In the second Test against Ireland, Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka set a new Sri Lankan opening partnership record of 228 runs, with both players scoring centuries.
At the end of the day, the hosts had a score of 357 for one, which meant they were still 135 runs behind, but they had nine wickets remaining.
Madushka and Kusal Mendis remained not out at the end of the third day’s play, with Madushka scoring 149 and Mendis approaching his century on 83. The only wicket to fall on the day was that of Karunaratne, who had scored 115.
The first Test match was won by Sri Lanka’s spinners in three days, but the second match had a different pitch that favored batsmen rather than spinners.
Captain Karunaratne achieved his 16th century in test cricket along with his second consecutive century, which he scored in just 116 balls.
The left-handed batsman was caught at deep fine leg in the last over before lunch after mistiming a pull shot off Curtis Campher. This happened two balls after he was hit on the helmet.
Madushka hit a six to bring up his first Test century after hitting a full toss by Harry Tector.
The Sri Lankan opening partnership of 228 runs in this match is the highest ever at this ground, surpassing the previous record of 193 runs set by Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya against South Africa in 2000.
Mendis and Madushka kept scoring a lot of runs, with Mendis hitting 83 runs off 96 balls with seven fours and five sixes, three of which were hit consecutively off left-arm spinner Matthew Humphreys who was then removed from the game.
The game was interrupted due to poor lighting before tea, and then it was canceled for the day when it started raining.
Although rain has caused problems, Sri Lanka’s batting coach Naveed Nawaz remained optimistic that his team could still win the game instead of settling for a draw.
He informed the reporters that there are 180 overs remaining in the game and if their team bats for another 90 overs, they can gain a good lead as their current deficit is only 135.
We still have some players left to bat and the pitch is suitable for scoring runs.
To make up for lost time, the final two days of play will start 15 minutes earlier than usual. Sri Lanka is currently winning the two-match series with a score of 1-0.
Ryan Eagleson, the fast bowling coach of Ireland, admitted that their bowlers are still inexperienced in Test cricket and are still in the learning phase.
He said that it is important to give them time and be patient.
In the second Test against Ireland, Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka set a new Sri Lankan opening partnership record of 228 runs, with both players scoring centuries.
At the end of the day, the hosts had a score of 357 for one, which meant they were still 135 runs behind, but they had nine wickets remaining.
Madushka and Kusal Mendis remained not out at the end of the third day’s play, with Madushka scoring 149 and Mendis approaching his century on 83. The only wicket to fall on the day was that of Karunaratne, who had scored 115.
The first Test match was won by Sri Lanka’s spinners in three days, but the second match had a different pitch that favored batsmen rather than spinners.
Captain Karunaratne achieved his 16th century in test cricket along with his second consecutive century, which he scored in just 116 balls.
The left-handed batsman was caught at deep fine leg in the last over before lunch after mistiming a pull shot off Curtis Campher. This happened two balls after he was hit on the helmet.
Madushka hit a six to bring up his first Test century after hitting a full toss by Harry Tector.
The Sri Lankan opening partnership of 228 runs in this match is the highest ever at this ground, surpassing the previous record of 193 runs set by Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya against South Africa in 2000.
Mendis and Madushka kept scoring a lot of runs, with Mendis hitting 83 runs off 96 balls with seven fours and five sixes, three of which were hit consecutively off left-arm spinner Matthew Humphreys who was then removed from the game.
The game was interrupted due to poor lighting before tea, and then it was canceled for the day when it started raining.
Although rain has caused problems, Sri Lanka’s batting coach Naveed Nawaz remained optimistic that his team could still win the game instead of settling for a draw.
He informed the reporters that there are 180 overs remaining in the game and if their team bats for another 90 overs, they can gain a good lead as their current deficit is only 135.
We still have some players left to bat and the pitch is suitable for scoring runs.
To make up for lost time, the final two days of play will start 15 minutes earlier than usual. Sri Lanka is currently winning the two-match series with a score of 1-0.
Ryan Eagleson, the fast bowling coach of Ireland, admitted that their bowlers are still inexperienced in Test cricket and are still in the learning phase.
He said that it is important to give them time and be patient.