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Ton-up de Silva saves Sri Lanka
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 14 - 08 - 2016

Dhananjaya de Silva scored his maiden Test century Saturday to steer Sri Lanka's revival from a precarious position to 214 for five at stumps against Australia on first day of the final Test in Colombo.
De Silva and Dinesh Chandimal put together an unbeaten 188-run partnership for the sixth wicket to thwart the Australian bowling attack after Sri Lanka was reduced to 26 for five while batting first in the third Test.
De Silva continued his gritty innings by reaching 116 at close, with strong support from Chandimal, who scored his 11th Test half-century, batting on 64.
Australia's Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon shared five wickets between them to decimate the Sri Lankan top-order before lunch but failed to make further inroads in the remaining two sessions.
After settling at the crease, De Silva and Chandimal counter-attacked against an aggressive Australian onslaught who kept pushing hard by rotating their bowling options.
De Silva's 240-ball stay was laced with 16 boundaries while Chandimal has so far hit four boundaries.
The 24-year-old De Silva, who made his debut at the start of this series, survived a dropped catch on 104 by Shaun Marsh at cover with Starc being the unlucky bowler.
But the batting duo ensured Sri Lanka goes into the second day with its tails up against the Australian attack that seemed to have lost its way after the initial burst.
Medium-pacer Josh Hazlewood, left-arm spinner Jon Holland and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh have so far returned wicketless during their spells.
The visitors had dominated the morning session with Starc striking early to have Kaushal Silva trudging back to the pavilion after a 15-ball duck.
Lyon, who had had been criticized for failing to utilize the turning conditions, also proved effective at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground with his two wickets.
The spinner seemed to have learnt his lessons on these pitches after getting Kusal Perera caught at first slip and then the prized wicket of Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews, who was out for just one.
The left-handed Perera looked good during his 32-ball 16 which included three boundaries, but was done in by a beauty from Lyon that pitched and turned to take an outside edge of the bat.
Starc also kept the other end busy with his wicket-taking as he bowled opener Dimuth Karunaratne for the fifth time in the series.
Sri Lanka, which took an unassailable 2-0 lead in Galle, has a great chance to register its first whitewash against a major team since gaining Test status in 1981.


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