Dimuth becomes 10th Sri Lanka batsman to cross 5,000 Test runs

April 30, 2021 at 6:06 AM

Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne on Friday became the 10th Lankan batsman to score 5,000 runs in the longest format of the game.

Karunaratne reached the glorious milestone during the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh. He is also the fourth fastest Sri Lanka cricketer to reach 5,000 Test runs in terms of matches played.

Karunaratne scored his 5,000th run in his 72nd Test and 138th innings. Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara is still the highest run-scorer for the country with 12,400 Test runs under his belt.

Mahela Jayawardene is second on the list having scored 11,814 runs in the longest format of the game. From the current lot, all-rounder Angelo Mathews features in the top 10 list having hit 6,219 runs — he is at the fifth spot.