India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Bengaluru TestIND vs SL Live Match Score: India tightened their noose around the Sri Lankans by bundling them for just 109 runs and then extended their overall lead to 204 by reaching 61 for one at tea on the second day of the second Test on Sunday.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah completed his eighth five-wicket haul in Test cricket, also his first at home, as India polished off the Sri Lankan lower-order in a jiffy. Sri Lanka resumed at 86 for six and India required less than 30 minutes to wrap their innings for a huge 143-run first innings lead. Bumrah (5/24) and off-spinner R Ashwin (2/30) scalped two batters each as Sri Lanka’s shoddy display continued.
India skipper Rohit Sharma (30 batting) and Mayank Agarwal (22) added 42 runs before the latter edged one from left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya towards gully. Rohit, who largely played on the front foot and confidently swept and reverse swept the spinners, took some time to settle before going for his measured shots. At the break, Hanuma Vihari (8) was giving him company.
Brief Scores:
India 1st innings: 252 in 59.1 overs. Sri Lanka 1st innings: 109 all out in 35.5 overs (Angelo Mathews 43; Jasprit Bumrah 5/24).
India 2nd innings: 61 for 1 in 18 overs (Rohit Sharma batting 30; Lasith Embuldeniya 1/33).
The 100 is right around the corner for India as Hanuma Vihari and Rohit Sharma stand strong. They have already crossed the 50-run partnership mark and now wait for a team ton. The floodlights have been switched on in the meantime. And Rohit is gone. Bad break for him. de Silva takes the crucial wicket as the skipper has to depart for 46 runs, narrowly missing his 50. IND 98/2.
Another Embuldeniya over. Another boundary off it by Hanuma Vihari. Absolute gift and Vihari takes that up with both hands and drives it straight through mid-wicket for a boundary. IND 87/1 after 25 overs.
After Jayawickrama's economical over that yielded 2 runs, Hanuma Vihari takes on Embuldeniya in the next over and hits him for a boundary straight off the bat. Exquisite drive that one. 4 runs off this over. IND 79/1 after 23 overs.
We are back to live action now as Rohit and Hanuma take the field. Sri Lanka will hope to deal a little bit more damage in this session. Does not look that way as Hanuma hits the first ball of the new session for a four. Not the start Embuldeniya wanted when he got handed the ball. Rohit then joins the party with a reverse sweep which sends the ball to deep backward point for another four. Looks more of the same for India. IND 72/1 after 19 overs.
We head to Tea break with India in control of the match and in a lead of 204 runs. Sri Lanka's last 4 wickets skittled very quickly at the start of the day and India have started their second innings pretty well. The only blip in their seconf innings is the loss of Mayank's wicket.
FOUR! That’s a pleasing cover drive from #Vihari. Overpitched ball from Fernando & Vihari leans forward & caress beautifully through covers for four. IND: 53/1 in 14 overs) vs SL
Mayank departs for 22. He prodded at one outside off from Embuldeniya and de Silva cupped it safely. India lose their first wicket. Hanuma Vihari comes to the crease. IND: (43/1 in 11 overs) vs SL
Rohit gets dropped at first slip on 18, Embuldeniya draws a hesitant poke, finds the edge and first slip is late to react. IND: (35 /0 in 9 overs) vs SL
FOUR!! Fernando strays on the pads and Mayank flicks this to the left of the keeper, and the ball races away to the fine leg ropes. IND: (31/0 in 8 overs) vs SL
Sri Lanka are one bowler short with Jayawickrama has been assisted off the field. He is looking in some serious pain. Sri Lanka lost Kumara in the first Test and struggled, and they have lost another bowler. IND: (23/0 in 7 overs) vs SL
FOUR!! Lovely shot by Rohit. Tad short from Embuldeniya, and Rohit immediately rocks back to cut this away past point for four. India's lead is 161. IND: (19/0 in 6 overs) vs SL
FOUR!! Good length, outside off stump, shapes away slightly, Mayank tries to push at this but the movement gets the outside edge and the ball flies between the slips and gully for four. IND: (10/0 in 5 overs) vs SL
Tad fuller from Embuldeniya, and Mayank thumped it through the extra-cover region to get off the mark. First boundary of the Indian innings. IND: (5/0 in 4 overs) vs SL
Indian openers Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma has started cautiously. Suranga Lakmal, playing his last match for Sri Lanka started the proceedings for the visitors. Left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya is bowling from the other end. IND: (1/0 in 2 overs) vs SL
Good length, outside off stump, Carrom ball again and this time beats Fernando, who tries to defend off the front foot, Pant takes off the bails in a flash and replays show that Fernando's back leg was in the air. Sri Lanka are dismissed for 109 and In
dia lead by 143 runs!
Bumrah goes with the short ball again, Dickwella tries to evade this but is cramped for space, brushes his gloves on his way to the keeper and Bumrah has his first five-wicket haul in India. SL are 100 for 9 after 35 overs
Full length, leg stump, carrom ball from Ashwin, Lakmal doesn't read the variation and tries to flick this on the legside, gets beaten by the turn and the ball rocks onto the stumps. Ashwin gets his first wicket of the innings. SL are 100 for 8 after 34 overs
Short length, outside off stump, Embuldeniya tries to take on the bumper, gets a top edge that skies in the air, Pant calls for the catch and settles under this to complete a safe catch. SL are 96 for 7 after 33 overs
And we're underway at the Chinnaswamy Stadium for Day 2. Back-to-back boundaries from Niroshan Dickwella to start off the second day in Bengaluru. SL are 94/6 after 31 overs.
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