They've shared dressing rooms, team buses, and hotels for a decade-and-a-half for various Sri Lanka teams, and at this moment knew they would never again bat together in internationals. Chandimal wanted one more moment with his friend.

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.

Steve Smith and Alex Carey powered Australia to a formidable 414 all out Saturday in their first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Their record-breaking 259-run partnership handed the visitors a commanding 157-run first-innings lead,

Former Sri Lanka test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne will retire from the format after his 100th match, the final test of Sri Lanka's two-test series against Australia in Galle on Thursday.

Fresh off a double hundred in the first test, Usman Khawaja has once again underlined why he is Australia's finest batsman in Asian conditions as he led the tourists past an early wobble to reach 85-2 at lunch on Day 2 of the second test against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka team manager Mahinda Halangoda confirmed on Wednesday that spinner Ramesh Mendis has been called up for the second final Test match of the series against Australia at the Galle International Stadium.

Dinesh Chandimal has scored an unbeaten 63 as Sri Lanka struggled to 136-5 at lunch on Day 3 in reply to Australia's imposing first innings of 654 in the first cricket test.