Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne performed was the final man standing as his staff stored on dropping wickets within the center on the ultimate day of the Pink Ball Test match in Bengaluru. The pitch was turning sq. and it was the 33-year-old who stood on in attempting circumstances and went on to attain a combating hundred. Even skipper Virat Kohli took his time clapped as Sri Lanka reached his century.
One of the favored cricket pundits, Harsha Bhogle often tweets lauding notable performances of the match. He, nevertheless, missed doing that within the case of Karunaratne.
The Sri Lankan captain on his half replied to Bhogle’s 3-year-old tweet the place he had congratulated Karunaratne for a fourth innings century. “A fourth innings hundred is special. And it has come from a very fine player. #DimuthKarunaratne,” Bhogle’s tweet learn from August 2019 to which the 33-year-old replied on March 15, a day after the Bangalore Test ended.
Just realized this tweet is 3 years in the past 😂anyway @bhogleharsha that was a Good Prediction👌👌— Dimuth Karunarathna (@IamDimuth) March 16, 2022
It was in August 2019 that Karunaratne hit a century in opposition to New Zealand at Galle the place he scored a superb 122 within the fourth innings serving to Sri Lanka chase down 268 with out a lot fuss.
Would’ve Been Happier if We Had Won, says Dimuth Karunaratne
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne on Monday mentioned he would have been happier if his staff had received the second Test in opposition to India. Sri Lanka on Monday managed to delay the inevitable as Karunaratne made 107 in opposition to a relentless India bowling assault. But the guests finally misplaced the match by 238 runs and the collection 2-0.
“I’d have been happier if we had received. But it was a tricky one, we batted beneath lights and it was powerful. But I’ve labored onerous on my batting. Once I received in, I knew I may get an enormous one,” said Karunaratne in the post-match presentation ceremony.
Talking about where the Test side needs to work hard, Karunaratne remarked, “We have a good team, the batting didn’t capitalize on these conditions, the bowling was good, but we kept bowling loose deliveries every now and then, that’s what we need to work on going further. There have been several youngsters coming up and this was an experience for them.”
Karunaratne signed off by wishing veteran pacer Suranga Lakmal good luck for his future after enjoying his final worldwide match for Sri Lanka. Lakmal had signed an all-format deal of two years with county facet Derbyshire.
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