The second Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand will be start on August 22 at P Sara Oval, Colombo.
Sri Lanka are favourites to win the first Test after they moved to within 135 runs of victory in Galle.
BCCI appointed Shastri as coach; Australia need 29 to avoid follow-on with 6 wickets in hand; and New Zealand lead by 176 with 3 wickets in hand.
Sri Lanka will need to dismantle the New Zealand ‘keeper-bat early on the fourth morning, and show some of the steel he displayed when it’s their turn to bat.
Australia trail by 228 with 9 wickets in hand; Sri Lanka, by 22 with 3 wickets in hand; Oman beat Scotland at Aberdeen; and VB Chandrasekhar passed away.
Stumps, Day 2: New Zealand 249 (Taylor 86, Nicholls 42; Akila 5/80, Lakmal 4/29) lead Sri Lanka 227/7 (Mendis 53, Mathews 50; Patel 5/76) by 22 runs.
After a rain-hit Day 1 at Galle, New Zealand will resume Day 2 on 203/5.
The 1st Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand will be start on August 14 at Galle International Stadium, Galle.
The first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand will be start on August 14 at Galle International Stadium.