Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Only Test: The second day of the ongoing one-off Test match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo ended today on February 3. Let us tell you that at the end of the second day, host Sri Lanka has taken a strong lead of 212 runs over the Afghan team.

On the second day of the game, experienced Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal played century innings for Sri Lanka, on which cricket fans gave a lot of reactions through social media. Mathews played a brilliant inning of 141 runs while Chandimal played a brilliant inning of 107 runs.

Situation on the second day of the one-off test match Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

Let us tell you that after all out Afghanistan for 198 runs on the first day of the game, Sri Lanka started playing ahead of 80 runs on the second day today. Nishan Madushanka (37) and Dimuth Karunaratne (77) got good starts but could not convert it into big innings. However, Kushal Mendis (10) and captain Dhananjay de Silva (0) proved unsuccessful today.

But for Sri Lanka, thanks to the 232-run partnership between Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews for the fourth wicket, the team was able to achieve a good total in the match. So by the end of the day’s play, Sri Lanka had scored 410 runs at the loss of 6 wickets after 101.2 overs. The hosts have taken a strong lead of 212 runs over the visiting team. At the time of stumps, wicketkeeper Sadira Samarawickrama was unbeaten on 21*.

On the other hand, if we talk about Afghanistan’s bowling, Navid Zadran and Qais Ahmed have got two wickets each. So Nijat Masood has got one wicket. Well, now it will be worth watching whether Afghanistan is able to make a comeback on the third day of the game or not?

See how the fans reacted after the second day’s play ended.

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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Only Test

🚨DAY 2 TEA BREAK🚨

Afghanistan 🇦🇫:-1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣
Sri Lanka 🇱🇰:-2️⃣8️⃣7️⃣/3️⃣(69 overs)

Angelo Mathews – 79*(152)
Dinesh Chandimal – 68*(116)

Srilanka🇱🇰 Lead By 8️⃣9️⃣ Runs pic.twitter.com/EH783BkZes

— Crickskills (@priyansh1604) February 3, 2024

Field check ✅ ।#Afghanistan #SriLanka #SLvsAFG pic.twitter.com/397fAHtE1X

— Sriram Prathapaneni (@Sriram92615830) February 3, 2024

Angelo Mathews just reached his 16th test century. #SLvsAFG pic.twitter.com/PHYe2bMQ4D

— Nawaz 🇵🇰 (@Rnawaz31888) February 3, 2024

Dinesh Chandimal cracks his 15th test century.#SLvsAFG pic.twitter.com/cpDIzjjRt0

— Prasanna Rodrigo (@Prasanrod) February 3, 2024

Why do Sri Lankan Commentators talk about the player’s personal matters during an international match @OfficialSLC, #SLvsAFG

— Sanjeewa K. Chief™ (@SanjeewaKUK) February 3, 2024

#SLvsAFG unwanted guest in field pic.twitter.com/DrOSxVAvTr

— Cricket Shorts (@cricketshorts07) February 3, 2024

Mathews and Chandimal remind me of Sanga Aiya and Mehala Aiya, both are like best friends, and watching them play together warms my heart. #SriLankan #SLvsAFG #Cricket

— Mohamed Shazeen (@ShazeenIfamy) February 3, 2024

The weird feeling of joy and happiness when Chandimal succeeds is weird but just down right satisfying! #SLvsAFG #Cricket

— Mohamed Shazeen (@ShazeenIfamy) February 3, 2024

140* – This is 🇱🇰🏏 @Angelo69Mathews ‘s best test innings in Sri Lanka.

Previous Best – 122 vs Pakistan at Pallekele (2015) #sportspavilionlk #SLvsAFG #SLvAFG pic.twitter.com/gwrZnqFj4j

— DANUSHKA ARAVINDA (@DanuskaAravinda) February 3, 2024

Angelo Mathews has been out ‘Timed Out’ and ‘Hit Wicket’ in less than four months!#SLvsAFG #Mathews

— Cricketkeeda (@Cricketkeeda10) February 3, 2024