Jayawardene's square cut brings two millionth Test runs

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene once again scored a brilliant century on the first day of the second Test match in Colombo, but it was his square cut, which went for a boundary that brought two millionth Test run, and for the England bowlers, it seemed most of these have been scored by Jayawardene only.

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The two millionth run arrived in the 2,039th Test when Jayawardene square cut a boundary off Anderson that advanced Sri Lanka’s total from 37 to 41, The Sun reports.

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Such revelations might have statisticians somewhere close to ecstasy but, for England’s bowlers, Jayawardene brought only toil and sweat.

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Initially, Jayawardene won an important toss to bat first, but saw his team reeling at 30 for four, courtesy of a brilliant bowling spell from fast bowler James

Anderson, who was on a hat trick when Jayawardene arrived on the crease.

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It was Jayawardene’s 31st century in his career, and second in this Test series. He scored 105 to guide his team to 238-6 till stumps, which is also a significant recovery considering that the Lankans were struggling at one stage of the game.

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