Oct.6 (CRICKETNMORE) - Opener Dimuth Karunaratne scored a dashing century to guide Sri Lanka to 254-3 at stumps on the first day of the second and final day-night Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Friday.
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Karunaratne became the first Sri Lanka opener to record three Test centuries in a calendar year since 2012, only Proteas opener Dean Elgar has scored more hundreds this year with his tally of five.
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The match being played in Dubai is Sri Lanka’s first foray into the world of day/night Test cricket. Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.
Brief Score at Stumps on Day 1
Sri Lanka - 254/3 (Karunaratne - 133*, Chandimal - 49*, Yasir Shah - 2/90)
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