Dimuth Karunaratne And Scar Madushka Both scored centuries and set a record Sri Lankan opening partnership of 228 runs in Galle in the second Test against Ireland on Wednesday. The hosts were 357 for one, still 135 runs behind but with nine wickets in hand. Madushka was unbeaten on 149 at stumps kusal mendisAfter Karunaratne was dismissed for 115, he came close to his own century on 83 – the only wicket to fall on the third day of the match.
The first Test ended with Sri Lanka’s spinners dominating inside three days, but in the second match the pitch offered little assistance to the spinners and the batsmen dominated proceedings.
Captain Karunaratne completed his 16th Test century and second consecutive century in just 116 balls.
But the left-handed batsman mistimed the pull shot Curtis Campher And in the last over before lunch, he was caught at deep fine leg, two balls later he was hit on the helmet.
Madushka had already scored her maiden Test century Harry Tector Full toss for six.
Their 228 was a record for a Sri Lankan opening partnership, with 193 between the two. Marvan Atapattu And Sanath Jayasuriya against South Africa in 2000
Mendis and Madushka continued the run-fest, scoring 83 off 96 balls in the number three chase studded with seven fours and five sixes, including three sixes by the left-arm spinner for the first time. Matthew HumphreysWhich was swiftly repelled by the attack.
Bad light interrupted play before tea, before rain came and it was called off for the day.
Play will start 15 minutes earlier on the last two days to make up for lost time. Sri Lanka is ahead 1-0 in the two-match series.
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