Sri Lanka’s Karunaratne to bow out of Tests after ‘fulfilling dream’

Dimuth Karunaratne said he had fulfilled a childhood dream after the Sri Lanka opener announced that his 100th Test, against Australia starting Thursday, will be his last. The 36-year-old former skipper was a rock at the top of the Sri Lankan order for more than a decade, but has gone 25 innings without a century. … Read more

SL vs AUS: Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne to retire after playing his 100th Test against Australia

Veteran Sri Lanka batter Dimuth Karunaratne has announced that his 100th Test match this week against Australia will also be his last red-ball game. On Thursday, Karunaratne will become the seventh Sri Lankan to play 100 Tests. He will take the field in Galle, the same venue where he made his Test debut in November … Read more