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Sri Lanka Achieve Humongous Test Feat, Break 48-Year-Old Massive Record | Cricket News
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Sri Lanka Achieve Humongous Test Feat, Break 48-Year-Old Massive Record | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sri Lanka cricket team made history on Day 2 of the second Test match against Bangladesh on Sunday as they broke a 48-year-old record. Sri Lanka scored 531 runs in their first innings without a single batter scoring a century. This was the highest total posted by any team in the history of Test cricket where none of the batters scored 100 or more. Among the top seven Sri Lanka batters, six slammed half-centuries with Kusal Mendis top-scoring with 93 while Kamindu Mendis was unbeaten on 92. The record previously belonged to India who scored 524/9 declared against New Zealand in Kanpur back in 1976.Bangladesh were 55-1 in their first innings at stumps on the second day of the second Test after bowling Sri Lanka out for 531 in Chittagong on Sunday.Opener Zakir Hasan was unbeaten on 2...
Bangladesh Star’s Failed Attempt At Running Out Non-Striker Is Viral. Watch | Cricket News
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Bangladesh Star’s Failed Attempt At Running Out Non-Striker Is Viral. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Bangaldesh pacer Khaled Ahmed tried to run out Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis at the non-striker's, but missed his throw completely. The incident happened on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test between the two teams in Sylhet on Sunday. On the 63rd over of Sri Lanka's innings, Ahmed tried to catch Mendis off guard by attempting a run out at the non-striker's end. However, he failed to take the bails off  as his throw missed the stumps by a whisker. A video of the same incident went viral on social media.Here's the video:Bangladesh Sri Lanka Rivalry at its Peak Khaled Ahmed tries to mankad but can't execute #BANvSL #MIvGT #RohitSharma #HardikPandya #RRvLSGpic.twitter.com/o96XaME3is— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) March 24, 2024On Day 3, Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva became the thir...
First Time In 147 Years: Sri Lanka Batter Makes History With Massive Achievement | Cricket News
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First Time In 147 Years: Sri Lanka Batter Makes History With Massive Achievement | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sri Lanka cricket team all-rounder Kamindu Mendis became the first cricketer ever in the history of Test cricket to score two centuries in the same match while batting at No. 7 or below. Mendis achieved the feat on Day 3 of the first Test match against Bangladesh in Sylhet. Mendis scored 102 in the first innings and he followed it up with an impressive 164 in the second innings. Dhananjaya de Silva also scored centuries in both innings of the match and the pair also become the third in the history of the game to achieve the feat after Greg Chappel-Ian Chappel (Australia) and Misbah-ul-Haq-Azhar Ali (Pakistan).Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis both slammed their second century of the match as Sri Lanka set up a 511-run target for Bangladesh before pushing the hosts to the corn...