Shreyas Iyer had an illustrious performance as he added 92 runs in just 98 balls that helped India reach 252 runs. In the second innings, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami’s bowling attack reduced Sri Lanka to 86/6.
Match Highlights
India opted to bat after winning the toss. The openers were sent back to the pavilion in 10 overs. Kohli and Vihari’s partnership of 47 runs revived the Indian team. Virat could score only 23 whereas captain Rohit Sharma mustered only 15 runs. They too were dismissed in the successive overs. Shreyas Iyer’s brilliant 92 runs helped the team reach 252 runs. India reduced Sri Lanka to 50/5. The spinners shined on the 1st day of the second test as they were the highest wicket-takers for Sri Lanka. Specifically, it was Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami who made their mark in the match. Jasprit Bumrah had a figure of 3/15. He took two important early wickets and Mohammed Shami took the wicket of skipper Dimuth Karunaratne in the first ball of the match. Angelo Mathews and Niroshan Dickwella had a steady partnership until Bumrah took the former’s wicket. Sri Lanka’s score at the end of the day was 86/6, trailing India by 166 runs.
Brief Scores
India: 251 all out in 59.1 overs (Shreyas Iyer 91, Rishabh Pant 39, Hanuma Vihari 31; Lasith Embuldeniya 3/94, Praveen Jayawickrama 3/81, Dhananjaya de Silva 2/32)
Sri Lanka : 86 for 6 in 30 overs (Angelo Mathews 43; Jasprit Bumrah 3/15, Mohammed Shami 2/18).
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