Wickets tumble as night falls but Australia remain in control of first Test

  • Sri Lanka 144 & 17-1 (six overs); Australia 323
  • Tourists trail by 162 runs with nine wickets remaining

Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne missed out on their maiden centuries but still did enough to put Australia in command of the day-night Test against Sri Lanka after day two.

Head and Labuschagne combined for Australia’s best partnership in more than a year with 166 for the fifth wicket on Friday, before the hosts were eventually all out late on day two for 323 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 144.

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