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Sri Lanka batted
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Australia smashed Sri
Lanka out of the game by piling up a huge first
innings score of 542 for 5 despite rain and bad
light interruptions during the second day's play
at Hobart. Sri Lanka however could survive a
testing period of 12 overs without losing a
wicket. Sri Lanka have opted for a new
combination of Marvan Atappatu and Michael
Vandort with Sanath Jayasuriya kept in the
middle order.
At the start of the
second day's play, Australia were already at the
top at 329 for 3. Michael Hussey's knock came to
an end finally after he was beaten by a big
inswinging yorker from Dilhara. Hussey made 132
facing 220 balls with the help of 18 fours and a
six. The other overnight batsman Michael Clarke
helped himself to 71 (from 123 balls with 8
fours) before he became Lasith Malinga's first
wicket of the match. The Sri Lankans still had
to face the music with the dangerous Andrew
Symonds (50 from 71 with 4 fours and a six) and
Adam Gilchrist (67 from 7 fours and 3 sixes)
striking powerful unbeaten half centuries before
the inevitable declaration.
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