As Sri Lanka faced Australia, they started their innings with three wickets down but demonstrated a competitive spirit through Chandimal and Mendis. Usman Khawaja missed the previous day's fielding due to cramps after an intense innings. Nathan McSweeney took a significant catch to dismiss the Sri Lankan captain, Dimuth Karunaratne. Sri Lanka's players kept attacking, evident from their aggressive play against Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon, who utilized spin to challenge the batters. Despite the early loss of wickets, they remained focused on building their score, gradually reducing the deficit to 591 runs.
Three singles from this Lyon over as Sri Lanka's batters stay busy, maintaining their scoring rate despite losing three wickets early.
Mendis plays an aggressive angled bat to Starc but can't get past the man at gully, showcasing the competitive spirit of the Sri Lankan batters.
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