Ahead of the second Test in Galle, stand-in skipper Steve Smith discussed his captaincy and also lauded retiring Sri Lankan batter Dimuth Karunaratne.

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Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and chose to bat in the second and final test against Australia in Galle ...

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As Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne prepares to play his 100th and final Test match, Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith took a moment to pay tribute to the veteran opener ahead of the second Test ...

Dimuth Karunaratne's wish on retiring is for Sri Lanka to play more Test matches so others can reach the 100-game milestone ...

(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) As Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne prepares to play ... With regular skipper Pat Cummins absent due to injury and paternity leave, Smith has once again ...

As Lyon noted, the outstanding achievements for the current group under the leadership of Pat Cummins and stand-in skipper Steve Smith, who masterminded the Sri Lanka triumph, are series wins in India ...

Defying expectations so far, the dry surface in Galle has not gone wild and Sri Lanka’s top-order capitalised with opener Dimuth Karunaratne kick-starting his farewell by batting through the first ...