Nishan Madushka and Kusal Mendis each made double centuries in opposition to Ireland Thursday as Sri Lanka’s high 4 batters all hit tons of for under the third time in Test historical past.
The host declared its first innings on 704 for 3 after tea on the fourth day of the second Test in Galle, 212 runs forward.
Ireland was 54 for 2 at stumps, needing an extra 158 on the ultimate day to keep away from a second straight innings defeat. It might nonetheless obtain an historic first draw if it may dangle on after dropping all 5 of its video games since acquiring Test standing in 2017.
Madushka transformed his maiden Test century right into a double hundred, changing into the second-youngest Sri Lankan to attain a Test 200 after Mahela Jayawardene.
He was dismissed for 205 within the third over after lunch, lbw to Andy McBrine, with Ireland efficiently reviewing the choice after the preliminary enchantment was turned down.
Madushka’s marathon knock lasted six minutes in need of eight hours after he confronted 339 deliveries and hit 22 fours and a six.
Mendis, who had twice been dismissed within the 190s, reached his first Test 200 by pushing a Ben White supply behind sq. to steal a single.
He amassed 245 runs and was one in need of Wasim Akram’s world file of 12 sixes in a Test innings when he was caught at long-off trying to equal that mark.
Angelo Mathews was dismissed for a duck within the first Test and was put down on one this match, however made probably the most of his reprieve to publish his sixteenth Test hundred.
That gave the host’s quadruple-centurions entry within the historical past books, after India in opposition to Bangladesh in 2007 and Pakistan in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2019.
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne, who scored 115 on Wednesday, declared instantly. Their monster whole of 704 for 3 was additionally the highest-ever rating in Galle, eclipsing Bangladesh’s 638 all out in 2013.
The pitch was nonetheless a batter’s paradise however Ramesh Mendis cleaned up James McCollum for 10 earlier than Jayasuriya had Peter Moor caught at brief further cowl.
Andy Balbirnie and Harry Tector took Ireland to stumps with out additional bother, with the captain on 12 not out and the Ireland quantity 4 on seven.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com