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.

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.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, Feb 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - 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.

The Australian and Sri Lankan teams are still in Galle for the second Test, with Steve Smith's team chasing a 2-0 clean sweep after a dominant victory. Follow live.

Sri Lanka are up against Australia in the second Test of the two-match series at the Galle International Stadium, with the hosts looking to bounce back in Dimuth Karunaratne's 100th and farewell Test after their embarrassing defeat in the first match. ( More Cricket News)

Catch the live score and updates from Day 1 of the Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test match being played at the Galle International Stadium.

After an embarrassing defeat by an innings and 242 runs in the first test against Australia, Sri Lanka is hungry to bounce back in Galle and level the two-match series.

Welcome to the live coverage of the first day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia being played at the Galle International Stadium. Catch the live score and updates of Day 1 of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia,

The surface for the second Test in Galle appears substantially drier than the track used for the first match, which Australia won by a massive margin

After handing Sri Lanka their heaviest defeat in the history of Tests by an innings and 242 runs in the first game, Australia will be eager to complete their first series win in the island nation since 2011.

TL;DR: Live stream Sri Lanka vs. Australia for free on 7Plus. Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Australia secured a victory in the first Test match against Sri Lanka.