On a rain-marred day, when 55 overs of play have been misplaced, India added 172 runs to their in a single day rating to go to stumps on 460 for 9.
Devdutt Padikkal constructed on his in a single day century and Dhruv Jurel crafted a half-century, however debutant Keshara Nuwantha’s triple strike helped Sri Lanka claw their approach again within the first Check in Galle, on Sunday (June 16).
Rain and the resultant moist outfield ensured a delayed begin to the day’s play, which started practically 5 hours after the schedule. India, resuming the day on 288 for two, received going with Rishabh Pant pulling a brief supply for a boundary by way of the mid wicket area as India waded safely for the primary half an hour of play and went previous the 200-run mark. Nevertheless, the southpaw couldn’t add a lot to his in a single day rating as he departed quickly after the second new ball was taken.
Seeking to take down Nuwantha, he stepped out of his crease however mistimed the ball to the mid off fielder. It remained the story of the day for India. Promising partnerships being damaged in opposition to the run of play.
KL Rahul, who had retired on Saturday on account of cramps, returned to bat, however he might add solely 5 runs to his rating, flicking a turning supply from Nuwantha straight to quick leg.
Sri Lanka continued their work their approach again into the competition with disciplined bowling as soon as the brand new ball was taken, which additionally introduced them common strikes. Padikkal, who had made an assured begin on a floor that largely remained predictable, however his innings was reduce quick simply when it appeared ready for extra. Prabath Jayasuriya’s reintroduction into the assault led to his fall. In a bid to go down the monitor in opposition to the spinner, he missed the faster one and was neatly stumped on 167.
So as to add to India’s woes, after having misplaced three wickets within the second session, Jadeja was trapped leg-before whereas taking part in down the fallacious line in opposition to Nuwantha, decreasing them to 377 for six. It might have gotten worse for the hosts however Dhruv Jurel, who was wanting assured, was dropped at slips by Dhananjaya de Silva on 29.
Sri Lanka’s fightback had introduced the competition barely in direction of steadiness, however Jurel and Manav Suthar made the hosts toil a bit in direction of the latter a part of the day. They received going by punishing Lahiru Kumara’s erratic strains and lengths, cracking three boundaries in an over to take the workforce previous the 400-run mark, and displayed tenacity to sew a 55-run stand on a floor that didn’t have many demons even when there was ample flip.
Dhanajaya made up for the dropped catch by pulling off a stunner at slips to ship again Jurel quickly after the batter had introduced up his half-century. The decrease order didn’t supply a lot resistance – Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav swung their bats round a bit to select a number of helpful runs – however extra importantly, ensured that Sri Lanka have been nonetheless left with yet one more wicket to select earlier than they get their flip to bat.
Nevertheless, with solely three days of play left, and extra rain predicted, India would even be underneath stress to hurry up the sport in the event that they do need to push for a victory.
Temporary Scores: India 460/9 (Devdutt Padikkal 167, KL Rahul 82, Dhruv Jurel 51; Prabath Jayasuriya 4-109, Keshara Nuwantha 3-175) vs Sri Lanka
