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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2023
Karunaratne leads Sri Lanka victory push in Galle

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Reuters
17 August, 2019, 07:00 pm
Last modified: 17 August, 2019, 08:27 pm

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Karunaratne leads Sri Lanka victory push in Galle

New Zealand made 285 all out to leave the hosts with a tricky fourth-innings target.

Reuters
17 August, 2019, 07:00 pm
Last modified: 17 August, 2019, 08:27 pm
Karunaratne leads Sri Lanka victory push in Galle

Sri Lanka got off to a strong start in their chase for a 268-run victory target after skipper Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne frustrated New Zealand with a 133-run opening stand on the penultimate day of the opening test on Saturday.

After New Zealand made 285 all out to leave the hosts with a tricky fourth-innings target, Karunaratne and Thirimanne batted sensibly through the last two sessions to swing momentum their way.

Bad light forces premature stumps at Galle

Sri Lanka are well poised to win the match tomorrow, as their openers have already put up half of what they need#SLvNZ | https://t.co/wLOh49hNOc pic.twitter.com/raNnYa7nwq— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) August 17, 2019

Karunaratne hit only two boundaries in his patient 71, while Thirimanne stroked four of them in his sedate 57 before bad light stopped play with the hosts needing 135 to go 1-0 up in the two-test series.

The home captain needed luck to reach the 50-mark, which he did when BJ Watling, who had an outstanding match with the bat, could not hold on to a catch after Karunaratne had edged spinner William Somerville.

Current stand between Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne surpassed the previous best (124) for the highest fourth innings opening partnership for Sri Lanka.
SL 127/0 (47 ovs) #SLvNZ pic.twitter.com/eTjLdpR4KY— Sri Lanka Cricket ?? (@OfficialSLC) August 17, 2019

Earlier, Watling and Somerville batted resolutely to frustrate Sri Lanka after New Zealand resumed on 195-7 at the Galle International Stadium.

Watling, who had completed his fifty on Friday, fell for 77 which is the highest test score by a New Zealand wicketkeeper in Sri Lanka.

Will Somerville finishes 40* off 118 deliveries as our innings closes on 285, leaving Sri Lanka a target of 267 for victory from the final 5 sessions in this match. Back after lunch ? #SLvNZ #WTC21 pic.twitter.com/M4tamlsvDu— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) August 17, 2019

Trent Boult chipped in with 26 useful runs while Somerville remained not out on 40 after facing 118 balls.

For the hosts, spinners Lasith Embuldeniya (4-99) and Dhananjaya de Silva (3-25) shared seven wickets between them.

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Sri Lanka Cricket Team / New Zealand Cricket Team / Dimuth Karunaratne

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