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Dimuth Karunaratne: Sri Lanka opener to retire after 100th Test in Galle

Dimuth Karunaratne has announced that his 100th Test match against Australia will be his last red-ball game.
He will become the seventh Sri Lankan to play 100 Tests, having scored 7,079 runs as an opener.
Karunaratne will retire as the fourth highest run-scorer for Sri Lanka in Tests with 7,172 runs.
He cited the lack of Test matches and personal plans as reasons for his retirement, stating he cannot reach 10,000 runs with fewer Tests.

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

Since his debut, Karunaratne has scored the most runs by a Sri Lankan opener in Tests - 7079. Overall, the 36-year-old will retire as the fourth highest run-scorer for his country in the red-ball format

19 days ago·India

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NDTV

Former Sri Lanka Captain Dimuth Karunaratne To Retire After Playing 100th Test

Former Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire from international cricket after playing his 100th Test, which will be the second and final match against Australia starting on Thursday. The 36-year-old, one of the most prolific batters for Sri Lanka, has scored 7,172 runs at an average of just under 40, with 16 centuries and 34 half-centuries in 99 Tests over nearly 14 years. He has also featured in 50 ODIs, scoring 1,316 runs with …

19 days ago·New Delhi, India

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