Mahela Jayawardene, during his innings of 240, reached the 8,000 Test runs mark in the opening Test against Pakistan in Karachi.
Which other batsman also scored a double hundred in the same innings along with the Sri Lankan captain?
a. Thilan Samaraweera
b. Malinda Warnapura
c. Tillekeratne Dilshan
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The correct answer is Thilan Samaraweera.
He scored 231, inclusive of 31 boundaries, and helped Jayawardene set a fourth-wicket Test record stand of 437 runs, surpassing the fourth-wicket partnership of 411 between Peter May and Colin Cowdrey of England, set in 1957 against West Indies at Edgbaston.
It was the eighth Test hundred for Samaraweera, while for Jayawardene it was his 25th Test ton.
Meanwhile, the skipper became the first Sri Lankan and only 20th player ever to aggregate 8,000 Test runs while also becoming the 10th batsman to score a century against each of the other Test countries.
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He made 231, inclusive of 31 boundaries, and helped Jayawardene set a fourth-wicket Test record stand of 437 runs, surpassing the fourth wicket partnership of 411 between Peter May and Colin Cowdrey of England, set in 1957 against West Indies at Edgbaston.
It was the eighth Test hundred for Samaraweera while for Jayawardene it was his 25th Test ton. Meanwhile, the skipper became
the first Sri Lankan and only the 20th player ever to reach 8,000 Test runs while also becoming the 10th batsman to score a
century against each of the other Test countries.
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He scored 231, inclusive of 31 boundaries, and helped Jayawardene set a fourth-wicket Test record stand of 437 runs, surpassing the fourth-wicket partnership of 411 between Peter May and Colin Cowdrey of England, set in 1957 against West Indies at Edgbaston.
