Live Cricket Score of Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 5 at Pallekele

Sri Lanka need seven wickets, Australia need 185 runs on Day 5 as the Kandy Test heads towards an exciting finish. Only one batsman has gone past the 50-run mark so far in the match. Nonetheless, both teams will facny their chances. A win here will boost the morale of the hosts who are undergoing a transition phase. Stay tuned for the live updates of the match

It has been a bad start to the day. There is a bit of rain. But the news coming from the ground is that there isn't much to worry. Too many overs wouldn't be lost. If the exciting match does end in a draw, you know who the villan is

The rains have stopped and the umpires are having a look at the playing conditions. Seems like we might be getting a start at 10:45am local time. However, there are grey clouds hovering over the stadium.

Yes, there is some good news coming. The match will resume at 10:45 AM local time with minimum 91 overs to be bowled. Let's hope there are no further interruptions

Australia are off to a cautious start against the left-arm spinning duo of Rangana Herath and Lakshan Sandakan. While Steve Smith is going down the track to come to the pitch of the ball, Adam Voges is playing the spinner off the backfoot.

Rangana Herath has got Sri Lanka an early breakthrough. Adam Voges offers a return catch. However, neither the bowler nor the wicketkeeper appealed for it. Angelo Mathews is the only one who made a convincing appeal forcing the on-field umpires to consult each other before going to the third umpire. Voges, frustrated with the decision, is forced to walk back to the pavilion.

The ball is turning, but Steve Smith and Mitchell Marsh are doing well to counter that. They have been a bit lucky too to survive, despite getting beaten and outside edges on numerous occasions. There are four fielders on the leg-side inside the ring to block Steve Smith's flicks

Steve Smith has shown brilliant application and aggressive intent on way to yet another Test half century. This is only the second fifty-plus score in the match, after Kusal Mendis's century. His innings has kept Australia in a strong position in the tricky chase.

Mitchell Marsh and Steve Smith looked at ease for most parts of their partnerships, nudging the ball around in gaps. However, both were trapped leg before wicket just a few minutes before the lunch interval, leaving Australia reeling in the chase.

Sri Lanka and Australia go for Luch with another wicket. Mitchell Starc gave an easy return catch to Lakshan Sandakan to reduced the visitors to 141 for 7.

Nathan Lyon has got off the mark with a boundary off the first delivery of the second session. Peter Nevill and Lyon are playing their forward defensive shot with a lot of conviction. The Sri Lankan spinners haven';t managed to cause them much trouble post-lunch.

Nathan Lyon joins the list of batsmen trapped leg-before wicket. He was undone by a delivery turning sharply into him. It turned a bit too much, making him go for a review. But, replays showed that the ball would've hit the middle stump clearly. No reprieve for him as Sri Lanka close in on victory.

Peter Nevill and Steve O'Keefe are dancing at their crease against the Sri Lankan spinners. They are struggling in the middle, but managing to not give their wickets away

Angelo Mathews's error in using up his reviews for marginal decision has come to bit him. Steve O'Keefe gets a bat-pad to the forward short-leg fielder. The fielders are convinced, but the umpire isn't. Sri Lanka don't have a review left with them. Could this prove to be the turning point in context of the match?

The resistance eventually came to an end as Peter Nevill looked to cut a wide delivery outside off by Dhananjay de Silva, but ended up getting an edge to wickekeeper Dinesh Chandimal. The 29.4-over partnership yielded only four runs for Australia. Nonetheless, it was frustrating enough for the hosts.

Steve O'Keefe falls soon after the departure of Peter Nevill as he gets castled by Rangana Herath. Herath bags his 24th five-wicket haul in Test cricket as Sri Lanka win by 106 runs. It is their second win against Australia in the longest format