Bengaluru: India wrapped up Sri Lanka’s second innings on the third day and received the second cricket Test performed with the pink ball by 238 runs to win the sequence 2.0. Winning the 2 Tests gave India 24 factors however Rohit Sharma’s staff stays fifth within the World Championship desk as a result of a lack of share factors. India has 77 factors.
Chasing a frightening goal of 447 to win, Sri Lanka batted nicely within the opening session of the third day however confronted the Indian bowlers on a pitch with turns and uneven bounce. Dimuth Karunaratne scored 107 runs for the Sri Lankan staff, enjoying forward of his yesterday’s rating of 28 runs for one wicket.
Sri Lanka have been bowled out for 208 within the second innings after tea. Left-handed batsman Karunaratne accomplished his 14th Test century by hitting Jasprit Bumrah for a 4. It took him a while to cool down on the crease however later he performed with ease. Bumrah took three wickets for 23 runs. In the match, he managed to take eight wickets for 47 runs. He took 5 wickets of an innings on his soil for the primary time.
Ravichandran Ashwin took 4, Axar Patel took two and Ravindra Jadeja took one. India had earlier received each the pink ball Tests on their soil. Bangladesh was defeated by the Indian staff in Kolkata in 2019 and England in Ahmedabad in 2021 in day-night Tests. Earlier, Mendis and Karunaratne began enjoying with confidence.
Mendis particularly regarded fairly snug as he accomplished his half-century with a run off Jadeja. However, he fell sufferer to Ashwin and obtained caught behind the wicket. Both Mendis and Karunaratne used their toes very nicely to tackle the Indian spinners. Mendis carried out successfully on the back and front foot. His dismissal additionally broke the 96-run partnership of the second wicket.
Jadeja despatched Angelo Mathews (one) and Ashwin to Dhananjay de Silva (4). Karunaratne was given caught behind the wicket by Jadeja however he took the DRS which clearly confirmed that the ball hit his thigh pad and went into Pant’s hand. He accomplished his half-century by taking one run off Axar Patel.