<img title="Kusal Mendis" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/jul/Mendis-lanka.jpg" alt="Kusal Mendis" /> Kusal Mendis
Kusal Mendis scored a fluent half-century to keep Sri Lanka's hopes of chasing a record 388 alive on Day Four of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe yesterday. The hosts were 170 for three at stumps, with Mendis (60) batting alongside Angelo Mathews (17).
Sri Lanka's highest-ever successful run chase was against South Africa in 2006, when they achieved their 352-run target in Colombo. Zimbabwe skipper Graeme Cremer dented the hosts with his leg-spin, claiming the important wickets of Upul Tharanga (27) and his opposite number Dinesh Chandimal (15). Opener Dimuth Karunaratne was bowled by left-arm spinner Sean Williams for 49 as the visitors persisted with an all-spin attack in the 48 overs bowled in the innings so far.
Karunaratne said Cremer &mdash; who bagged his maiden five-wicket Test haul in Sri Lanka's first innings &mdash; would pose the biggest threat on a fifth-day track. "We have got to watch out for Cremer. He is creating the most trouble. There is lot of assistance for the wrist spinner," Karunaratne told reporters.
"We have already got 170 runs on the board... once the ball gets softer, it gets easier. If these two guys are able to hang in there for one and a half hours we will get into an interesting position."
Mendis, who fought off hamstring trouble in the final session of play, put together an unbeaten 37-run stand with Mathews to take the delicately poised Test into its final day.

Kusal Mendis scored a fluent half-century to keep Sri Lanka's hopes of chasing a record 388 alive on Day Four of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe yesterday

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