Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the second Test in Galle to level the two-match series 1–1. Sri Lanka scored an innings and 39 runs after comprehensively defeating Australia in the first Test, thanks to Dinesh Chandimal’s maiden double century and debutant Prabhat Jayasuriya’s 12-wicket haul.
Chandimal scored an unbeaten 206 in Sri Lanka’s 554 as the hosts took a 190 in the first innings lead in Galle.
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Chandimal set up the win after attacking the opposition bowlers, his last 47 runs coming off just 28 balls.
The 32-year-old Chandimal went past 200 with fours and two sixes in successive deliveries from left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc and jumped happily to applause from the crowd.
In between, one of his sixes hit a passerby, showing the brute force used by the right arm. He then hit another six and reached 200, therefore surpassing the highest individual score ever by a Sri Lankan against Australia which was set by Kumar Sangakkara.
Dinesh Chandimal broke the Australian attack bar with an unbeaten 206* – completing his double century with two sixes, one of which ended on the streets of Galle
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Chandimal, who recorded his 13th Test century on Sunday, faced opposition bowlers after losing Jayasuriya for zero as he went past his previous best of 164.
The tourists scored 364 runs in the first innings with Steve Smith’s unbeaten 145 but their batting faltered in the second.
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Off-spinner Ramesh Mendis dismissed David Warner lbw for 24 before tea and Jayasuriya soon struck with his left-arm spin in the final session to stun the opposition batting in an over by Usman Khawaja (29) and Steve Smith (0). Sent back to dodge. ,
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