India vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test: The first day of the second test between India and Sri Lanka was named after the bowlers. A total of 16 wickets fell on the very first day of the Day-Night Test. Batting after winning the toss, the Indian team was all out for 252 runs. Shreyas Iyer (92) was the top scorer. Rishabh Pant scored 39 and Hanuma Vihari scored 31 runs. Left arm spinners Lasith Embuldeniya and Praveen Jayawickrama took 3 wickets each for Sri Lanka.
In reply, at the end of the day’s play, Sri Lanka scored 86 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Lasith Embuldeniya 0 and Niroshan Dickwella are at the crease after scoring 13 runs. Jasprit Bumrah took 3 and Mohammed Shami took 2 wickets. At the same time, Axar Patel has taken 1 wicket. The visiting team is still 166 runs behind India.
Sri Lanka Lost 4 Wickets in 30 Runs
Vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah gave India the first two successes. He dismissed Sri Lankan opener Kusal Mendis (2) in the third over and picked up the wicket of Lahiru Thirimanne (8) in his very next over. Shreyas Iyer caught the catch of both the players. The third blow to Sri Lanka was delivered by Mohammed Shami by dismissing captain Dimuth Karunaratne (4). Shami bowled Karunaratne on the very first ball of his spell.
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Dhananjaya de Silva was out LBW off Shami after scoring 10 runs. India got this success on DRS. Actually, the umpire gave de Silva not-out. After which the captain Rohit took a review on Pant’s persuasion. Shami’s ball came in very fast after falling close to the off-stump. Replays showed that the ball hit the top of the middle and leg stump without taking the edge of the bat. Axar Patel dismissed Charith Aslanka (5) to deliver the fifth blow to Sri Lanka.
Shreyas Iyer Missed a Century
Shreyas Iyer was stumped off Praveen Jayavikrama after scoring 92 off 98 balls. When Iyer came to bat, India’s score was 86/4. After this, Iyer, playing his fourth Test match, not only kept one end but also kept scoring runs fast. However, he could not complete the second century of his career. India vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test.
Pant Played an Aggressive Innings
Rishabh Pant when India’s score at that time for batting was 76/3. Pant started hitting big shots as soon as he came on the field. The star wicket-keeper player scored 39 runs in just 26 balls. In this fiery innings of his, he hit 7 fours and his strike rate was 150. Pant was heading towards a stormy fifty, but Lasith was bowled by Embuldeniya.
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India’s sixth wicket fell in the form of Ravindra Jadeja (4). Sir Jadeja, the hero of the previous match, took his catch to Lahiru Thirimanne at slips off Embuldenia’s delivery. R Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer added 35 runs in 63 balls for the 7th wicket. De Silva broke this partnership by dismissing Ashwin (13).
Rohit’s 400th International Match
This is the 400th international match of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit has become the 8th player to play 400 matches for Team India in all three formats. Rohit Sharma has played 230 ODIs, 125 T20s and 45 Test matches so far.
Before Hitman Sachin Tendulkar (664), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (535), Rahul Dravid (505), Virat Kohli (458), Mohammad Azharuddin (433), Sourav Ganguly (421) and Anil Kumble (401) More than 400 international matches have played.
Rohit’s 400th International Match
This is the 400th international match of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit has become the 8th player to play 400 matches for Team India in all three formats. Rohit Sharma has played 230 ODIs, 125 T20s and 45 Test matches so far.
Before Hitman Sachin Tendulkar (664), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (535), Rahul Dravid (505), Virat Kohli (458), Mohammad Azharuddin (433), Sourav Ganguly (421) and Anil Kumble (401) More than 400 international matches have played.
Changes in Playing-11
India has given Axar Patel a chance in place of Jayant Yadav in the playing 11. At the same time, Sri Lanka have made two changes and have included Kusal Mendis and Praveen Jayawickrama in place of Pathum Nisanka and Lahiru Kumara.
Both Team Playing XI
IND: Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma (c), Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
SL: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Aslanka, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Embuldeniya, Vishwa Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama.
