Sri Lanka’s experienced wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Chandimal put his team in a strong position by scoring a century against New Zealand on Thursday. With this, he also equaled the big record of fellow countryman Sanath Jayasuriya. Let us tell you that the second match of the ongoing two-match Test series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is being played in Galle. On Thursday, on the second day of the match, the legendary player’s bat roared fiercely.
Dinesh hit his sixth Test century in Galle
Sri Lanka won the toss in the second match and elected to bat first. With the help of Dinesh’s century on the second day, they scored 306 runs for the loss of three wickets in 90 overs. This is the sixth Test century scored by a Sri Lankan batsman on the Galle ground. So far, in the 22 matches played on this ground, Chandimal has scored 1726 runs at an average of 59.51. This includes six centuries and seven half-centuries.
Chandimal equals Jayasuriya The
34-year-old batsman faced 208 balls against New Zealand and played a strong innings of 116 runs with the help of 15 fours. In this match, he scored the 16th Test century of his career. With this, he equaled Sri Lankan legendary cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya. Actually, Jayasuriya had set a record of scoring more than fifty 45 times. He scored more than fifty 45 times in 110 matches. On the second day of this match, Dinesh scored more than 50 runs for the 45th time. He achieved this feat in just 84 matches. It is known that the record of scoring the highest 50+ score for Sri Lanka is registered in the name of Kumar Sangakkara (90). At the same time, Mahela Jammeh Jayawardene has scored more than 50 runs 84 times, Angelo Mathews 59 times and Dimuth Karunaratne has scored more than 50 runs 55 times. The host team is leading 1-0 in the two-match series.