Live Cricket Score India vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Day 2: India rebuild against Sri Lanka.
India had a challenging first day of the third Test against Sri Lanka when the hosts staged a fightback and restricted the visitors to 329 for 6, their lowest score on the first day of a Test match in this series. Sri Lanka left-arm bowling trio of Malinda Pushpakumara, Lakshan Sandakan and Vishwa Fernando tested the Indian batsmen and enjoyed fair bit of success. But, this was after Shikhar Dhawan, who scored a century, and KL Rahul put on a record 188-run stand for the opening wicket. Three other Indian batsmen got starts but could make convert them into big scores.
Live Cricket Score India vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Day 2 India vs Sri Lanka Live Score:
12:31 pm: Lunch on Day 2! India will be very happy with the session. 158 runs coming off that session which had 32 overs. Pandya remains unbeaten on 108. Brilliant innings
12:25 pm: India nearing the 500-run mark. That will be more than 150 runs in that session. Pandya deserves the credit for this. Stunning innings
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12:20 pm: CENTURY! What a magnificent innings from Hardik Pandya and he brings up his maiden Test century off just 86 balls. Coming in at number eight, fastest from an Indian
What an unbelievable innings by Hardik Pandya.Counter attack at its best.Scored his first 50 of 61 balls ,the second of 25.Brilliant#INDvSL
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) 13 August 2017
12:17 pm: Hardik Pandya is on 99* but is off strike. Umesh Yadav to face Lahiru Kumara. India are nine down. Will he get to his 100?
12:12 pm: Umesh Yadav has a broken bat! Kumara’s attempted yorker turns into a full-toss and hits the middle of the bat. Crack the sound
12:06 pm: Hardik Pandya’s hitting has changed things around. He is on 84*. Sri Lanka with a bowling change. Play has been extended by half-an-hour as this is India’s last pair
12:02 am: Hardik Pandya takes 26 runs from an over — the most by an Indian player in an over in Test cricket
11:59 am: 27 runs from the last 6 balls he has faced! Hardik Pandya going bonkers. Pushpakumara has given 20 from this over
11:53 am: WICKET! Shami tries to chip it over the bowler’s head but has offered a catch to Sandakan. He accepted the catch off his own bowling. India nine down now
11:48 am: FIFTY! A single through the off-side and Hardik Pandya reaches his second fifty in his third Test match. This has been a more restricted innings where he has not played his shots
11:38 am: WICKET! Kuldeep Yadav is caught behind! The close in fielders and the wicketkeeper are convinced but Kuldeep has reviewed it. He doesn’t think he has edged it. OUT! There is a slight spike in the UltraEdge and the decision will stay
11:33 am: 400 up for India. A single from Hardik Pandya to take India to the mark. India still have three wickets on hand.
11:27 am: This has been good work so far from Pandya and Kuldeep. But now they face Pushpakumara. Sri Lanka took 90 minutes after start of play to bring on a bowler who took 3 wickets on day one
11:16 am: Kuldeep Yadav is getting a taste of his own medicine. Sandakan troubling him with some wrong’uns. Kuldeep was almost dismissed stumped. India 382 for 7
Two young men with special, and rare, gifts to offer Indian cricket are on show. So far, impressive from @hardikpandya7 and Kuldeep Yadav
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 13, 2017
11:05 am: Spin for the first time in the day. Sandakan to bowl for Sri Lanka. Kuldeep Yadav, who also bowls chinaman, will be facing him
11:02 am: One hour of play done in Palleleke on the second day. 12 overs in that hour. India are 374 for the loss of seven wickets. Time for some drinks
10:55 am: A good-looking cover drive from Kuldeep Yadav off Karunaratne and he gets a four! So India can still bank on the lower order to take them past 400
10:51 am: Pandya is keeping more strike. Sri Lanka bowlers are bowling a good line today. It’s been the seamers so far. Pandya has done well to keep them at bay so far
10:40 am: A boundary through slips for Kuldeep. India 360 for 7. This will be a great learning experience for Pandya who bats more with the tail now
10:20 am: 350 runs up for India in the innings. They have lost an early wicket but Kuldeep Yadav can hang around. Can India score 400?
10:08 am: WICKET! Wriddhiman Saha falls. Vishwa Fernando proves early wicket for Sri Lanka. Rash shot from Saha as he chased a wide ball and went after it. It flies to the fielder.
10:00 am: Lahiru Kumara, who proved to be expensive on first day, will be begin proceedings with the ball. Hardik Pandya is on strike for India
09:45 am: How will the pitch behave on the second day is yet to be seen but Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav won’t mind the turn we saw on the first day during Indian innings
09:30 am: Sri Lanka’s batting was revived in the second Test when Karuratne and Mendis scored brilliant centuries. They need to bat in a similar manner and put up a fight
Day 2 prep underway #TeamIndia #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/eQP1fPZUsk
— BCCI (@BCCI) 13 August 2017
09:15 am: The pitch is taking turn. Though it has not spun like the pitches in Galle and Colombo, it has showed signs of supporting both the pacers and the spinners
09:00 am: Wriddhiman Saha and Hardik Pandya have their task cut out. They will try and take India’s total towards 450 and by Lunch, it will be happy to have cross 400 with no wickets lost.
08:30 am: Sri Lanka enjoyed their best day of the series so far. The bowlers bowled with purpose and did not allow India to run away with the match on the first day itself
08:15 am: Welcomes to the coverage of the second day’s play of the third Test between India and Sri Lanka from Pallekele International stadium in Kandy. India will resume at 329 for 6 with Wriddhiman Saha and Hardik Pandya at the crease.
