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These two wickets arrived at the beginning of the middle order of Sri Lanka, when they lost six wickets for 61 races, slipping from a relatively comfortable position. [2] Dimuth Karunaratne lifts Sri Lanka to 287 on the first difficult day [19659003] Sri Lankan cricket player Dimuth Karunaratne raises his stick and helmet after scoring a century (100 races) on the first day of the match. test between Sri Lanka and South Africa at Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle. Pic / AFP
Opener Dimuth Karunaratne hit an unbeaten 158 to bring Sri Lanka to 287 against South Africa on the first day of the first test at Galle on Thursday. Fast bowling player Kagiso Rabada claimed four wickets to reduce Sri Lanka to 176-8 but Karunaratne blew 222 shots after hosts chose to hit first. The left-handed Karunaratne, who recorded his eighth century in his 50th test, built crucial partnerships, including a 10-wicket booth of 63 points with Lakshan Sandakan, who made 25.
In response, l & # 39; South Africa was struggling to stem after veteran spinner Rangana Herath got Aiden Markram for nothing. Dean Elgar, four years old, and night watchman Keshav Maharaj were at the end of the match on a tough day cricket that saw rain in the afternoon and a long final session. The day belonged to Karunaratne who stood firm during his marathon run after Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi, the left arm of the left arm, penetrated into the Middle Sri Lankan order
"It is the One of my best after New Zealand (152 in 2014) and India (141 in 2017), it's one of my top three, "Karunaratne told reporters . "I want to beat until the end, it also helps me to increase my average, that's what I want to do every time I go to bat," Karunaratne said while entering his fourth score of more than 150 points in the tests. Rabada, who returned after an injury, returned figures of 4-50, while Shamsi took three wickets. Rabada made the first breakthrough for South Africa, dismissing Danushka Gunathilaka with a delivery that rose sharply and took the batter taken for 26. He then hit twice in his sixth over the day, taking away Angelo Mathews, and Roshen Silva Shortly after lunch
"It's the same"
These two wickets arrived early in the middle order of Sri Lanka, when they lost six wickets for 61 races, sliding from a relatively comfortable position. -2. "I would say it's probably the same thing, the guys really pulled well towards the end," Shamsi said. "But the credit goes to their lineup, they really hang out with the final drummers and do the work." But Karunaratne rarely tried to counter the attack, preferring to regularly build his sleeves, which included 13 crazy and six impressive Dale Steyn in the first session.
Faf du Plessis, the South African skipper, was forced from Karunaratne played sensitive cricket with the tail enders. Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal is suspended for the two-game series, after pleading guilty to breaking the cricket spirit during the West Indies team's test tour. latest. Suranga Lakmal is captain-substitute. "Although we are deprived of our captain and coach (Chandika Hathurusingha), the mental state of the team is very high," said Karunaratne. "If you look at our last test, we played without Chandimal and won in the West Indies and we are still in the same state of mind for this series," he added.
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