Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne and No. 03 batsman Kusal Mendis put on a 281-run stand for the second wicket to give the visiting Irish team a very tiring day at the Galle International Stadium for the first time in a two-match Test series.
Sri Lanka’s innings built on that ended yesterday (16th) with 386 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 88 overs.
Dimuth Karunaratne was 21 runs short of the double century and Kusal Mendis was 10 runs short of 150 runs.
When the match was stopped at lunch, the Sri Lankan team had scored 503 runs for 6 wickets. Both Dinesh Chandimal and Sadeera Samaravichrama, who remain in the field, have scored half-centuries. (Divaina)
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