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Colombo Test: Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis quarrel behind to take Lanka to 209/2
- Updated: August 6, 2017
Sri Lankan cricketer Dimuth Karunaratne (L) and teammate Kusal Mendis run between a wickets during a third day of a second Test compare between Sri Lanka and India during a Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo. AFP PHOTO
The volatile Sri Lankan span of Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis displayed their best batting opening to keep India during brook after a initial innings disturbance running a hosts to 209 for 2 in Colombo on a third day of a second Test.
After being bowled out for a insignificant 183 in a initial innings losing as many as as 8 wickets in a singular session, No 3 Mendis (110 off 135 balls) and opener Karunaratne (92 batting, 200 balls) combined 191 as a visitors could get usually dual wickets in a subsequent dual sessions.
While Sri Lanka still need 230 runs to equivocate innings better with dual days left, a representation losing a bit of punch and a bid by a top-order, should assistance a home group make a compare out of it.
Spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin (0/79 in 24 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (0/76 in 16 overs) looked a dark shade of their strange self, that saw them comment for bulk of a Sri Lankan wickets in a initial innings.
India’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s (1/12 in 5 overs) came in accessible as he prompted an inside corner of Mendis with Wriddhiman Saha holding a intelligent locate down leg-side.
With a representation losing a bit of pace, a dual Indian spinners couldn’t make most of an impact after Ashwin’s 26th five-wicket transport in a initial innings and Jadeja’s miracle 150th wicket.
Credit to a Lankan pair, who had a devise opposite a spinners, generally Mendis, who used a brush shot to good effect. They were prepared to use their feet, entrance to a representation of a deliveries, smothering a spin.
While Mendis attacked, it matched Karunaratne’s diversion devise really good as he hold anchor during one end. Sri Lanka didn’t demeanour to urge as they scored during a healthy rate of scarcely 3.5 runs per over.
Mendis got to his third Test century off 120 balls. He strike 17 bounds in all while Karunaratne’s calm strike had 12 fours.
Kohli did stagger his bowlers though a pacers were usually used in brief spells.
Kohli and co recklessness was clear as they squandered a examination during a final hour of play opposite Karunaratne off Jadeja. The round didn’t take any edge, instead, it brushed a thigh pad.
Their partnership was a second top for a second wicket for Sri Lanka opposite India after 576 runs put on by Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama in 1997.
Earlier, Sri Lanka came out with a lot of certain vigilant as they reached 118 for 1 during tea after being asked to follow- on.
Post lunch, Lanka began their second innings after being asked to follow-on. Kohli again non-stop with spin from one end, handing Umesh Yadav (1-29) and Ashwin a new ball.
Yadav bowled opener Upul Tharanga (2) in a third over as India done a discerning start in their bid to win this Test.
But Karunaratne and Mendis stood organisation to challenge a Indian bowling. The pivotal to their mount was saying out Ashwin’s initial spell as Mohammed Shami was shortly introduced into a conflict along with Jadeja.
The dual batsmen left a round good and played some shining strokes to keep a runs ticking along as Lanka’s 50 came adult in a 12th over.
India missed one possibility when Shikhar Dhawan forsaken a sitter during mid-on off Ashwin in a eighth over when a centurion was batting one one.
Thereafter, there were no slip-ups as he twin brought adult their 50-partnership in 79 balls. Later their 100-partnership came adult in 113 balls as Lanka crossed 100 in a 24th over.
Mendis also survived a held behind interest off Jadeja around DRS as a round overwhelmed a thigh pad and was never even tighten to a edge.
Karunaratne scored his 13th Test half-century off 83 balls, while Mendis scored his 5th Test half-century off 53 balls as they countered a Indian bowling for once.
Earlier, in respond to India’s huge 622/9 declared, Sri Lanka collapsed to 183 all out during lunch surrender their highest-ever initial innings’ lead in Test cricket ¿ 439 runs, some-more than 419 runs opposite Pakistan during Galle in 2000. Ashwin (5/69) picked adult his 26th five-wicket transport in Test cricket.
Starting from overnight 50/2, it was startling to see Ashwin not handed a round true away. Instead, Umesh Yadav (1-12) and Ravindra Jadeja (2-84) started proceedings, removing present results.
Dinesh Chandimal (10) was a initial to go, in a fifth over of a day, held during block leg off Jadeja. In a really subsequent over, Yadav had Kusal Mendis (24) held during mid-on, distinguished a double physique blow to Sri Lanka¿s hopes of rebuttal on this day.
It brought Angelo Mathews (26) and Niroshan Dickwella (51) to a crease, and a twin motionless to conflict a Indian bowling, quite a spinners. Together, they strike 7 fours and 3 sixes opposite Jadeja and Ashwin who had been introduced into a attack. They put on 53 runs for a 5th wicket holding Lanka past 100 in a 33rd over. However, there weren’t any some-more partnerships of note as they were all-out for 183 in small underneath 50 overs.
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