IN PHOTOS: Karunaratne, Chandimal overtake two Sri Lankan legends in Test batting charts

Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal overtook two nation's batsmen during the Test match against England. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic)

Updated On: 2024-09-02 06:30 PM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Dinesh Chandimal, Dimuth Karunaratne (Pic: File Pic)

Sri Lanka's batters Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal surpassed two batting legends from the island nation, rising to number four and seven in the highest Test run-scorer charts

Karunaratne and Chandimal accomplished this feat during the second Test against England at Lord's. Dimuth Karunaratne scored 7 and 55 while Chandimal had knocks of 23 and 58

Dimuth Karunaratne overtook legendary all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya to become the fourth-highest run-getter in Tests for Sri Lanka with 6,990 runs in 93 Tests and 178 innings at an average of 40.87, with 16 centuries and 38 fifties. His best score is 244

Sanath Jayasuriya had scored 6,973 runs in 110 Tests at an average of 40.07, with 14 centuries and 31 fifties in 188 innings. His best score was 340

Dinesh Chandimal overtook legendary Lankan batter Marvan Atapattu to become the seventh-highest run-getter for the Lankan Lions. In 81 Tests, he has scored 5,656 runs in 146 innings at an average of 43.17, with 15 centuries and 28 fifties. His best score is unbeaten 206

Marvan Atapattu scored 5,502 runs in 90 matches at an average of 39.02, with 16 centuries and 17 fifties in 156 innings. His best score was 249

Wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Sangakkara is the leading run-getter for Sri Lanka in Tests, scoring 12,400 runs at an average of 57.40, with 38 centuries and 52 half-centuries in 233 innings. His best score is 319

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