IND vs SL 2017, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka Loses Two Wickets in the Opening Session

Nov 24, 2017 at 11:56 AM

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IND vs SL 2017, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka Loses Two Wickets in the Opening Session

Nagpur strip has been a heaven for the spin bowlers, as the spinners had picked up the bulk of wickets when India last played here against South Africa in 2015.

Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal, who went in with the same team, chose to bat first after winning the toss keeping in mind it will be tough for the batters in the fourth innings.

India made three changes from the first Test with Murali Vijay coming in for Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar making way for Rohit Sharma, and Ishant Sharma replaced Mohammad Shami, who misses out with a niggle.

Sadeera Samarawickrama and Dimuth Karunaratne opened the innings for the visiting Sri Lankan team; however, the new ball got shared by Umesh Yadav, who was playing his first Test at the home ground and Ishant Sharma.

Sri Lankan openers started off well hitting two boundaries in the first two overs and were looking confident in front of the Indian seamers. However, in the fifth over of the match, Cheteshwar Pujara dived forward and grasped one off Ishant Sharma at the slips. The little seam movement of the pitch has done the trick, and Samarawickrama (13) was back into the hut leaving Sri Lanka at 20 for one.


Dimuth Karunaratne and experienced Lahiru Thirimanne, who was promoted up the order then steadied the Sri Lankan innings, as they looked calm and composed trying to build a long partnership.

However, Thirimanne lost his patience when he tried to sweep one of a lofted delivery from Ravichandran Ashwin and completely misses it. It marks the first wicket for the Indian spinners in this series, as Ashwin deserves it.

Sri Lanka went into the lunch with 47 for two, as Karunaratne (21*) and Angelo Matthews (1*) were out there in the middle. India, who finished on a high after picking the wicket of Thirimanne will like to capitalise on it and take some more wickets.

Here is how Twitter reacted on the first day of the second Test:

Brief Score: Sri Lanka 47/2 (Samarawickrama 13, Karunaratne 21*) India: Ashwin 10/1 Ishant:19/1.

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