BENGALURU, India (Reuters) – India lowered Sri Lanka to 151-4 at tea on the third day of the day-night check in Bengaluru on Monday after the vacationers’ vibrant begin to the opening session was overshadowed by a prime order collapse.
Chasing a frightening goal of 447 for victory, Jasprit Bumrah had dismissed Lankan opener Lahiru Thirimanne for a duck within the first over of the innings late on day two.
But Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis chipped away within the first hour and collectively the pair survived a few edges to deliver up Sri Lanka’s highest partnership of the sequence (97) whereas Mendis additionally introduced up his half-century.
However, India lastly made the breakthrough when spinner Ravichandran Ashwin enticed Mendis (54) to bop down the observe, with the Lankan batsman misjudging the road as Pant collected the ball and rapidly whipped off the bails.
Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka’s prime scorer within the first innings, lasted solely 5 balls as Ravindra Jadeja broke by his defence to knock over his leg stump whereas Ashwin struck once more to have Dhananjaya de Silva caught at ahead quick leg.
But as wickets fell at the opposite finish, skipper Karunaratne performed patiently to deliver up his half-century and he was unbeaten on 67 together with Niroshan Dickwella (10) at the top of the session.
On Sunday, the hosts declared on 303-9 with Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant notching half-centuries.
India lead the two-test sequence 1-0 after profitable the primary check in Mohali by an innings and 222 runs.
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
