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1st Test: Mathews' maiden double ton puts Sri Lanka in command

By Saurabh Sharma January 23, 2020 • 00:02 AM View: 1017

Harare, Jan 23: Angelo Mathews' maiden double century tipped the scales in Sri Lanka's favour on Day 4 of their first Test against Zimbabwe in Harare. Mathews scorded 200 off 468 balls as Sri Lanka declared on 515/9. Zimbabwe batted out 17 overs at the end of the day and ensured they don't lose a wicket. They were 30/0 at stumps and trail Sri Lanka by 127 runs.

Mathews started on an overnight score of 92 off 253 balls with Sri Lanka trailing Zimbabwe by 63 runs with six wickets in hand. His partner Dhananjaya de Silva managed to score 63 before falling to Victor Nyauchi. However, Niroshan Dickwella then stuck with Mathews and the pair put up 136 runs between themselves and moved Sri Lanka past the 450-run mark.

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