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Nishan Madushka slams ton versus Ireland

By Rajdeep Saha

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Madushka's maiden Test century

Nishan Madushka scored his first Test century and shared a 228-run partnership with Dimuth Karunaratne as Sri Lanka reached 357/1 on Day 3 against Ireland.

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Century with a six

Madushka scored a century with a six off Harry Tector's bowling, after 159 balls. He played second fiddle and is now batting with Kusal Mendis.

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Maiden fifty-plus score

Madushka scored his maiden fifty-plus score in his third longest format match, surpassing the 3,500-run mark in First-Class cricket with his 12th FC hundred.

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SL finish with 357/1 on Day 3 

Resuming Day 3 on 81/0, SL finished with 357/1. Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne scored a fluent 113. Fellow opener Nishan Madushka is unbeaten on 149. 

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