Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. Both the openers are batting responsibly. Sri Lanka collected 51 runs without losing a wicket in 10 overs of power play. Quite a good collection. If they can deliver a target of 280+ on this pitch, I think the Sri Lankan bowlers can dominate the match. But if Australia's batsmen return to form, the whole scenario can change.
I thought Sri Lanka would give 280+ target today. Because their two openers Nissanka and Kusal Perera collected 61 and 78 runs respectively. But even then no other batsmen of the Sri Lankan squad could bat well. Apart from Charith's 25 runs, no other batsman can collect even 10 runs. And finally Sri Lanka's innings stopped at just 209 runs. I don't think it is possible to beat an opponent like Australia by giving such a low target. Because today Australia are desperate to win. Australia desperately need a win in today's match after two successive defeats.
We haven't seen better batting today than two of Australia's most important batsmen, Warner and Smith. Warner returned to the dressing room with 11 runs and Smith failed to score any runs. Mitchell Marsh was dismissed for 52 runs. Australia has now collected 121 runs after losing 3 wickets.