123 vs South Africa at P Sara, 2006
When the history would have been sealed calling his 374 the best off his bat, he reopened them with a match winning 123 in the fourth innings on a degenerating track. Sri Lanka had already conceded a lead when they were all out for 321 runs in the second innings of the test. South Africa handed Sri Lanka a target of 350, an implausible one on a 4th and 5th day pitch. Mahela once again ended up as the only one to score more than 50. Everyone else struggled in the pitch while Mahela merrily took Sri Lanka closer, an evidence to his batting ability under difficult circumstances. Sri Lankan tail completed Sri Lanka's highest chase in tests.
When the history would have been sealed calling his 374 the best off his bat, he reopened them with a match winning 123 in the fourth innings on a degenerating track. Sri Lanka had already conceded a lead when they were all out for 321 runs in the second innings of the test. South Africa handed Sri Lanka a target of 350, an implausible one on a 4th and 5th day pitch. Mahela once again ended up as the only one to score more than 50. Everyone else struggled in the pitch while Mahela merrily took Sri Lanka closer, an evidence to his batting ability under difficult circumstances. Sri Lankan tail completed Sri Lanka’s highest chase in tests.