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Australia and Sri Lanka face off for the second time in as many weeks in Galle, with Steve Smith's team a chance of breaking a 14-year drought.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, Feb 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and chose to bat in the second and final Test against Australia in Galle on Thursday. The hosts made three changes to the side that lost the first Test by an innings and 242 runs last week -- Sri Lanka's heaviest defeat in Test cricket.

After handing Sri Lanka their heaviest defeat in the history of Tests by an innings and 242 runs in the first game, Australia will be eager to complete their first series win in the island nation since 2011.

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.

Catch the live score and updates from Day 1 of the Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test match being played at the Galle International Stadium.

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.

The surface for the second Test in Galle appears substantially drier than the track used for the first match, which Australia won by a massive margin

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Follow live coverage of Sri Lanka vs Australia from the Australia in Sri Lanka 2025 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.