2nd Test: Madushka, Mendis double century, Sri Lanka beat Ireland | cricket news
Galle (Sri Lanka): Scar Madushka And kusal mendis both of them Ireland as of thursday Sri LankaThe top four batsmen scored centuries for only the third time in Test history.
The hosts declared their first innings at 704 for three after tea on the fourth day of the second Test, leading by 212 runs.
Sri Lanka had just one day left to secure a win and a 2–0 series victory, which would maintain the visitors’ record of 100 per cent losses in Test matches.
Madushka converted her maiden Test century into a double century by making the cut. Matthew Humphreys For four, Mahela became the second youngest Sri Lankan to score a Test 200 after Jayawardene.
He was dismissed for 205 in the third over after lunch, lbw to Andy McBrineWith Ireland successfully reviewing the decision after the initial appeal was turned down.
Madushka’s marathon innings lasted six minutes before eight hours as she faced 339 balls and hit 22 fours and a six.
Mendis, Sri Lanka’s captain-in-waiting, who had been dismissed twice in the 190s, reached his maiden Test 200 by pushing a Ben White delivery behind square to steal a single.
He scored 245 runs and was one run short of Wasim Akram’s world record of 12 sixes in a Test innings, before he was caught at long-off in an attempt to equal that mark.
Angelo Mathews was dismissed for a duck in the first Test and was put down on one in this match, but he did the worst to post his 16th Test century.
After India against Bangladesh in 2007 and Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 2019, the hosts registered their quadruple century in the history books.
Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, who scored 115 on Wednesday, declared immediately.
Their total of 704 for three was also the highest ever in Galle, surpassing Bangladesh’s 638 in 2013.
The hosts declared their first innings at 704 for three after tea on the fourth day of the second Test, leading by 212 runs.
Sri Lanka had just one day left to secure a win and a 2–0 series victory, which would maintain the visitors’ record of 100 per cent losses in Test matches.
Madushka converted her maiden Test century into a double century by making the cut. Matthew Humphreys For four, Mahela became the second youngest Sri Lankan to score a Test 200 after Jayawardene.
He was dismissed for 205 in the third over after lunch, lbw to Andy McBrineWith Ireland successfully reviewing the decision after the initial appeal was turned down.
Madushka’s marathon innings lasted six minutes before eight hours as she faced 339 balls and hit 22 fours and a six.
Mendis, Sri Lanka’s captain-in-waiting, who had been dismissed twice in the 190s, reached his maiden Test 200 by pushing a Ben White delivery behind square to steal a single.
He scored 245 runs and was one run short of Wasim Akram’s world record of 12 sixes in a Test innings, before he was caught at long-off in an attempt to equal that mark.
Angelo Mathews was dismissed for a duck in the first Test and was put down on one in this match, but he did the worst to post his 16th Test century.
After India against Bangladesh in 2007 and Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 2019, the hosts registered their quadruple century in the history books.
Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, who scored 115 on Wednesday, declared immediately.
Their total of 704 for three was also the highest ever in Galle, surpassing Bangladesh’s 638 in 2013.
