Dimuth Karunaratne strode to the crease to start his 100th and last test match after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against Australia.

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Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and chose to bat in the second and final test against Australia in Galle on Thursday.

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and chose to bat in the second and final Test against Australia in Galle on Thursday. The hosts made three changes to the side that lost the first Test by an innings and 242 runs last week - Sri Lanka's heaviest defeat in Test cricket.

Left-arm spinning allrounder Cooper Connolly will make his Test debut for Australia on a dry surface expected to produce significant turn as Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test in Galle.

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Australian all-rounder Cooper Connolly became the fourth Test debutant for Australia in just as many matches as the side geared up to take on Sri Lanka in the second Test.

Dinesh Chandimal has scored an unbeaten 63 as Sri Lanka struggled to 136-5 at lunch on Day 3 in reply to Australia's imposing first innings of 654 in the first cricket test.

Australia is considering picking batting talent Cooper Connolly for his debut in the second Test against Sri Lanka.