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Dinesh Chandimal slams 13th Test century
Jul 10, 202205:52 PM
Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal has scored his 13th century in Test cricket.
The middle-order batter reached the three-figure mark on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test against Australia at the Galle International Stadium.
It was Chandimal’s second Test century of 2022.
He added 83 runs with Angelo Mathews before sharing a century stand with Kamindu Mendis.
During his knock, Chandimal completed 4,500 runs in Test cricket.
He became the 12th batter to reach this landmark.
En route to his century, he also surpassed Hashan Tillakaratne in terms of runs in Tests (4,545).
Chandimal has smashed 13 centuries and 21 fifties in his Test career to date. He has an average of over 40 in the format.
-Agencies
