Mendis ton scripts Sri Lanka's fightback
28-Jul-2016

Resuming the third day at 6 for 1, Sri Lanka lost Dimuth Karunaratne off the third ball of the day as Mitchell Starc trapped him in front • Associated Press
A quicker delivery from Steve O'Keefe had Kaushal Silva lbw for 7; Sri Lanka were reduced to 45 for 3•Associated Press
Captain Angelo Mathews lent a supporting hand in a 41-run fourth-wicket stand with Kusal Mendis before popping a catch to short leg off Nathan Lyon•Associated Press
Australia wasted both their reviews, and didn't opt for one when Mendis was struck in front after missing a sweep - replays indicated he would have been out. He was on 66 then•Associated Press
Mendis capitalised and struck 86 of Sri Lanka's total of 116 for 4 at lunch•Associated Press
After the break, Mendis got to his maiden ton with a slog-swept six over deep midwicket off Nathan Lyon•Associated Press
Dinesh Chandimal and Mendis shared a 117-run stand as Sri Lanka dominated the second session•AFP
Mitchell Marsh ended their partnership by trapping Chandimal lbw with one that jagged back in•AFP
Dhananjaya de Silva chipped in with 36 before chipping to mid-off as Nathan Lyon claimed his 200th Test wicket•AFP
But Mendis' knock ensured Sri Lanka secured a 196-run lead before bad light and rain brought a premature end to the third day•Associated Press