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Sangakkara stars for Lanka on Day 1

Updated on: 04 November,2011 09:11 AM IST  | 
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Kumar Sangakkara notched his 27th Test hundred to propel Sri Lanka to an imperious 245-2 on the opening day of the third and final cricket Test against Pakistan yesterday.

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Kumar Sangakkara notched his 27th Test hundred to propel Sri Lanka to an imperious 245-2 on the opening day of the third and final cricket Test against Pakistan yesterday.


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Sangakkara ended the day on 112u00a0-- his second hundred of the series after hitting 211 in the first Test, guiding his team during a 173-run second wicket stand with Tillakaratne Dilshan who made 92.

The former Sri Lankan captain is the 11th batsman in the world and only the second Sri Lankan behind Mahela Jayawardene to cross 9,000 or more in all Test cricket.




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