Captain Dimuth Karunaratne (179) and Kusal Mendis (140) scored centuries as Sri Lanka made a huge score on the first day of the first Test against Ireland on Sunday. At stumps, Sri Lanka scored 386 runs losing 4 wickets in 88 overs.
In Galle, Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and elected to bat first. Nishan Madushka (29) and Karunaratne put on 64 runs in 89 balls for the first wicket. Curtis Campher gave the first blow to Sri Lanka by getting Madushka out caught by wicketkeeper Tucker.
record partnership
After this Dimuth Karunaratne got the support of Kusal Mendis. Both the batsmen took the news of the Irish bowlers fiercely and shared a record 281 runs for the second wicket. The 281-run partnership between Karunaratne-Mendis was the best for any wicket at the Galle ground.
This is the third largest partnership for the second wicket from Sri Lanka. George Dockrell broke the partnership by getting Kusal Mendis lbw. Mendis scored 140 runs in 193 balls with the help of 18 fours and a six.
Karunaratne misses double century
Angelo Mathews comes to the crease after the dismissal of Mendis. Ben White did not even allow Mathews to open the account and got Ireland's third success by getting caught out by wicketkeeper Tucker. Great success for Ireland at the end of the day. Dimuth Karunaratne was caught by Mark Adder at the hands of wicketkeeper Tucker. Karunaratne misses out on a double century. The left-handed batsman scored 179 runs in 235 balls with the help of 15 fours.
Dinesh Chandimal (18*) and Prabhat Jayasuriya (12*) remained at the crease. There is a 13-run partnership between the two for the fifth wicket. Mark Eder, Curtis Campher, Ben White and George Dockrell got one success each from Ireland. Sri Lanka will look to post a big total on the second day while Ireland's bowlers will look to bowl out the hosts early.
The report of the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine has created a stir in the US-India rela
All the central unions including farmer organizations have called for Bharat Bandh across the cou
26-year-old Test captain Shubman Gill is likely to be appointed captain of the Indian team for th
An orange alert was issued for rain in the national capital Delhi for the last two days, but Delh
PM Modi Letter: Now only a few hours are left for the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections. Th
Before the election of the BJP President, an important meeting was held at his residence under th
The number of passengers who traveled by the buses of Roadways Varanasi region in the last year w
Smartphone brand Vivo has launched its new flagship smartphone series Vivo X90 Series. This serie
Hollywood director James Cameron's film 'Avatar' is a craze all over the world. This film is one
Amid uproar by the opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, the bill providing 4% reservation for mi
