Angelo Mathews disturbs own timber in attempt to smash half-tracker from Qais Ahmed l WATCH

Sri Lanka posted an enormous complete on Day 2 of the one Test match in opposition to Afghanistan to stretch their first innings lead to 212 on Saturday. Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal registered spectacular centuries at Sinhalese Sports Club however Afghanistan made a comeback with three late wickets.

Earlier on Day 2, the previous captain Dimuth Karunaratne added 77 off simply 72 balls to maintain Sri Lanka on observe for a giant complete. Mathews and Chandimal added 132 runs for the fourth wicket with the latter scoring 107 runs earlier than getting out.

Mathews registered his sixteenth hundred to full 7,500 Test runs and appeared in a very good rhythm to stay not out on Day 2. But the veteran all-rounder suffered one other unlucky dismissal when solely three over have been left to play.

The 36-year-old batter picked out Qais Ahmad’s properly exterior leg supply and smashed it for a 4 to positive leg. But Mathews’ follow-through made contact with a leg stump, leaving him in full disbelief. Mathews appeared misplaced in his ideas to undergo such a bizarre dismissal as he stared at fallen bails for a second.

Mathews scored 141 off 259 with the assistance of 14 fours and three sixes as Sri Lanka posted 410/6 in 101.2 overs. Qais Ahmad and Naveed Zadran took two wickets every for the Afghan facet whereas Nijat Masood bagged one on Day 2. 

Playing in his 107th Test match, Mathews has scored over 7,500 runs, the third-most for Sri Lanka after legendary Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. With his sixteenth Test hundred, he equalled Karunaratne and former veterans Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mavan Atapattu’s Test hundred tallies as properly. 

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Chamika Gunasekara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Asitha Fernando

Afghanistan Playing XI: Ibrahim Zadran, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Nasir Jamal, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Zia-ur-Rehman, Qais Ahmad, Nijat Masood, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Naveed Zadran