Dimuth Karunaratne has announced his retirement from international cricket with the second Test against Australia in Galle to be the last for the former Sri Lankan captain. The Sri Lanka vs Australia second Test starts on February 6, will be his final international match. One of the most successful Sri Lanka batters, Dimuth Karunaratne will rest his bat at the top level after playing his milestone 100th Test in Galle.
The left-handed opener has been the pillar of Sri Lanka’s Test batting for over a decade, but have recently struggled to get runs under his belt. According to a Newswire report, his dip in form prompted Dimuth Karunaratne to take the decision, thus drawing curtains to a 14-year-old international career. His retirement will mark an end of a era.
In the first Test against Australia, Dimuth Karunaratne was dismissed for 7 and 0 across innings. On February 6, Dimuth Karunaratne will became the seventh Sri Lanka cricketer to reach the milestone of 100 Tests. Sanath Jayasuriya (110), Muttiah Muralidaran (132), Chaminda Vaas (111), Kumar Sangakkara (134), Mahela Jayawardene (149), and Angelo Mathews (117) have played most Tests for Sri Lanka.
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