Former Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne will retire from Test cricket after his 100th appearance in the format this week against Australia at Colombo. With Australia leading the series 1-0, the second Sri Lanka-Australia Test at Galle will take place from February 6 onwards.

Galle, February 4 (IANS): Sri Lanka opener and former skipper Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire from international cricket after the second Test against Australia in Galle, starting Thursday, which will be his 100th long format game for his country.

Sri Lanka faces a must-win situation in the second test against Australia to level the series after a crushing defeat in the first match. The match marks Dimuth Karunaratne's final test, adding emotional significance.

Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne will retire from Test cricket after this week's second Test - and his 100th - against Australia in Galle.

Dimuth Karunaratne is set to become only the seventh Sri Lanka player to feature in 100 Tests. His landmark game will be his last in international cricket, bringing down curtains on a near-14-year career for Sri Lanka.

Thursday marks the start of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, as the home side go in search of a win in the hopes of levelling the series. It will also be a significant game for veteran Sri Lankan opener Dimuth Karunaratne.

Galle: Dimuth Karunaratne said he had fulfilled a childhood dream after the Sri Lanka opener announced that his 100th Test, against Australia starting Thursday, will be his last. The 36-year-old former skipper was a rock at the top of the Sri Lankan order for more than a decade,