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8 Test batsmen who were dismissed on 199

Sanath Jayasuriya missed his double century 19 years ago

Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties and it’s very hard to predict the outcome of a match before the last ball is bowled. Ever since the inception of the game we have been blessed with some terrific batsmen who gave nightmares to bowlers all around the world.

Every budding cricketer dreams of scoring a Test century for his country but some are not lucky enough to go on and achieve this feat while very few  go on to score centuries and double centuries for their country.

Over the years we have noticed that a batsman starts getting nervy whenever he nears his century or double century and that gives a chance to the opposition to dismiss him.

Here is the list of the 8 batsmen in Test history who were dismissed for 199

1) Sanath Jayasuriya (against India at Colombo, 1997)

Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and put Sri Lanka in. It was a brilliant century from Aravinda de Silva in the 1st innings which propelled the Sri Lankans to a competitive 332.

India took a lead of 43 runs in their 1st innings courtesy centuries from the “Master Blaster” Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly .

Sri Lanka responded in a terrific fashion in their 2nd innings with two of their batsmen going beyond hundred. With  the score at 363/2 and Sanath Jayasuriya batting on 199 Abey Kuruvilla bowled a perfect inswinger which came in sharply and rattled the stumps. It was unfortunate for the destructive batsman to miss out on a well deserved double century. The match eventually ended in a draw and the series was shared 0-0.

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