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As Sri Lanka: As Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne prepares to play his 100th and final Test match, Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith took a moment to pay tribute to the veteran opener ahead of the second Test in Galle.

Smith acknowledged Karunaratne’s remarkable career, calling him one of the most consistent opening batters of modern cricket.

"Yeah, he's had a really good career up top there for Sri Lanka, playing his 100th game as well," ICC quoted Smith as saying. "There's a bit of a ceremony for him before the game, and he's been super consistent, if not probably the most consistent top-order opening batsman for a long period of time."