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Sri Lanka pile on the runs

Upul Tharanga picked up where his team-mates had left off on day one, grinding Zimbabwe for a pile of runs  AFP
Dhananjaya de Silva got three boundaries away, but he could not kick on; he was out for 25, caught off Graeme Cremer  Associated Press
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Asela Gunaratne, batting on Test debut, hung around longer  AFP
He managed to mark his maiden Test innings with a fifty  Associated Press
Tharanga, holding firm at the other end, got to a second Test hundred just after tea  AFP
Carl Mumba dismissed Rangana Herath with a short ball for his maiden Test wicket  AFP
Eventually, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 537 in the final session. The Captain Cremer topped the bowling figures for Zimbabwe, taking 4 for 142  Associated Press
In reply, Zimbabwe lost opener Brian Chari early but Tino Mawoyo and Hamilton Masakadza went to stumps unscathed as the hosts ended at 88 for 1  AFP
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