Former captain Dinesh Chandimal scored a hundred as Sri Lanka reached 431-6 at stumps on day three of the second test against Australia on Sunday. Sri Lanka now leads by 67 runs with four wickets in hand.
It was a terrific effort by Chandimal, who stitched some crucial partnerships with the middle order to give the home side the edge after a disappointing batting performance in the first test that they lost by ten wickets.
Walking out to bat in the third over of the day after the dismissal of overnight batsman Kusal Mendis, Chandimal was aggressive early on in the innings with close-in fielders piling on the pressure. His first scoring shot was a boundary as the right-hander gave Nathan Lyon the charge and drove him past cover.
