2024-09-27 12:01:31
Galle (Sri Lanka): Wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Chandimal scored his 16th century on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand. Along with this, he also completed the amazing feat of scoring centuries against nine different Test playing nations, in which he scored five centuries while playing in different positions. He was out after scoring 116 runs in 208 balls. 34 year old Dinesh Chandimal dedicated this century to his wife. The celebration of his century on the field was worth seeing. He waved the bat in a special way and made it look like a pavilion. Talking about the match, Sri Lanka made a good comeback after losing the wicket of opener Pathum Nissanka in the initial over and had scored 222 runs after losing three wickets against New Zealand till the time of writing the news.
Dinesh Chandimal, who usually bats at number five, was sent to number three and he proved the team management’s decision right by scoring a strong century. Chandimal made an important partnership of 122 runs for the second wicket with opener Dimuth Karunaratne (46) and 97 with former captain Angelo Mathews.
Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka was out after scoring one run. Nissanka was caught by wicketkeeper Tom Blundell. Dimuth Karunaratne, who was heading towards his half-century, was unfortunately run out. Dinesh Chandimal, who was batting well, was clean bowled by Phillips. The Sri Lankan team is leading 1-0 in the two-Test series. The hosts won the first match by 63 runs.