Cameron Green bats Australia to safety after storm causes first Test chaos in Sri Lanka
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#60Y2V)
- Sri Lanka 212; Australia 313-8 (69 overs) | Australia lead by 101
- Day two delayed after wild weather causes stand to collapse
Cameron Green helped bat Australia to the safety of a 101-run lead in the first Test in Galle, after a morning of chaos caused by heavy rain and wild winds. Green's 77 was the highlight of day two for Australia, before they went to stumps at 313-8 in reply to Sri Lanka's 212 as bad light stopped play.
It came after more than two hours of play were lost to a morning storm that caused the roof of a makeshift grandstand in Galle's International Stadium to collapse. Sightscreens were also torn down and a glass panel in a marquee smashed, as gusts of more than 60kph thrashed the coastal city.
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