India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: India are nine wickets away from winning the second Test match in Bengaluru. IND vs SL Live Match Score: India hammered Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the second and final Test here on Monday to complete a 2-0 series whitewash. Resuming the third day at 28 for one, Sri Lanka ended their second innings at 208 all out after captain Dimuth Karunaratne scored a fine 107.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah (3/23) and spinner R Ashwin (4/55) shared seven wickets among themselves for India. Sri Lanka had reached 151 for 4 at tea while chasing a mammoth target of 447 runs. Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis (54) shared 97 runs for the second wicket.
Brief Scores: India: 252 and 303 for 9 declared.Β Sri Lanka: 109 and 208Β (Dimuth Karunaratne 107 , Kusal Mendis 54; R Ashwin 4/55).
Match EndedSri Lanka tour of India, 2022 - 2nd Test
India
252 (59.1) u0026 303/9 dec (68.5)vs
Sri Lanka
109 (35.5) u0026 208 (59.3)Match Ended ( Day 3 - 2nd Test )
India beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs
India beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs
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Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with teammates after taking his fifth wicket of Sri Lanka's Niroshan Dickwella during the second day of the second Test in Bengaluru on Sunday. (AP/Aijaz Rahi)
It's been a good run, enjoyed it personally and as a team, there were so many things we wanted to achieve and I think we did. No doubt about it (on Ravindra Jadeja), we have seen him grow as a batter, he seems to be getting better and better, at 7, he strengthens the batting, and he's a complete package, with his fielding and bowling, brings a lot to the team. He has just carried on from the T20s (on Shreyas Iyer), he didn't get out there a single time and he's carried it into the Tests. He knew he was replacing Pujara and Rahane, big boots to fill, but he's obviously doing it really well. He seems to get better in every Test, especially in these conditions (on Rishabh Pant). The England series (at home) was challenging, but looks like the confidence is back, with his catches and stumpings. It was kind of him to say that (on Ashwin), but it was my feeling (about being the best bowler), he does something for the team whenever he's given the ball, gives match-winning performance every time he's given the ball, so I think he's a legend of the game. Comes up with the goods every time the ball is handed to him. It's been challenging (on D/N Tests at home), third Test and we're still learning about how to handle (the conditions). The crowd coming back and celebrating with us has been so pleasing.
I think both (batting and keeping), you need to keep evolving, I've made mistakes in the past and want to keep improving. It's not in my mindset, the wicket was difficult to play, so I thought I will look for quick runs. I'll do whatever the team management want me to do. I think it's more about confidence, previously, I used to think too much, now I'm only focusing on every ball.
That wasn't my normal approach, but I saw the batters struggling, so I knew I had to be attacking and put the pressure back on tyhe bowlers. I was batting on 55 when he came in, and then I added around 40 more runs. I could have got out earliers as well, so didn't worry about the hundred. I just wanted to bat as many balls as possible, knew that I had some support down the order with Shami and ABumrah. I have always dreamt about playing Test cricket for India, good feeling to come and contribute, want t6o keep this going.
I would have been more happier if we had won, but it was a tough one, we batted under lights and it was tough. But *I have worked hard on my batting. We have a good team, the batting didn't capitalize on these conditions, the bowling was good, but we kept bowling loose deliveries every now and then, that's what we need to work well. It has been special playing alongside Lakmal and I wish him well for the upcoming county season.
12.10 vs Ind 1990/91 (1 Test)
15.12 vs NZ 1982/83 (2 Tests)
15.60 vs Ind 2021/22 (2 Tests) *
15.85 vs Aus 1987/88 (1 Test)
4 Tests | 3 wins | 1 draw
3 ODIs | 3 wins
9 T20Is | 9 wins
And that's it for Sri Lanka. Their last wicket falls as India take a series clean sweep. Fernando was the last wicket to go down with Ashwin taking the crucial wicket.
ANOTHER DOWN!! Clean bowled. Bumrah picks up his 8th wicket of the game. And his 3rd this innings. That's the last game for Lakmal as he departs for 1 run as everyone congratulates him. SL 208/9.
OUT! Karunaratne departs soon after bringing up his century int he Pink-ball Test. Bumrah has been on a different level all Test and he comes back to take the prized wicket of Karunaratne. SL are 205/7 after 57 overs.
That's a 100 for the Sri Lankar skipper Karunaratne. What a way to reach it. Off a boundary. He is only the third Sri Lankan captain to score a ton in India. The crowd on their feet. Karunaratne has been mightily impressive this innings and brings up a special ton! SL are 200/6 after 55 overs.
Charith Asalanka falls now and Sri Lanka are into their lower order. Axar strikes again, sharp delivery catches Asalanka's edge and pops to RO close-by. SL are 182/6 after 50 overs.
Dimuth Karunaratne is finally showing his class as he's deftly playing India bowlers and hitting them for odd boundaries too. SL are 170/5 after 46 overs.
Dickwella's resistance comes to an end, runs down the pitch like Kusal Mendis, and it's an easy stumping for Pant. Axar spins one past Dickwella's charge to break the 55-run stand. Dickwella out for 12. SL are 160/5 after 42 overs.
Play begins again. Karunaratne with a boundary in the first over after tea break. SL are 157/4 after 40 overs.
Sri Lanka 109 & 151/4 (Karunaratne 67*; Ashwin 2/40) at Tea, need 296 runs to beat India (252 & 303/9 decl.) in pink-ball Test in Bengaluru.
India review for a strangle down leg against Karunaratne, UltraEdge shows it was off the pad. The ball had grazed Karunaratne's pad. SL are 141/4 after 36 overs.
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne brights up a fighting half-century. This is his 28th in Test Cricket! Sri Lanka 109 & 126/4, need 321 runs to beat India (252 & 303/9 decl.) in pink-ball Test in Bengaluru
WICKET! Vihari with some brilliant work at forward short leg, and Ash gets de Silva with a lovely flighted delivery. Ashwin dismisses Dhananjaya de Silva to go past Dale Steyn (439) on the list of all-time highest Test wicket-takers. Niroshan Dickwella comes in place of de Silva. SL are 109/4 after 28 overs.
STAT: Ashwin has now gone past Steyn, with 440 Test victims. Hadlee, Kapil, Herath and now Steyn
India have found their groove. Soon after Ashwin took the crucial wicket of Mendis, Ravindra Jadeja cleans up Mathews. Jadeja goes through the defense of Angelo Matthews and Sri Lanka are now three down!
Ashwin with the first wicket of the day! Mendis departs soon after bringing up half-century. Mendis lunged forward to defend, but missed it and Pant knocked the bails in a flash! IND eight wickets away from series-win. SL are 98/2 after 20 overs.