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SL vs AFG: Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal Tons Put Sri Lanka In Control Of Only Afghanistan Test | Cricket News
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SL vs AFG: Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal Tons Put Sri Lanka In Control Of Only Afghanistan Test | Cricket News

[ad_1] Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews put on a record 232-run fourth-wicket partnership Saturday to leave Sri Lanka in firm control on day two of their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Colombo. Sri Lanka were leading by 212 runs with four wickets in hand at stumps, with Mathews sent back on the final ball for 141 and Sadeera Samarawickrama (21) still at the crease. Chandimal (107) also notched up a century in a partnership that broke a record at the Sinhalese Sports Club that had stood for 32 years. Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha had put on 230 runs for the fourth wicket t...
“Incredible”: Sri Lanka Star’s Sensational Anticipation Catch Has Internet Buzzing. Watch | Cricket News
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“Incredible”: Sri Lanka Star’s Sensational Anticipation Catch Has Internet Buzzing. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Sadeera Samarawickrama took a terrific one-handed catch to send Afghanistan's Rahmat Shah back to the hut on Day 1 of the only Test match. While batting on his individual score of 91 at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, Shah failed to excute a paddle sweep properly on a ball pitched on off-stump by Prabath Jayasuriya. Samarawickrama showed great anticipation and started running to the leg side as soon as he saw Shah going for the shot. The wicketkeeper managed to hold on to the catch that he first grabbed on his left hand. Watch it here: Anticipation on...