SL vs NZ-Tirimanna and karunaratne put Sri Lanka to a winning track

In a run chase of 268, Sri Lanka march towards victory with a brilliant opening partnership between Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne.

Having got the 268-run target from New Zealand, Sri Lanka have started strongly as Sri Lanka have reached 76/0 till Tea on Day 4. Dimuth Karunaratne is unbeaten 50 and Lahiru Thirimanne 23*.

Lahiru Kumara broke eighth-wicket partnership getting the wicket of Watling. Kumara got the wicket of Boult as well. Dhananjaya de Silva ended the innings by trapping Ajaz Patel in front of the stumps. Sri Lanka will have to pull off a record run chase at Galle as the highest successful run chase at the venue is 99. If rain or bad light does not play spoilsport, the hosts have five sessions to chase down the target.

New Zealand in Sri Lanka, 2 Test Series, 2019Galle International Stadium, Galle 17 August 2019

Sri Lanka  267 (93.2) 133/0 (50.0)

vs

New Zealand  249 (83.2) & 285 (106.0)

Stumps ( Day 4 – 1st Test ) SL need 135 runs to win

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*


This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.