ENG vs SL: Sri Lanka's Milan Rathnayake created history in his debut, broke 41-year-old Test cricket record by scoring a fifty

 Milan Rathnayake Sri Lankan cricketer Milan Rathnayake has created history in his debut match itself. Batting at number 9, Milan scored 72 runs in the first Test against England. No batsman has scored so much in a debut match at this batting order till date. He broke the 41-year-old record of former Indian pacer Balwinder Sandhu.

Highlights

1. Sri Lanka's Milan Rathnayake created history in his debut
2. Sri Lankan team was all out for 236 runs in the first innings
3. Milan Rathnayake scored 72 runs in 135 balls

Sports Desk, New Delhi.  Milan Rathnayake: Sri Lankan team's pacer Milan Rathnayake created history on Wednesday. Batting at number 9 in his debut match, Milan broke a 41-year-old record of Test cricket. Batting at number 9 in his debut match, he registered his name in the record of scoring the most runs in Tests.

During this, the record of former Indian pacer Balwinder Sandhu was broken. At one point, the stalwarts of the Sri Lankan team had almost ruined the team's chances, but Milan tried his best to save the team's innings by batting explosively. De Silva scored 74 runs and Milan scored 72 runs to help the team cross the 200-run mark.

Milan Rathnayake created history in his debut match

Actually, when Milan came to bat, the Sri Lankan team had lost 7 wickets. After this, he scored 72 runs in 135 balls and achieved a big feat while batting at number 9. This innings helped Sri Lanka to score 236 runs.

Rathnayake has made the highest score ever while making his Test debut at number 9. Earlier, India's Balwinder Sandhu had made 71 runs against Pakistan in Hyderabad in 1983.

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Batsmen who scored the most runs on Test debut while batting at number 9

1. Milan Ratnayaka (Sri Lanka)- 72 runs (against England, 2024)

2. Balwinder Sandhu (India)- 71 runs (against Pakistan, 1983)

3. Darren Gough (England)- 65 runs (against New Zealand, 1994)

4. Monde Zondeki (South Africa)- 56* runs (against England, 1948)