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Ton-up De Silva steers Sri Lanka to 214-5
COLOMBO: Dhananjaya de Silva scored his maiden Test century on Saturday to steer Sri Lanka’s revival from a precarious position to 214 for five at stumps against
COLOMBO: Dhananjaya de Silva scored his maiden Test century on Saturday to steer Sri Lanka’s revival from a precarious position to 214 for five at stumps against Australia on first day of the final Test in Colombo.
De Silva and Dinesh Chandimal put together an unbeaten 188-run partnership for the sixth wicket to thwart the Australian bowling attack after Sri Lanka were reduced to 26 for five while batting first in the third Test.
De Silva continued his gritty innings by reaching 116 at close, with strong support from Chandimal, who scored his 11th Test half-century, batting on 64.
Australia’s Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon shared five wickets between them to decimate the Sri Lankan top-order before lunch but failed to make further inroads in the remaining two sessions.
De Silva and Chandimal counter-attacked against an aggressive Australia onslaught.
