Sri Lanka achieved the feat on Day 4 of the Test match, because of a double century by Dinesh Chandimal. The wicketkeeper-batter performed a formidable knock to stay unbeaten on 206 as Sri Lanka folded for 554.
Dinesh Chandimal smashed a double Test 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 second Test match in opposition to Australia on the Galle International Stadium, registering 500-plus runs in opposition to the Down Under facet for the primary time since 1992.
The Dimuth Karunaratne-led Sri Lanka workforce achieved the feat on the fourth day of the Test match, because of a double century by Dinesh Chandimal. The wicketkeeper-batter performed a formidable knock to stay unbeaten on 206 as Sri Lanka folded for 554 runs.
Sri Lanka have set the goal of 190 for Australia, who had gained the primary Test by 10 wickets final week on the identical venue.
Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis missed out on their respective a whole bunch, whereas Angelo Mathews and Kamindu Mendis smashed a fifty every in Sri Lanka’s first batting innings. Karunaratne and Mendis scored 86 and 85 earlier than Mitchell Swepson and Nathan Lyon eliminated them in an area of almost 10 overs.
The second Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia is Kamindu’s Test debut for the island nation. The solely different time Sri Lanka managed to succeed in 500 runs in opposition to Australia within the longest format was 1992.
The then Arjuna Ranatunga-led Sri Lanka workforce had declared on 547 for the lack of eight wickets. However, the workforce nonetheless misplaced the match to Allan Border’s Australia by 16 runs.
The 1992 Sri Lanka workforce had three centurions – Arjuna Ranatunga (127), Asanka Gurusinha (137) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (132*) – of their first batting innings. However, within the second innings, Sri Lanka collapsed in entrance of Greg Matthews and Shane Warne and the island nation was bundled out for under 164.
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