Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first against a COVID-hit Sri Lanka side on Friday, looking to clinch the series in the second Test.
The tourists remain unchanged from their crushing opening win at the same venue in Galle and lead the two-match series 1-0.
Dimuth Karunaratne’s Sri Lanka have made four changes to their team after a virus outbreak took down three of their players from the opener.
Spinners Maheesh Theekshana, Prabath Jayasuriya, and all-rounder Kamindu Mendis have been handed Test debuts.
Theekshana, a mystery spinner, played a key part in the team’s 3-2 series victory in the one-day internationals.
Jayasuriya is a left-arm spinner while Kamindu bats left-handed and is an ambidextrous spinner – off-spin and left-arm orthodox.
Angelo Mathews returns to the team after he was forced out due to Covid-19 midway into the opening match which the hosts lost inside three days.
Kasun Rajitha comes in as the lone fast bowler for the hosts.
Teams
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne (capt.), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Prabath Jayasuriya, Kasun Rajitha
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (capt), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI), Michael Gough (ENG)
TV umpire: Nitin Menon (IND)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
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