Colombo, Feb. 4 -- 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.

With Sri Lanka set to play just two more Tests until May 2026, there is barely any international cricket or cricket in general for a long-format player like Karunaratne. At 36-years of age, Karunaratne has also struggled for runs. In 11 Tests and 21 innings since the 2024 start, he has scored just 541 runs at an average of just 27.05 and five half-centuries to his name.

Speaking ahead of the match, Karunaratne said that it is the "right time...