Published: Aug 13, 2016, 04:45 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 13, 2016, 05:02 PM (IST)
The third and final Test of the series between Sri Lanka and Australia has taken an interesting twist. From 26 for 5 in the first session of the day, Dhananjaya de Silva emerged as a savior for the island side in the ongoing match at Colombo.
The match began with Australian pacer Mitchell Starc and off spinner Nathan Lyon dismantling the Sri Lankan batting order and putting them on the backfoot. From there on, it was all about de Silva and his partner and vice-captain Dinesh Chandimal who stood at the crease and did not let the Australian bowlers take any further wicket.
De Silva was surely under pressure when he came to the crease but he showed an excellent example of temperament and focus. In between there were many appeals by the Australian bowlers but none convinced the on field and third umpire and de Silva completed his century. This is his maiden Test hundred, which came under such tough circumstance and on this occasion, cricket fraternity hailed this knock by the young Sri Lankan.
Great fightback by SL in Colombo v Australia: from 26-5 to 214-5 at stumps. Dhananjaya de Silva 116*
— Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) August 13, 2016
Wonderful innings under pressure by Dhananjaya and Chandimal, keep going. Congratulations on your maiden Test 100 @Dhananjaya7575
— Sanath Jayasuriya (@sanath07) August 13, 2016
Hope people will have it in them to say well played
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) August 13, 2016
What a knock .. Walked in at 26/5.. One of the best hundreds I’ve seen.Full of classy shots @Dhananjaya7575 Well played malli !!a Gem really
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) August 13, 2016
Congrats to @Dhananjaya7575 for an outstanding and mature hundred that defies his experience and age. Brilliant effort for the team.
— Roshan Abeysinghe (@RoshanCricket) August 13, 2016
That’s a serious for de Silva! #SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/Urgu6riSjE
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) August 13, 2016
Wonderful hundred for Dhananjaya de Silva. Those flicks to on were glorious. Chandimal clearly more excited than him in celebration though.
— Andrew F Fernando (@andrewffernando) August 13, 2016
Dhanjaya de Silva 103no in his 5th Test innings. A bloody magnificent effort. That’s all. Another rookie ruins Australia’s day
— Peter Lalor (@plalor) August 13, 2016
Dhananjaya de Silva, what a show, kid!
Go to .@Angelo69Mathews and ask for a promotion in the batting order!#SLvAUS— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) August 13, 2016
Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Lakshan Sandakan – there’s a lot to like about this developing SL team. Shame about the openers. #SLvAUS
— Brydon Coverdale (@brydoncoverdale) August 13, 2016
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