SPORTS

SL's Nishan Madushka slams double-ton

By Gaurav Tripathi

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Double-century vs Ireland

Sri Lanka's Nishan Madushka makes history by becoming the first batter to score a double-century against Ireland in the second Test.

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Double-century stand

Madushka brought up his ton with a six of Harry Tector's bowling, off 159 balls. He was finally dismissed for 205 (339) by Andy McBrine.

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Maiden double-ton achieved

Madushka became the second SL batter to convert his maiden Test ton into a double-ton. Overall, he became SL's 13th double-centurion. Standing in just his third Test, Madushka has 292 runs at 73.00.

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Madushka goes past Karunaratne

Madushka scored the highest individual score against Ireland, displacing his skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, with seven out of eight Test tons recorded in this series.

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Drawing to a close

Ireland posted 492 after electing to bat first against Sri Lanka in the second Test. The game is heading towards a draw with Sri Lanka making a strong response with the top three scoring centuries.

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