NEW DELHI: For the primary time in three days, a full day's play, neatly almost, was once imaginable at Kolkata's Eden Gardens with Sri Lanka gaining a slight edge ahead of play was once referred to as off early due to bad gentle on Saturday. At stumps on Day 3, Sri Lanka had been 165/four, trailing India through simply seven runs with captain Dinesh Chandimal (13*) batting along Niroshan Dickwella (14*).
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Sri Lanka ruled the rain-curtailed opening two days and continue to have a bonus thanks to fifties from Angelo Mathews (52) and Lahiru Thirimanne (51) after Bhuvneshwar Kumar rattled them with two quick blows.
India had been bowled out for 172 of their first innings within the morning session as blue skies and shiny solar greeted the 2 aspects after two days of inclement climate. And with the solar out in all its glory, the prerequisites and the pitch visibly grew to become slightly pleasant against the batsmen.
Sri Lankan batsmen made many of the exchange. Their openers made a shiny get started - 29/zero in four overs - a boundary in every of them. They had been then pegged back through Bhuvneshwar, the most productive Indian bowler on display. He first trapped Dimuth Karunaratne (8) flush in front or even DRS didn't lend a hand the Sri Lankan because it had come to his rescue an over ahead of in opposition to Mohammed Shami. Then Sadeera Samarawickrama, who had scored a run-a-ball 22 with three fours, nicked one to the 'keeper leaving Sri Lanka at 34/2.
But from thereon, the duo of Thirimanne - a beneficiary of a dropped catch when batting on 27 - and Mathews took over the reins and effectively noticed off the nervy section with edges flying safely. Sandwiched between the ones edges had been crisp driven and perfectly placed boundaries, leaving India captain Virat Kohli annoyed on several events. The pair struck half-centuries every and added 99 runs for the 3rd wicket.
Sri Lanka had been regularly tightening their grip over the lawsuits when Umesh Yadav pulled things back with two wickets in his two consecutive overs. He first triggered an edge from Thirimanne with a brief supply that flew to the left of Kohli at 2d slip who took a brilliant diving catch. Then, Mathews performed deficient shot, lofting a dolly to the duvet fielder, leaving Sri Lanka at 138/four.
Earlier, Cheteshwar Pujara began the morning with a swept boundary to succeed in his 16th Test half-century - certainly one of his maximum memorable knocks. But one lapse in an otherwise decided knock proved fatal, as he was once cleaned up for 52 through Lahiru Gamage. He allowed an indipper to sneak in the course of the gap between his bat and pad because the ball crashed at the off-stump.
He was once the sixth wicket to fall and judging through how other batsmen had fared thus far, it seemed the Indian innings will probably be wrapped up soon however for the pair of Wriddhiman Saha and Ravindra Jadeja who stitched a 48-run partnership for the seventh wicket, taking the ranking past the 100-run mark.
While Saha appeared fidgety on Day 2, the easing prerequisites allowed him some breather as of late as he drove and cut conveniently. The pitch, with out the overhead prerequisites, was once not as venomous because it was once ahead of. The Lankan seamers - Suranga Lakmal and Ganage introduced width and Jadeja pounced on them with two fours sq. of the wicket.
Dinesh Chandimal attempted his good fortune with spin bowling, placing offspinner Dilruwan Perera from one end however he was once thrashed for a four through Saha to third man and then a six over long-on through Jadeja.
Perera then had the ultimate giggle as he removed the pair inside the house of 4 deliveries - Jadeja pinged in front of heart stump for 22 whilst Saha top-edging one on 29.
Lakmal then had Bhuvneshwar out caught at the back of for 13 ahead of the ultimate pair of Shami and Umesh Yadav, annoyed the visitors further with some lusty hits. Shami loved his time within the solar with three fours ahead of being caught at deep midwicket for a 22-ball 24 which means the Indian innings ended within the first session after the addition of 98 runs and 5 wickets at the 3rd day. Lakmal completed with figures of 4/26 whilst Perera, Gamage and Dasun Shanka picked up two wickets every.
For India, Bhuvneshwar was once the most incisive a number of the bowlers whilst Umesh started unevenly ahead of hitting back with two wickets. Shami had several edges flying safely however was once expensive, with an economic system of over four runs according to over. As the day got here to an end, he was once noticed clutching his hammy which pressured him off the park.
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 165/four (Angelo Mathews 52, Lahiru Thirimanne 51; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/49, Umesh Yadav 2/50) trail India 172 (Cheteshwar Pujara 52, Wriddhiman Saha 29; Suranga Lakmal four/26) through 7 runs
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Sri Lanka ruled the rain-curtailed opening two days and continue to have a bonus thanks to fifties from Angelo Mathews (52) and Lahiru Thirimanne (51) after Bhuvneshwar Kumar rattled them with two quick blows.
India had been bowled out for 172 of their first innings within the morning session as blue skies and shiny solar greeted the 2 aspects after two days of inclement climate. And with the solar out in all its glory, the prerequisites and the pitch visibly grew to become slightly pleasant against the batsmen.
Sri Lankan batsmen made many of the exchange. Their openers made a shiny get started - 29/zero in four overs - a boundary in every of them. They had been then pegged back through Bhuvneshwar, the most productive Indian bowler on display. He first trapped Dimuth Karunaratne (8) flush in front or even DRS didn't lend a hand the Sri Lankan because it had come to his rescue an over ahead of in opposition to Mohammed Shami. Then Sadeera Samarawickrama, who had scored a run-a-ball 22 with three fours, nicked one to the 'keeper leaving Sri Lanka at 34/2.
But from thereon, the duo of Thirimanne - a beneficiary of a dropped catch when batting on 27 - and Mathews took over the reins and effectively noticed off the nervy section with edges flying safely. Sandwiched between the ones edges had been crisp driven and perfectly placed boundaries, leaving India captain Virat Kohli annoyed on several events. The pair struck half-centuries every and added 99 runs for the 3rd wicket.
Sri Lanka had been regularly tightening their grip over the lawsuits when Umesh Yadav pulled things back with two wickets in his two consecutive overs. He first triggered an edge from Thirimanne with a brief supply that flew to the left of Kohli at 2d slip who took a brilliant diving catch. Then, Mathews performed deficient shot, lofting a dolly to the duvet fielder, leaving Sri Lanka at 138/four.
Earlier, Cheteshwar Pujara began the morning with a swept boundary to succeed in his 16th Test half-century - certainly one of his maximum memorable knocks. But one lapse in an otherwise decided knock proved fatal, as he was once cleaned up for 52 through Lahiru Gamage. He allowed an indipper to sneak in the course of the gap between his bat and pad because the ball crashed at the off-stump.
He was once the sixth wicket to fall and judging through how other batsmen had fared thus far, it seemed the Indian innings will probably be wrapped up soon however for the pair of Wriddhiman Saha and Ravindra Jadeja who stitched a 48-run partnership for the seventh wicket, taking the ranking past the 100-run mark.
While Saha appeared fidgety on Day 2, the easing prerequisites allowed him some breather as of late as he drove and cut conveniently. The pitch, with out the overhead prerequisites, was once not as venomous because it was once ahead of. The Lankan seamers - Suranga Lakmal and Ganage introduced width and Jadeja pounced on them with two fours sq. of the wicket.
Dinesh Chandimal attempted his good fortune with spin bowling, placing offspinner Dilruwan Perera from one end however he was once thrashed for a four through Saha to third man and then a six over long-on through Jadeja.
Perera then had the ultimate giggle as he removed the pair inside the house of 4 deliveries - Jadeja pinged in front of heart stump for 22 whilst Saha top-edging one on 29.
Lakmal then had Bhuvneshwar out caught at the back of for 13 ahead of the ultimate pair of Shami and Umesh Yadav, annoyed the visitors further with some lusty hits. Shami loved his time within the solar with three fours ahead of being caught at deep midwicket for a 22-ball 24 which means the Indian innings ended within the first session after the addition of 98 runs and 5 wickets at the 3rd day. Lakmal completed with figures of 4/26 whilst Perera, Gamage and Dasun Shanka picked up two wickets every.
For India, Bhuvneshwar was once the most incisive a number of the bowlers whilst Umesh started unevenly ahead of hitting back with two wickets. Shami had several edges flying safely however was once expensive, with an economic system of over four runs according to over. As the day got here to an end, he was once noticed clutching his hammy which pressured him off the park.
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 165/four (Angelo Mathews 52, Lahiru Thirimanne 51; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/49, Umesh Yadav 2/50) trail India 172 (Cheteshwar Pujara 52, Wriddhiman Saha 29; Suranga Lakmal four/26) through 7 runs
1st Test: Mathews, Thirimanne fifties hand Sri Lanka advantage
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November 18, 2017
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