Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal celebrates after scoring century on day 1 of the second Check in opposition to New Zealand in Galle on September 26, 2024
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Dinesh Chandimal’s century in Galle powered Sri Lanka to 306-3 at stumps on (September 26, 2024) Thursday’s opening day of the second Check in opposition to New Zealand.
Chandimal was bowled by Glenn Phillips within the last session after hitting 15 boundaries in his knock of 116 — his sixth Check century on the picturesque venue and his sixteenth general.
Angelo Mathews (78) and Kamindu Mendis (51) will resume for the hosts on the second day after each hitting half-centuries.
For Kamindu it was a world report eighth consecutive fifty for the reason that 25-year-old’s debut in opposition to Australia on the identical venue two years in the past.
Mathews reached his personal milestone by turning into solely the sixth cricketer to make 2,000 Check runs at a single venue — a choose group that features the likes of Joe Root and Graham Gooch — on the notoriously bowler-friendly Galle pitch.
Chandimal made his ton with a single off Kiwi spinner Mitchell Santner in a knock that capitalised on unfastened deliveries.
He powered forwards after the tip of his 122-run stand with Dimuth Karunaratne, who was run out on 46 and walked again to the pavilion fuming after a miscommunication between the pair.
New Zealand missed two alternatives to interrupt the partnership earlier and did not halt Sri Lanka’s momentum by means of the day.
Daryl Mitchell, fielding at slip, dropped two catches together with a change to get Chandimal out on 5 within the fourth over.
Wicketkeeper Tom Blundell missed a stumping alternative off Karunaratne.
Sri Lanka gained the opening match of the two-Check collection by 63 runs. New Zealand haven’t gained any of their 5 earlier Exams at Galle.
New Zealand gamers wore black armbands to honour the late Ian Taylor, who was the supervisor of the Black Caps from 1980 to 1990.
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