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When Aravinda de Silva scored two unbeaten hundreds — the first to achieve the feat in a Test match

When Aravinda de Silva scored two unbeaten hundreds — the first to achieve the feat in a Test match

On April 29, 1997, Sri Lanka’s Aravinda de Silva became the first man to score two unbeaten hundreds in a Test — a record he alone holds till date. The innings didn’t result in victory for his side, but it emphasised the incredible form he was in the middle of. Karthik Parimal summarises the Test that homes de Silva’s heroics.

Karthik Parimal, Moments in history, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva the first batsman to score unbeaten hundreds in each innings of a Test match, Wasim Akram, Aravinda de Silva 138 and 103, Muttiah Muralitharan, Saleem Malik, Chami

April 29 2013, 1:25 pm

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