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India vs Sri Lanka 1982
Sun, July 06 2014
Duleep Mendis smashes identical tons in Sri Lanka’s first Test against India
On September 17, 1982, the inaugural Test between India and Sri Lanka featured many a surprise. Sunil Gavaskar lost the toss for the ninth consecutive time before Duleep Mendis smashed identical tons to set a record that stands to this day. Karthik Parimal revisits that eventful Test.