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Sri Lanka then came with a dominant reply as Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews stitched a partnership of 232, and they closed their innings at 439 for 9, leading by 241 runs. They were well in the driver’s seat, but the Afghan openers had other plans. They showed resilience and grit and batted all the way. Noor Ali Zadran fell on 47, but Ibrahim Zadran went on to score his maiden test ton, and he was well supported by Rahmat Shah, who is unbeaten on 46.
