Rohit Sharma-led Team India captured the 2-match Test series against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on Monday. The hosts bundled out the opposition team for 208 runs in the second innings of the Pink Test and won the match by a huge margin of 238 runs.
Sri Lanka took the field with a lot of determination on the third day, but it was always going to be difficult to stop the Indian attack on a track that offered uneven bounce from day one. Ashwin picked up four wickets while Bumrah registered figures of 3/23 in the second innings to guide India to a remarkable victory. A clinical win in the day-night Test helped India move up the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points table.
As India celebrates an unbeaten Test season at home, let’s take a look at the talking points of the third day of the Bengaluru Test.
Brilliant innings from Dimuth Karunaratne: Wickets kept falling at the other end, while Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne remained on the scoreboard. His patience and patience paid off after he received 14. metth Test century with the help of 15 fours. He is now the third Sri Lankan captain after Kumara Sangakkara and Dunesh Chandimal to score a century in India. Karunaratne scored 107 before dismissing Jasprit Bumrah.
Indian bowlers lighting up the day: The duo of Bumrah and Ashwin did the most damage to Sri Lanka’s batting line-up as they chased down a target of 477 runs on Monday. East took 3 wickets and ended the game with 8 wickets. Ashwin, on the other hand, got a four-fer, while Axar Patel took a couple of wickets.
India complete undefeated domestic season 2021-22 The victory in the second Test on Monday also marked India’s unbeaten run in the 2021-22 cricket season at home. The team won 3 out of 4 Tests with all 3 ODIs and 9 T20Is. A Test against New Zealand at Kanpur in 2021 had ended in a draw.
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Sri Lanka’s 3rd lowest batting average in Test series: Sri Lanka’s batting average was their third lowest in this series. He maintained an average of 15.60 in both the Test matches played in Mohali and Bengaluru. His lowest score was 12.10 which he achieved against India in 1990-91.
Farewell to Suranga Lakmal: The ace Sri Lankan bowler played his last international match in Bengaluru. He scored just 1 run in the last innings of his cricket career but Indian players also congratulated him for this remarkable journey. Lakmal played 70 Tests, 86 ODIs and 11 T20Is for Sri Lanka, taking 171, 109 and 8 wickets respectively.
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