Sri Lanka accomplished the feat on Day 4 of the Check fit, due to a double century via Dinesh Chandimal. The wicketkeeper-batter performed an outstanding knock to stay unbeaten on 206 as Sri Lanka folded for 554.
Dinesh Chandimal smashed a double Check century in opposition to Australia. (Courtesy: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTSSri Lanka scored 554 runs of their 1st inningsDinesh Chandimal smashed a double century1992 Sri Lanka workforce had declared on 547/8
Sri Lanka on Monday created historical past within the ongoing 2d Check fit in opposition to Australia on the Galle Global Stadium, registering 500-plus runs in opposition to the Down Underneath aspect for the primary time since 1992.
The Dimuth Karunaratne-led Sri Lanka workforce accomplished the feat at the fourth day of the Check fit, due to a double century via Dinesh Chandimal. The wicketkeeper-batter performed an outstanding knock to stay unbeaten on 206 as Sri Lanka folded for 554 runs.
Sri Lanka have set the objective of 190 for Australia, who had gained the primary Check via 10 wickets remaining week on the similar venue.
Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis overlooked out on their respective masses, whilst Angelo Mathews and Kamindu Mendis smashed a fifty every in Sri Lanka’s first batting innings. Karunaratne and Mendis scored 86 and 85 sooner than Mitchell Swepson and Nathan Lyon got rid of them in an area of just about 10 overs.
The second one Check fit between Sri Lanka and Australia is Kamindu’s Check debut for the island country. The one different time Sri Lanka controlled to achieve 500 runs in opposition to Australia within the longest layout used to be 1992.
The then Arjuna Ranatunga-led Sri Lanka workforce had declared on 547 for the lack of 8 wickets. Alternatively, the workforce nonetheless misplaced the fit to Allan Border’s Australia via 16 runs.
The 1992 Sri Lanka workforce had 3 centurions – Arjuna Ranatunga (127), Asanka Gurusinha (137) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (132*) – of their first batting innings. Alternatively, in the second one innings, Sri Lanka collapsed in entrance of Greg Matthews and Shane Warne and the island country used to be bundled out for most effective 164.
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