wristed away to the left of mid-wicket

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full on leg-stump, Chandimal looks to work it leg-side and gets a thick leading edge rolling back to the bowler

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, flicked away to the right of mid-on for a quick single

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, pokes at a legbreak and the outside edge flies past the diving right hand of slip

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, cut away square to the left of sweeper cover. 450 up for Sri Lanka

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, short and wide of off, Mendis punches off the back foot but can't beat Labuschagne at cover

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on off, Mendis gets forward and defends into the leg-side

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on leg-stump, blocked to mid-wicket

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on leg-stump, pushed to mid-wicket

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, on and around off-stump, Mendis plays with soft hands

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, short and turning away outside off, Mendis looks to cut and gets beaten on the outside edge

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, flat outside off, left alone to the keeper

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, low full toss on leg-stump, flicked away to the right of long-on

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, quicker on the stumps, worked away to deep mid-wicket

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, short and just outside off, punched to the right of cover

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full at the stumps, pushed down the pitch with soft hands

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full on off, blocked back to the bowler

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, fuller and just outside off, blocked to cover

Swepson to Chandimal, FOUR, full and slipping down the leg-side, Chandimal manages a tickle on the flick that runs away to the fine leg fence

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, looped full and down leg, swept away to fine leg

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, flatter on off, blocked back to Swepson

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, opens the bat face and taps this to backward point

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, pushed back to the bowler

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on off, defended down the pitch

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, missed stumping chance. Full and sliding down leg, Mendis ran down the pitch and got beaten by the drift and dip. Carey though couldn't gather it cleanly and it might have been due to lack of bounce?

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, turns away sharply outside off, Mendis looks to poke and gets beaten on the outside edge

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, opens the bat face and pushes the full delivery into the off-side

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on the stumps, defended into the leg-side

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, pitches on leg-stump and rips past the off pole with sharp spin, Mendis got squared up on the back foot and is lucky to have not nicked that

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on leg-stump, blocked to mid-wicket

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, 2 runs, plays the slog-sweep and gets a thick top-edge that lands in the vacant deep mid-wicket area. The fielder from mid-wicket runs across and prevents the boundary

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, short and turning away wide of off, Mendis looks to cut and gets beaten on the outside edge

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, flat on off, Mendis goes back and across to defend

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on off, blocked into the leg-side

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, low full toss just outside off, Mendis biffs it to the left of the bowler who does well to stop it in his followthrough. Ramesh Mendis tried to steal a quick single but had to rush back on seeing the agile Swepson

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, floated full outside off, Mendis pushes and slices it to the left of backward point

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, short outside off, cut away wide of backward point

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full and just outside off, blocked to short cover

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on off, blocked back to the bowler

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, short and wide of off, Mendis cuts but can't get it past Starc at backward point

Swepson to Ramesh Mendis, no run, legbreak on off, Mendis bunts it into the leg-side with a closed bat face

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, slower on leg-stump, worked away into the mid-wicket pocket

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full on leg-stump, Chandimal prods across and blocks into the off-side

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, flat on off, cut away to the left of cover

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, short and just outside off, punched to the left of the bowler

Swepson to Dickwella, 1 run, slower on leg-stump, tucked away square on the leg-side

Swepson to Dickwella, no run, fuller on off-stump, pushed into the off-side

Swepson to Dickwella, 2 runs, plays the reverse sweep and the top-edge lands well wide of the fielder at extra cover. Easy two for Dickwella

Swepson to Dickwella, no run, fuller and just outside off, Dickwella prods across and defends

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full on leg-stump, blocked into the leg-side

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, short on off-stump, punched to cover

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full on off, Chandimal prods across and blocks

Swepson to Dickwella, 1 run, full and just outside off, Dickwella stays low and paddles it to fine leg. Off the mark with an easy single...

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, out Bowled!! Whew. We have a wicket. Against the run of play. Kamindu Mendis decides to slog out of the blue and got beaten by the dip and drift on this legbreak. It looped up nicely just outside off and ripped past the bottom edge to hit middle and leg stump. Chandimal offers a bamboozled look, probably suggesting that the shot wasn't necessary at this stage of the game. Kamindu Mendis b Swepson 61(137) [4s-7]

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, looped full just outside off, Chandimal toe-ends the drive to deep mid-off

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, googly just outside off, Mendis goes back and across to defend that

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, full and just outside off, Mendis gets a thin inside edge onto pad

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, short and wide of off, Chandimal camps back and cuts behind point

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full on off, driven to the right of the bowler

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, quicker and just outside off, Chandimal leans across and defends

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full on off, driven back to the bowler

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full and wide of off, played back to Swepson

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, opens the bat face and drives the full delivery to Warner at extra cover

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, short on the stumps, punched down to long-on

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, fuller on off, Chandimal strides across and drives to long-off

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, googly, spins down leg and beats Chandimal's attempted glance

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full on off, blocked back to the bowler

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, camps back and tucks the shorter delivery wide of mid-on

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, skates down the pitch and smashes the full delivery straight back at the bowler

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, full and just outside off, Mendis advances and drives to cover

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, spins away just outside off, punched out to sweeper cover

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, flat on the stumps, punched back to the bowler

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, short and just outside off, punched to extra cover

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, uses his feet and knocks this to deep mid-on. Brings up a fifty on Test debut. He gently taps his chest with the bat as he gets the applause from the crowd and his teammates

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, punched off the back foot to mid-off, takes a quick single

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, almost lands in the blockhole on middle and leg, Chandimal squeezes it out

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, tossed up on off, goes off the outside half to backward point as Chandimal looks to defend

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, tossed up on middle, defended forward

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, flat outside off, Chandimal cuts to backward point

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, driven down to long-on

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, flat down the leg-side, left alone

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, defended down the pitch

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, tossed up outside leg, defended forward

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, dances down and drives to mid-off

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, he has absolutely nailed this reverse-sweep through backward point!

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, lands in the blockhole outside leg from round the wicket, hits Chandimal on the shoe

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, dances down and drives firmly but silly point is in the way, taking pace off

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, cuts this to backward point

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, googly outside off, steered to backward point

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, big appeal for LBW as this one turns back sharply from outside off and strikes the pad. Mendis is caught in the crease in defence. There's an inside edge though and Dharmasena rightly says not out

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, flicked through midwicket

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, floated up wide of off, Mendis dances down and drives to sweeper cover

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, blocked from the crease to silly point as Swepson pushes it flat

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, punched down to long-on

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, looks to flick it away and gets a thick inside edge to fine leg

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, dances down, gets quite close to the pitch and squeezes it back to Swepson

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, comes down the track and flicks the full delivery wide of mid-wicket

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, tossed up on off, forward and blocked

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, full on leg-stump, flicked away to mid-wicket

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, fuller on off, pushed back to the bowler

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, googly just outside off, punched away to deep backward point

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, comes down the track and jams the slider to extra cover

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, full toss on the stumps, punched down to long-on

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, full on off, blocked back to the bowler

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, too full outside off, Mendis charges down the track and slices the drive to the right of sweeper cover

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, quicker on off-stump, worked away to the left of mid-wicket

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, Mendis goes dancing down the wicket and lofts the floaty delivery over mid-off. Didn't time it that well but had enough power to race down to the fence

Swepson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, fuller and just outside off, Mendis prods across and blocks

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, touch short outside off, punched to cover for a quick single

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, legbreak outside off, Chandimal punches to the left of cover and calls his partner through for a quick single. Smith runs in quickly but fumbles on the dive...

Swepson to Mathews, 1 run, short and just outside off, punched out to long-on

Swepson to Mathews, no run, flighted on off, played back to the bowler

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the full delivery and drives to the left of mid-off

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, legbreak just outside off, Chandimal stays back and drops it off the splice into the off-side

Swepson to Mathews, 1 run, touch short outside off, Mathews camps back and cuts square on the off-side

Swepson to Mathews, no run, full on leg-stump, pushed away to mid-wicket off the front foot

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, short and wide of off, Chandimal cuts it to the left of sweeper cover

Swepson to Mathews, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, Mathews slaps it down to long-on

Swepson to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Mathews toe-ends the drive to the left of the bowler

Swepson to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed full on off, Chandimal forces the drive to the right of mid-off and rushes through for a quick single

Swepson to Chandimal, no run, floated full on leg-stump, flicked away to mid-wicket

Swepson to Mathews, 2 runs, strolls down and pushes the drive to the left of long-off. Easy two...

Swepson to Mathews, no run, quicker and just outside off, forward and blocked back to the bowler

Swepson to Mathews, no run, full on the stumps, played back to the bowler

Swepson to Mathews, no run, fuller on off, Mathews lunges across and blocks into the off-side

Swepson to Mathews, no run, low full toss on the pads, Mathews whips but can't beat the diving fielder at mid-wicket

Swepson to Mathews, no run, floated full on off, pushed back to the bowler

Swepson to Mathews, 1 run, full on middle, Mathews gets forward to defend and gets a thick inside edge behind square. Was playing for more turn than there was

Swepson to Mathews, no run, flat on middle, Mathews goes back and defends down the pitch

Swepson to Mathews, no run, full outside off, left alone

Swepson to Mathews, no run, overpitched on off, squeezed to cover

Swepson to Mathews, FOUR, drifting in on leg, Mathews clears the front leg and lofts it over mid-on. Putting pressure on Swepson early in his spell

Swepson to Mathews, no run, overpitched on off, driven to mid-off

Swepson to Mathews, no run, tossed up on off, driven to mid-off. Stumps on Day 2

Swepson to Mathews, no run, floated up on middle, defended forward

Swepson to Mathews, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, defended forward

Swepson to Mathews, no run, drifting in on leg, defended to short leg

Swepson to Mathews, no run, back of a length on off, Mathews punches back to Swepson

Swepson to Mathews, no run, drifting in on leg, Mathews defends forward

Swepson to Mathews, 1 run, drifting into the pads, Mathews nudges it behind square

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, clipped through square leg

Swepson to Mathews, 1 run, short outside off, slapped through the covers

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Mendis knocks it wide of cover

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up outside off, driven to short cover

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, no run, tucked to square leg

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up on middle, defended forward

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, no run, flat on off, back of a length, Mendis blocks

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, short and wide, Mendis cuts it through backward point

Swepson to Mathews, byes, 1 run, turning away sharply off a length outside off, Carey fails to gather it and they get across for a bye

Swepson to Mathews, no run, tossed up outside off, Mathews reaches out, it dips on him and he guides it to backward point

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flat on middle, back of a length, Mendis clips it through square leg

Swepson to Mathews, no run, flat length ball just outside off, Mathews gently punches to short cover

Swepson to Mathews, no run

Swepson to Mathews, no run, lands close to the blockhole around off, Mathews squeezes it out into the off-side

Swepson to Mathews, no run, drifting in on leg, defended into the on-side

Swepson to Mathews, no run, tossed up on off, defended forward

Swepson to Mathews, no run, tossed up on middle and off, Mathews defends forward

Swepson to Mathews, no run, lands close to the blockhole, Mathews squeezes it out

Swepson to Mathews, no run, drifting in on leg, defended into the on-side

Swepson to Karunaratne, out Lbw!! Oh that's out. Swepson with the breakthrough! There's a review from Karunaratne but this looked absolutely dead. Don't think he's got any bat on it, and he's already walking off having seen the replay on the giant screen. Swepson pushes this through flat from over the wicket, pitches around middle and leg, turns slightly but Karunaratne is mostly beaten for pace as he plays across it. He's caught in the crease, and ball-tracking shows it crashing into the stumps. Karunaratne lbw b Swepson 86(165) [4s-10]

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, flat at the stumps, blocked from the crease

Swepson to Karunaratne, FOUR, short on middle and leg, Karunaratne puts it away! He pulls it hard behind square for four

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, low full toss outside off, Karunaratne mistimes the drive to mid-off

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, no run, short and just outside off, Mendis looks to flick and can't quite place it wide of mid-wicket

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, no run, fuller and just outside off, Mendis opens the bat face and drives to cover

Swepson to Karunaratne, 1 run, full and just outside off, wristed away to the left of mid-on for a quick single

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, fuller and just outside off, blocked to cover

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, googly turning away outside off, Karunaratne looks to cut and gets beaten on the outside edge

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, comes down the track and looks to pad it away at the last moment, the ball turns in and lobs wide of short leg off the thigh pad

Swepson to Karunaratne, 1 run, short outside off, Karunaratne opens the bat face and punches square on the off-side

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, floated up well outside off, Mendis leans into the drive and places it to the left of sweeper cover

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, no run, looks to cut a short and wide delivery but can't get it past backward point

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, no run, full on off-stump, blocked straight to cover

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, no run, full on leg-stump, blocked back to the bowler

Swepson to Karunaratne, 1 run, looks to heave a full toss and drags it off the inside half wide of mid-wicket

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, too full outside off, Karunaratne looks to drive and mistimes it off the cue end to cover

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, looks to flick a legbreak but it spins down leg and past the inside edge

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, touch quicker and just outside off, Karunaratne gets across and bunts into the leg-side

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, tucks this off the back foot to mid-wicket

Swepson to Karunaratne, FOUR, brings up his fifty in style. 30th Test match fifty for the Sri Lankan skipper. Once again uses his feet and slams the flick in the gap through mid-wicket

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, quicker on leg-stump, flicked away to deep square

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, jumps down the crease and flicks the legbreak to the left of mid-wicket

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, floated up just outside off, Karunaratne leans across and pushes it back to the bowler

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short on leg-stump, worked away off the pads behind square on the leg-side

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, no run, quicker on off, Mendis goes back and defends into the leg-side

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, quicker on leg-stump, Mendis works it into the mid-wicket pocket and completes the second with ease

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, starts of with a gentle full toss on leg-stump and it's been wristed away through mid-wicket with splendid timing

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up around off, defended down

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, works this through midwicket

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, no run, flat on leg, tucked into the on-side

Swepson to Karunaratne, 1 run, a full toss that's been hit in the air straight back at Swepson. He sticks out his right hand but fails to hold on. Seemed like he was running towards midwicket trying to anticipate the shot. But the ball came in the other direction

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, nicely bowled. It's tossed up and drifting across off from over the wicket, Karunaratne steps out and flicks with the turn to midwicket

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, gently punches into the off-side

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, full on middle, Karunaratne flicks it with the turn to midwicket

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, full toss around off, driven back to Swepson

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, flat on off, turning back in, Karunaratne clips it to midwicket

Swepson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, hits a good length with this leg-break on off, turns away slightly and Mendis knocks it wide of cover

Swepson to Karunaratne, 1 run, dances down and drives to long-on

Swepson to Karunaratne, no run, floated up just outside off, driven back to Swepson