<img title="Dinesh Chandimal " src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/mar/Chandimal16.jpg" alt="Dinesh Chandimal " />Dinesh Chandimal&nbsp;
Colombo: Dinesh Chandimal rode his luck to score an unbeaten half-century for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh here yesterday after the tourists made a dream start to their 100th Test match.
<img title="Sri Lankan cricketer Dinesh Chandimal (C) plays a shot as Bangladesh. Pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/mar/Chandimal2-16.jpg" alt="Sri Lankan cricketer Dinesh Chandimal (C) plays a shot as Bangladesh. Pic/AFP" />Sri Lankan cricketer Dinesh Chandimal (C) plays a shot as Bangladesh. Pic/AFP
The home side reached 238-7 before bad light stopped the opening day's play, recovering from 70-4 on a turning pitch at the P Sara Oval, owing mainly to Chandimal&rsquo;s patient 86 not out. Chandimal shared a 66-run stand with Dhananjaya de Silva and then added 44 and 43 runs with Niroshan Dickwella and captain Rangana Herath to halt what had been a quick procession of wickets.
Chandimal, who faced 210 balls and hit four fours in his knock, was given out lbw on 38 off the bowling of left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan but the decision was overturned following a review. He then top-edged another left-arm spinner Taijul Islam to fine leg on 46 but was given a benefit of the doubt by the third umpire, as TV replays on whether Mehedi Hasan had caught him cleanly were inconclusive.

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