India defeated Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the pink-ball Test at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. It was a clean sweep by India in the two-match series. Bumrah, Iyer, Pant, and Ashwin had major contributions to the team’s victory.
India vs Sri Lanka : Match Highlights
India had won its two-match series against Sri Lanka in the second Test at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. It was a 2-0 series clean sweep by the Indian team. In the first session, Kusal Mendis and Sri Lankan skipper Dimuth Karunaratne had resumed Sri Lanka’s innings from 28/1 at stumps and brought up their 50-run stand. Together, they mustered 97 runs but soon Ashwin dismissed the latter on 54 runs. Mathews lost his stumps to Ravindra Jadeja on 1. Ashwin then sent Dhananjaya de Silva back to the pavilion on 4. Karunaratne scored his 28th Test half-century and provided the much need stability to the team along with Niroshan Dickwella. By the tea time, Sri Lanka reached 151-4. After the resumption, Axar Patel took the wicket of Dickwella and resisted the half-century stand. After 8 overs, Axar Patel dismissed Charith Asalanka on just 5 runs. Karunaratne lost his partners but that didn’t stop him from scoring a 107. Bumrah picked Karunaratne’s wicket and Surangal Lakmal’s wicket on just 1. R Ashwin picked his fourth wicket of the innings, dismissing Vishwa Fernando on 2 runs, India bowled Sri Lanka out on 208 runs.
What skipper Rohit Sharma has to say on the victory
“It’s been a good run, and I have enjoyed it personally and as a team. We wanted to achieve a few things as a team, and we have done that. We have seen Jadeja grow as a batter, and he seems to get better and better. He strengthens the team, and he’s also improving as a bowler. And he’s a gun fielder, so he is a complete package. Shreyas just carried on from where he left off in the T20 series against Sri Lanka. He seemed to carry that form into the Test series. He knew he was stepping into the big shoes of guys like Rahane and Pujara, but he has everything that he requires. He will be better now when he starts traveling,”
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