The second Test between Australia and Sri Lanka is slowly moving ahead towards a thrilling finish. The hosts have got 67 runs more than Australia’s first innings total. They’ve got Dinesh Chandimal batting at the crease who’s unbeaten on 118, and Ramesh Mendis who’s just come out to the crease. Sri Lanka will be looking to get their lead past 150 on Day four, and put the Australian batters under pressure. Sri Lanka ended Day three on 431/6 after bowling Australia for 364 runs in the first innings.
Chandimal occupied the crease well walking in to bat at the score of 186/3. He stitched a partnership of 83 runs along with Angelo Mathews for the fourth wicket. He got into another good partnership with Kamindu Mendis of 133 runs for the fifth wicket.
The 32-year-old batter looked unfazed by the Australian attack and kept batting flawlessly from one end. His innings was studded with nine fours and a six as he reached the three-figure mark for the 13th time in his career. This was also his second hundred against the country. The batter has scored 491 runs in 15 innings at an average of 37 with two hundreds and one fifty to his name.
Chandimal burst onto the scene as a talented young guy and impressed everyone with his stroke play early on in his career. He currently averages 41 in cricket’s longest format. The first memorable knock of Chandimal’s career came against England when he scored a magnificent hundred at Lord’s in ODI cricket. His one of the most memorable hundreds of his Test career came against India at Galle in 2015.
The star batter scored 59 in the first innings and made a terrific 162 in the second innings. Courtesy of this mammoth innings by Chandimal, Sri Lanka set a target of 175 runs for India to chase. Chasing the target in the fourth innings India faltered as they fell 63 runs short of Sri Lanka’s target. Chandimal was awarded ‘Player of the Match’ for his incredible performance.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the star batter’s century:
For some players, a particular innings from a particular venue, would define their personality and legacy, it doesn't matter how many other feats they have achieved subsequently. For Chandimal, that audacious 162* against India from Galle in 2015, was such an innings.#AUSvsSL pic.twitter.com/jLhxFVs5rR
— Vijay Arumugam (@vijayarumugam) July 10, 2022
100 for second best Test wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Chandimal. What a player! #AUSvsSL
— Cow Corner (@CowCorner183) July 10, 2022
? for DINESH CHANDIMAL,13th of his career and one of the most important ?
Jubilation on his face and the way he celebrated tells u how important this inning was for CHANDIMAL himself and for SRI LANKA ??
HE has put SL in a commanding position #SLvsAUS #AUSvsSL pic.twitter.com/Q45upc7Up9— Farooq Alam (@AlamFAR786) July 10, 2022
Take a bow Dinesh Chandimal, scores a well fascinating century against greater Australian side, Sri lanka was in strong position now.#SriLanka #SLvsAUS #AUSvsSL pic.twitter.com/NYkHfZvy34
— Resanth. (@Cric_Resanth) July 10, 2022
The Sri Lanka-Australia series will be remembered for being played amidst a revolution.
But the cricket has been splendid too, some stupendous performances, the latest being Dinesh Chandimal's hundred.
This tour deserves a book. Historians of the future will cherish it.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) July 10, 2022
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Dinesh Chandimal brings up his 13th Test hundred, reaching the mark in 195 balls ?#SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/zLiBKUylBI
— Sri Lanka Cricket ?? (@OfficialSLC) July 10, 2022
Since Babar Azam Test debut, Overseas performance : (vs Top 8)
Babar Azam ?? : 19 Match
1233 Runs – 38.53 avg. – 1 ?Dinesh Chandimal ?? : 20 Match
1194 Runs – 34.11 avg. – 3 ?Chandimal is trolled by Lanka ??'s own journalists, while Babar is overhyped. ? #CricketTwitter
— third_man (@mulexander) July 6, 2022
Dinesh Chandimal brings up his 13th Test century ?
Watch #SLvAUS LIVE on https://t.co/CPDKNxoJ9v (in select regions) ?#WTC23 | ? https://t.co/D1H9nz3GDE pic.twitter.com/CRho7KE4vR
— ICC (@ICC) July 10, 2022
Dinesh Chandimal scores his 13th Test 1??0??0??, which is also his second for this year and the first since 2017 scored in Sri Lanka! #SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/YUujPTml4x
— Akhila Seneviratne (@AkhilaSene97) July 10, 2022
From throwing away his wicket v?? in 2021 in response to a Joe Root sledge,to holding fort with a ? v the no 1 ranked Test team in ?? at the same venue; Dinesh Chandimal has brought the version ?? desires of him.Galle breeze seems to get the best of DC. #CricketTwitter #SLvsAUS pic.twitter.com/JfjGKCUg3Z
— Aravinthan Arunthavanathan (@Cricket_decoded) July 10, 2022
