Dimuth Karunaratne. Imagine walking onto the cricket field, ready to stare down the world’s fiercest bowlers with an entire nation’s hopes resting on your shoulders. That’s

Former Sri Lanka test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne will retire from the format after his 100th match, the final test of Sri Lanka's two-test series against Australia in Galle on Thursday.

After an embarrassing defeat by an innings and 242 runs in the first test against Australia, Sri Lanka is hungry to bounce back in Galle and level the two-match series.

In the lead-up to the second Test in Galle, Dimuth Karunaratne confirmed he would call time on his glittering career, having captained Sri Lanka between 2019 and 2023, overseeing 30 Tests

Dimuth Karunaratne is set to become only the seventh Sri Lanka player to feature in 100 Tests. His landmark game will be his last in international cricket, bringing down curtains on a near-14-year career for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne will retire from Test cricket after this week's second Test - and his 100th - against Australia in Galle.

Galle: 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,