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De Silva's Fifty Takes Sri Lanka Into A Commanding Position Over Pakistan

By AFP News July 27, 2022 • 13:03 PM View: 1188

Dhananjaya de Silva and skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, who batted through pain from a back injury, hit half-centuries to help Sri Lanka stretch their second-innings lead to 444 in the second Test on Wednesday.

The hosts reached 297 for seven at lunch after they resumed day four on 176-5 in Galle. De Silva, on 84, and Ramesh Mendis, on eight, were batting at the break.

TAGS Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Cricket Team Dimuth Karunaratne Dhananjaya de Silva

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