Solid Silva consolidates Sri Lanka's lead
ESPNcricinfo staff
16-Aug-2016
Having started the fourth day with a deficit of two runs, Sri Lanka, led by Kaushal Silva, quickly moved into the lead... • Associated Press
...and built on it even as Peter Nevill pulled off a cheeky stumping to get rid of Dimuth Karunaratne for 22•Associated Press
Nevill was in action again when he caught a top edge off Kusal Perera's reverse sweep. Sri Lanka were reduced to 69 for 3•Associated Press
Kusal Mendis slapped two sixes off Nathan Lyon...•AFP
.... before falling lbw to Mitchell Starc for 18. Sri Lanka had added 87 to their overnight score of 22 and stretched their lead to 85 by lunch•Associated Press
Silva soon brought up a solid half-century, batting with a split webbing•AFP
Angelo Mathews contributed 26 before falling to the sweep for the second time in the match•Associated Press
Silva and Dinesh Chandimal then combined to stretch the lead past 200•Associated Press
In the process, Silva got to his third Test century and second at home•AFP
Silva, Chandimal and Rangana Herath all fell to spin in the last session, but Dhananjaya de Silva stroked seven fours in his unbeaten 44 off 56 to swell Sri Lanka's lead to 288 by stumps•Associated Press