Dinesh Chandimal slams his 32nd half-century in Test cricket: Stats
What's the story
Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal continued to be amongst the runs in Test cricket. After scoring 72 and 31 in the first Test against Australia at the Galle International Stadium, Galle, Chandimal backed it up with a knock of 74 on Day 1 of the 2nd Test at the same venue. Chandimal's 74 came from 163 balls. He smashed 6 fours and 1 six.
Knock
Chandimal departs after a hard-fought knock
Sri Lanka lost Pathum Nissanka early. Chandimal then added a 70-run stand alongside Dimuth Karunaratne. Once Karunaratne was dismissed (93/2), Sri Lanka lost their way (127/5). In the 3rd session, Chandimal departed (150/6). Chandimal fought hard and batted well in the first two sessions. Matthew Kuhnemann dismissed Chandimal after drawing him forward as the ball turned past the edge with Alex Carey stumping him.
Runs
3rd fifty against the Aussies for Chandimal
Chandimal's 74 takes him to 6,196 runs at 43.63. This was his 32nd fifty in Tests. He also owns 16 fifties. As per ESPNcricinfo, Chandimal now owns 756 runs against Australia from 10 matches (18 innings) at 48.90. This was his 3rd fifty versus Australia (100s: 2). Chandimal is closing in on 3,000 Test runs at home (2,961). His average is 49.35.
Information
59th fifty in First-Class cricket
This was Chandimal's 59th fifty in First-Class cricket. Playing his 170th match, he owns 12,177 runs at 48-plus. Apart from 59 fifties, he also owns 34 tons.