Sri Lanka v Australia, day 3 AS IT HAPPENED: Rain leads to early stumps after only 27 overs with Australia close to exposing Sri Lanka's tail
TEAMS
AUSTRALIA: Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Josh Inglis, Beau Webster, Alex Carey, Mitch Starc, Todd Murphy, Nathan Lyon, Matt Kuhnemann
SRI LANKA: Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhanajaya De Silva (c), Kusal Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Good night!
Thanks for tuning into Wide World of Sports' LIVE coverage of day three.
We'll be back tomorrow hopefully with less rain and more cricket.
And a wrap up of day three
More video for you.
Sri Lanka trail by 518 runs at the end of day three.
Here's a full wrap below.
While we have you here
Maybe you would like to watch that Matt Kuhnemann wicket.
Here you go.
Stumps have been called
Day three has been abandoned after rain!
Day four will start at 3:15pm AEDT.
"The only positive is Australia has a lot more time in this game and they'll probably enforce the follow on as well," Greg Blewett said on 7.
The scoreboard on day three. Getty
How annoying
Well scratch that idea before.
The covers are back on.
We could be back on
There's movement at the station.
Play will resume at 2.50pm local time (8.20pm AEDT).
Umpires inspect the ground condition after the play stopped due to rain. AP
Pictures from Galle
OK, we'll start with Mitchell Starc walking off with ground staff in thongs in the background.
Australia's Mitchell Starc leaves the ground as rain interrupts the play during day three of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) AP
Next we've got the full on tarp set up in Galle.
Rain pours in Galle. Getty
Then the next is just Usman Khawaja looking like the legend he is.
Usman Khawaja wears two baggy greens. Getty
An update
It's still raining in Sri Lanka.
The tyres are on the tarp.
The rain is really coming down
Doesn't look like we'll get much play soon.
The ground at Galle is completely covered in tarp.
The ground staff know what they're doing.
RAIN DELAYS US
The covers have been pulled onto the pitch and the rain has started pelting down!
Australia and Sri Lanka leave the field for an early lunch.
Sri Lanka 5-136 after 42 overs.
Chandimal is their great white hope, sitting on 63 off 115 balls, top scoring thus far for the hosts.
K Mendis remains at the crease on 10 off 25.
For Australia's bowlers, Starc has 2-13 and Matt Kuhnemann 2-48. Nathan Lyon has the other wicket.
The first session ends 15 minutes early.
Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka celebrates after scoring a half century. Getty
