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Rumesh Ratnayake 30 off 67 balls 71 Mins 5 Fours vs Australia at Kandy Only Test in April 1983
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00:00There's a change in the batting order, a night watchman, Rumesh Ratnayaka coming in, in place of,
00:20in place of the Sri Lanka scaper, Dilip Mendes, who's had a fine innings this morning, 74.
00:32Rumesh Ratnayaka showed signs of being able to handle the situation himself, coming right
00:37down the line, and here he is sent in as the night watchman, that's Hogan coming in now
00:45to bowl two, Rumesh Ratnayaka, being sent in to bat, and in the second innings, two wickets
00:58down, 64 runs on the board, and here comes Yadli, to Ratnayaka, his swipe, that one, and this,
01:15then, the last ball for the day. Hogan to Rumesh Ratnayaka. Front foot, and there it is, Sri Lanka,
01:32at the end of the third day, 173 runs behind, the Australian total of 514, having been all
01:42out for 271 in the first innings, and now 71 for two.
01:47And he's been doing a wonderful job, coming 20 minutes before close, as night watchman,
01:53yes, on Sunday, and he's batted half an hour today. And here's Yadli, once again, to Ratnayaka,
02:01and this one, he gets a thick inside edge, just tries to drive him, hog feels, and they get
02:06a single for it. So, one more Ratnayaka, takes him out to 17, and the total moves on to 97
02:12for two.
02:14Hogan to Ratnayaka.
02:18Apparently a leg by that one.
02:31That's Lili again, coming in from the northern end, to bowl to Ratnayaka.
02:39Oh, that could be a run out. Yes, he is run out.
02:45That's a pity, the ball thrown in by a wood. Suicide, wasn't it? Suicide.
02:52Anyway, there it is, Ramesh Ratnayaka, run out, making a wrong call.
03:02And a round of applause for Ramesh Ratnayaka, as he walks back to the pavilion, trying to smile.
03:13And then, there's a little bit of applause for, and I can ask him to the lilly,
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