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A phenomenal knock by Dhananjaya de Silva helped Sri Lanka extend their lead in the second innings. Sri Lanka finished on 328/8, with de Silva still batting on 153. The hosts now lead by 279 runs. Here are the key takeaways from Day 4.
Day 4 How did Day 4 pan out?
Sri Lanka resumed from their overnight score of 46/2 on Day 4. They had lost Oshada Fernando and skipper Dimuth Karunaratne yesterday. The likes of de Silva and Pathum Nissanka took the Lankans forward. While the middle-order batters couldn't do much, de Silva held one end. Notwithstanding, he received support from Ramesh Mendis (25) and Lasith Embuldeniya (25*). SL finished on 328/8 at stumps.
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