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

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. Karunaratne made his Test debut at the Galle international Stadium in 2012 against New Zealand.

Former Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire from international cricket after playing his 100th Test, which will be the second and final match against Australia starting on Thursday.

Australia wrapped up the first test against Sri Lanka with a session and a day to spare, handing the hosts their biggest defeat in test cricket.

Australia are not yet a great team but completing a series sweep in Sri Lanka would push them closer, according to spin bowler Nathan Lyon. Australia won the first test by an innings and 242 runs in Galle and will look to wrap up the series 2-0 with another win at the same venue when the second test starts on Thursday.

Travis Head played another blistering knock at the top of the order in the first Test against Sri Lanka, but doubts he'll ever face the new ball in Australia.

Dinesh Chandimal has scored an unbeaten 63 as Sri Lanka struggled to 136-5 at lunch on Day 3 in reply to Australia's imposing first innings of 654 in the first cricket test.

Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne has decided to call time on his career after the second Galle , which will also be his 100th Test.

With Sri Lanka set to play only two further Tests until May 2026, there isn't much cricket for a specialist such as the 36-year-old Karunaratne to focus on

Sri Lanka opener and former skipper Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire from international cricket after the second Test against Australia in Galle, starting Thursday, which will be his 100th long format game for his country.