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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test, Day 4 Live Score Updates: Can Dinesh Chandimal Get To His 100?

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test, Day 4 Live Score Updates: The focus would be on Dinesh Chandimal as he looks to get to his 100 on Day 4 of the ongoing first Test. Chandimal remained unbeaten on 86 runs as Sri Lanka extended their lead to 333 runs against Pakistan at stumps on Day 3 of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium. Sri Lanka resumed on Monday at their overnight score of 36 for 1 with Oshada Fernando and Kasun Rajitha at the crease. Fernando scored 64 while Rajitha was dismissed on 7. Later, Kusal Mendis' 76 helped the team's cause and Chandimal's unbeaten knock made sure Sri Lanka get a good total on the board. On the other hand, Mohammad Nawaz took four wickets on the day to complete a fifer in the innings, while Yasir Shah also picked three wickets. Earlier, Sri Lanka were bundled out for 222 in their first innings before they bowled out Pakistan for 218 runs. (LIVE SCORECARD)

WATCH: Pakistan's Yasir Shah rekindles memories of Shane Warne's 'Ball of the Century' with a similar dismissal

Shane Warne's 'Ball of the Century' to dismiss Sri Lankan batter Kusal Mendis. Shah produced this peach of delivery during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. The delivery and the mode of dismissal were remarkably similar to the delivery Warne had produced to dismissing England's Mike Gatting in 1993. On Day three of the Test match during Sri Lanka's second innings, Shah delivered an absolutely unplayable delivery that pitched well outside the leg stump and hit the top of the right-hand batter's off stump after spinning unbelievably.

West Indies Cricketers Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin Announce Retirement

Former West Indies skipper Denesh Ramdin announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on Monday. Ramdin played his last match for West Indies in a T20I in December 2019. However, he will continue to play franchise cricket. "It is with great pleasure that I announce my retirement from international cricket. The past 14 years have been a dream come true. I fulfilled my childhood dreams by playing cricket for Trinidad and Tobago, and the West Indies," wrote Ramdin on his Instagram.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: Mohammad Nawaz Relishing Test Return With "Dream" Five-Wicket Haul

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz said Monday that his maiden five-wicket haul on return to Test cricket was a "dream" performance he aimed to repeat. The 28-year-old Nawaz, who played just three Tests for Pakistan in 2016, impressed with his left-arm spin to dent the Sri Lankan top and middle-order in the first match in Galle. He combined with leg-spinner Yasir Shah to reduce Sri Lanka to 267 for eight but the hosts hit back with Dinesh Chandimal's unbeaten 86 to lead by 333 at the end of the third day's play.

Dinesh Chandimal Powers Sri Lanka's Lead vs Pakistan Past 300 In First Test

Red hot Dinesh Chandimal struck his second successive half-century to take Sri Lanka's lead past 300 and thwart the Pakistan attack on day three of the opening Test on Monday. The hosts were 329 for nine when bad light stopped play for the day in Galle. Chandimal, on 86, and Prabath Jayasuriya, on four, were batting at close of play with Sri Lanka leading by 333 in their second innings.

Pakistan's Nawaz relishing Test return with 'dream' five-wicket haul

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz said Monday that his maiden five-wicket haul on return to Test cricket was a "dream" performance he aimed to repeat. The 28-year-old Nawaz, who played just three Tests for Pakistan in 2016, impressed with his left-arm spin to dent the Sri Lankan top and middle-order in the first match in Galle. He combined with leg-spinner Yasir Shah to reduce Sri Lanka to 267 for eight but the hosts hit back with Dinesh Chandimal's unbeaten 86 to lead by 333 at the end of the third day's play.

Dinesh Chandimal powers Sri Lanka's lead past 300 against Pakistan in first Test

The hosts were 329 for nine when bad light stopped play for the day in Galle. Chandimal, on 86, and Prabath Jayasuriya, on four, were batting at close of play with Sri Lanka leading by 333 in their second innings. Mohammad Nawaz claimed his maiden five-wicket haul and combined with fellow spinner Yasir Shah, who took three, to rattle the opposition middle-order in the second session.

Sri Lanka regain control of Galle Test after Dinesh Chandimal's fightback

Sri Lanka's batsmen showed remarkable poise on a wearing pitch to thwart Pakistan's spinners and regain control of the first Test in Galle on Monday.

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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test, Day 4 Live Score Updates: Can Dinesh Chandimal Get To His 100?

WATCH: Pakistan's Yasir Shah rekindles memories of Shane Warne's 'Ball of the Century' with a similar dismissal

West Indies Cricketers Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin Announce Retirement

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: Mohammad Nawaz Relishing Test Return With "Dream" Five-Wicket Haul

Dinesh Chandimal Powers Sri Lanka's Lead vs Pakistan Past 300 In First Test

Pakistan's Nawaz relishing Test return with 'dream' five-wicket haul

Dinesh Chandimal powers Sri Lanka's lead past 300 against Pakistan in first Test

Sri Lanka regain control of Galle Test after Dinesh Chandimal's fightback