IND VS SL:2nd Test: Kusal Mendis And Dimuth Karunaratne Lead Hosts’ Fightback ,Trail India By 230
The second test of the series between India and Sri Lanka is being played in the SSC stadium Colombo. In response to the huge score of 622 runs scored in Team India’s first innings, Sri Lanka’s team got stacked on 183 runs all out in the first innings. Sri Lanka could play follow-on. After this follow-on, the Sri Lankan team lost 2 wickets in the second innings to finish 209 in the second innings on 3rd day . Dimuth Karunaratne (92) and Milinda Pushpakumara (2) are on the crease.
Records in the follow-on of Karude Matte-Mandis
The partnership of 191 runs between Sri Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne and Kaushal Mendis is the record of the biggest partnership created in the last 15 years following a follow-on against India. On the follow-on, Sri Lanka’s team, after losing their first wicket on 7 for one, started to score runs quickly. For the second wicket, Dimuth Karunaratne and Kaushal Mendis batted brilliantly and added 191 runs in long partnerships.
Dhawan’s mistake is heavy
Team India started the follow-on on a good start by giving the first blow to Sri Lanka in the third over. After the first wicket fell quickly, the new batsman Kaushal Mendis could have been out of Ashwin in the 8th over, but Dhawan bowled his catch. Mendis was on crease after scoring 1 run. Dhawan’s catch-cat India were expensive and Mendis added 109 runs.
Sri Lankan wickets
Sri Lanka’s debut was very poor and the first wicket was reduced to only 7 runs. Umesh Yadav bowled Upul Tharanga (2) in the second over and bowled Sri Lanka’s first wicket in the second innings. In the 55th over, Hardik Pandya gave Sri Lanka The second setback, when he got the good batting bat, the skilled mannedis caught by Riddhimaan Saha. Efficient Mendis scored 110 runs.
India gives follow-on to Sri Lanka
Team India lost 6 wickets in their first innings and 622 runs. At the same time Virat Kohli has declared his innings. In reply to India’s big score, Sri Lanka’s team got stuck on 183 runs in 49.4 overs. The Sri Lankan team could not survive the follow-on, after which they would have to come back to bat again. On the basis of the first innings, India has gained 439 runs. Niroshana Dikewala played a struggling 51-run knock from Sri Lanka. At the same time, Ashwin has done his own war on Sri Lankan batsmen from India. Ashwin has taken 5 wickets. Jadeja completed his 150th wicket in Test cricket by bowling Dhananjay De Silva in the 35th over. Jadeja has become the left arm spin bowler taking India the fastest 150 wickets. Apart from Ashwin in the first innings, Jadeja and Shami took 2-2 wickets.
Sri Lanka, such a massive 183 runs
After a spectacular half-century from the bat Ravichandran Ashwin showed his class and returned the pavilion to both the openers of Sri Lanka. Ashwin gave Sri Lanka the first blow in the first over by throwing Tharanga on the score of zero. At the same time Ashwin sent back Karunaratne to playing the game. Tharanga (0) Lokesh Rahul caught on the bowling of Ashwin After that, Ashwin caught Karunaratne (25) in Ajinkya Rahane in 13.4 overs.
At the start of the third day Sri Lanka only lost 14 runs in the match and lost two wickets. In the 25th over, Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal, giving his catch to Pandya in an attempt to sweep Jadeja’s ball. Chandimal scored 10 runs. In the next over, Kaushal Mendis smashed a slow ball from Umesh Yadav and gave his catch to Virat Kohli. Efficient Mendis was dismissed by 24 runs.
Angelo Mathews (26) was dismissed as the fifth wicket. He was caught at the bowling of Ashwin in the 33.6 overs, caught by Pujara. Ravindra Jadeja bowled Dhananjay De Silva (0) at the score of 122 in 34.5 overs, Sri Lanka’s sixth wicket. With this wicket Ravindra Jadeja completed his 150 wickets in Test cricket.
The seventh wicket got Mohammed Shami. When he scored 150 runs in 41.1 overs, he bowled Nirvana Dikvella. Dikewala played a struggling innings of 51 runs. On the last ball of the same over, Mohammed Shami bowled Rangana Herath to the pavilion. Herath was dismissed for two runs. For the last two wickets Ashwin Ashwin took 5 wickets in the first innings for India, while Jadeja and Shami took 2-2 wickets.
600+ runs scored for the second time on Sri Lankan soil
Team India has scored more than 600 runs in two consecutive Tests on Sri Lankan soil. Since December 2016, the Indian team has scored 600 or more runs in total 6 times. India scored 622 runs in the first innings thanks to the superb innings of the off-spinner Ajinkya Rahane (132) and Cheteshwar Pujara (133).
Ravindra Jadeja (70 *), Riddhiman Saha (67), Lokesh Rahul (57) and R. Ashwin played an innings of 54. Pujara and Rahane have partnership of 217 runs for the fourth wicket in India. At the same time, the second largest partnership took place between Jadeja and Saha for the eighth wicket (72 runs). Rangana Herath was the most successful bowler, who took 4/154 wickets from Sri Lanka. On the other hand, Melinda Pushpakumar took 2/156 wickets. Karunaratne and Dilruwan got 1-1 wickets.
India’s wickets
The first time India got off to bat after winning the toss and the start of the match was not good and the first shock in the form of Shikhar Dhawan was 56. In 10.1 overs, Dilruwan Perera scored Shikhar Dhawan with LBW. Dhawan batted very fast and scored 35 runs off 37 balls.
India’s second wicket dropped as Lokesh Rahul. Chandimal made them run out in 30.4 overs. After a while, the third wicket dropped as Virat Kohli (13). They were caught by Angelo Mathews in the 38.5 overs, Rangana Herath was bowled. India’s score was 133 at that time.
On the second day, India started playing on Thursday with a score of 344/3. Two overs were over and the score was only 6 runs, the fourth wicket also fell.
In the 91.6 overs Cheteshwar Pujara (133) was dismissed by Dimuth Karunaratne for LBW. They could only add only 5 runs to their score before one day. Prior to the dismissal, he shared a partnership of 217 runs with Rahane for fourth wicket.
The fifth wicket was Ajinkya Rahane (132). He proceeded to hit a shot at Pushpakumar’s ball in 110.5 overs, but missed, after which Dikwela stumped him. After 121.4 overs in Ashwin, Rangoon Herath completed his fifty by hitting the ball. But after that they became bold on the next ball. The seventh wicket was of Hardik Pandya (20). Who was caught by Mathews at the score of 496 in 132.4 overs.
Riddhimaan Saha (67) was dismissed as the eighth wicket. Dickwella was caught by Herath on the ball. The ninth wicket was Shami (19). Upul Tharanga caught on Herath’s ball. Ravindra Jadeja (70) and Umesh Yadav (8) were not out in the nets.
