The second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia is being played in Galle. On Saturday (February 8), the third day of the match, Sri Lanka managed 211/8 by the end of the day's play. The team had scored 257 runs in the first innings. Australia scored 414 runs in the first innings, implying the home team is still trailing by 54 runs. For Sri Lanka in the second innings, Angelo Mathews scored 76 runs, while Kusal Mendis remains not out on 48 runs. Prabath Jayasuriya scalped 5 wickets but the Kangaroos still find themselves in a dominant position. Australia had won the first Test by an innings margin. Sri Lanka team collapsed in second innings too After trailing by 157 runs in the first innings, Sri Lanka team could not get off to a good start in the second innings. Pathum Nissanka (8), Dimuth Karunaratne (14) and Dinesh Chandimal could only score 76 runs. Mathews then had a 42-run partnership with Kamidu Mendis and stabilised the team. Mendis got out after scoring 14 and captain Dhananjaya de Silva was dismissed for 23 runs. Matthews scored a fifty but he too returned to the pavilion after making 76 runs. The team lost 6 wickets for 198. Before the end of day's play, Prabath Jayasuriya (6) and Ramesh Mendis got out without opening their account. Kusal Mendis Not Out At the end of day three's play, Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis remained not out on 48 runs. He had also remained not out on 85 runs in the first innings. From Australia, Matthew Kuhnemann took 4 and Nathan Lyon finished with 3 wickets. Beau Webster got a solitary wicket. Australia lost their last 7 wickets for 64 runs Australia started playing from a score of 330/3 on Saturday morning. Carey (139) and Smith (120) continued their innings. The fourth wicket fell at a score of 350 runs. Smith got out after scoring 131 runs. With this, the team lost their last 7 wickets for 64 runs. In the first innings, Carey had scored 156 runs off 188 balls and Smith made 131 runs off 254 deliveries. Besides them, Usman Khawaja scored 36 and Beau Webster played an innings of 31 runs. Smith and Carey's century for Australia on the second day At stumps on the second day of the match on Friday, Australia scored 330/3 in their first innings. Steve Smith and Alex Carey returned unbeaten after scoring centuries. Australia lost both their wickets for initial 37 runs. Travis Head scored 21 runs, Usman Khawaja 36 and Marnus Labuschagne got out after scoring 4 runs. Both centurions from the last match, Steve Smith and Alex Carey, steadied the innings and scored centuries in this match as well. Captain Steve Smith remained unbeaten on 120 runs with help of 9 fours and 1 six, while Carey remained not out on 139 runs off 156 balls.Original Article