12:58 PM, 06-Mar-2022
Sri Lanka’s third wicket fell, Karunaratne out
Rohit changed the bowling to Mohammed Shami and as soon as he came, he got Dimuth Karunaratna caught by Pant on the fifth ball of the second spell. Sri Lanka score after 16 overs: 46/3, Dhananjaya de Silva (1*), Angelo Mathews (10*)
12:22 PM, 06-Mar-2022
Second success for Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin has given another blow to Sri Lanka. After the game resumed after lunch, Ashwin got Pathum Nisanka caught by Pant. With this wicket, Ashwin has equaled Kapil Dev’s 434 Test wickets.
11:35 AM, 06-Mar-2022
IND vs SL 1st Test. 3rd Day: Lunch Break
Sri Lanka lost the first wicket in the second innings as well. In his second over, Ashwin got Lahiru Thirimanne caught by Rohit. India have a lead of 390 runs. Sri Lanka score after four overs: 10/1, Pathum Nisanka (1*), Dimuth Karunaratna (8*)
11:22 AM, 06-Mar-2022
India gave follow-on, Sri Lanka’s batting started again
Innings Break!
An excellent bowling display by #TeamIndia as Sri Lanka are all out for 174#TeamIndia have enforced the follow-on.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) March 6, 2022
11:12 AM, 06-Mar-2022
Sri Lanka all out on 174, India have a 400-run lead
A 5⃣-wicket haul for @imjadeja as #TeamIndia wrap Sri Lanka innings for 174
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— BCCI (@BCCI) March 6, 2022
11:11 AM, 06-Mar-2022
Jadeja’s five wickets
Ravindra Jadeja once again took two wickets in the same over. He made Vishwa Fernando and Lahiru Kumara his prey in the last two balls of his 13th over. With this, Jadeja also completed his five wickets.
11:09 AM, 06-Mar-2022
First breakthrough for Shami, Ambuldeniya out
Mohammed Shami got Lasith Embuldeniya caught by Mayank Agarwal while getting the first success of the match.
11:02 AM, 06-Mar-2022
Double success for Jadeja in one over
Ravindra Jadeja gave Sri Lanka double blows in the second over of the day. He first got Niroshan Dikwella caught by Shreyas on the fourth ball and then two balls later, Suranga Lakmal was caught by Ashwin and sent to the pavilion. Jadeja took two wickets in this over without giving any runs.
️ Niroshan Dickwella
️ Suranga LakmalA double-wicket maiden over from Jadeja#WTC23 , #INDvSL , pic.twitter.com/GTdev5tvgB
— ICC (@ICC) March 6, 2022
10:35 AM, 06-Mar-2022
Bumrah made Aslanka a victim
Jasprit Bumrah has achieved the first breakthrough of the day. He dodges Charith Aslanka with the ball coming in and gets out lbw. Although the field umpire gave not out but Rohit took a review and the decision went in India’s favour. Aslanka was dismissed for 29 runs in 64 balls.
10:27 AM, 06-Mar-2022
Half-century partnership between Nisanka-Aslanka
Pathum Nisanka and Charith Aslanka have formed an important partnership for Sri Lanka while batting brilliantly. There has been a partnership of more than 50 runs between the two for the fifth wicket. Sri Lanka score after 57 overs: 157/4, Pathum Nisanka (50*), Charith Aslanka (26*)
10:19 AM, 06-Mar-2022
Nisanka’s half-century
Sri Lankan batsman Pathum Nisanka has completed his half-century while batting brilliantly. He scored the fifth fifty of his Test career in 108 balls. Sri Lanka score after 55 overs: 148/4, Pathum Nisanka (50*), Charith Aslanka (16*)
Fifty up for Pathum Nissanka#WTC23 , #INDvSL , pic.twitter.com/YdKh0VZoXK
— ICC (@ICC) March 6, 2022
10:06 AM, 06-Mar-2022
First change in bowling, Bumrah came
Sri Lanka have so far batted softly. Nisanka and Aslanka together have faced Ashwin and Shami firmly and have not given them any chance. India has also now made the first change of the day and handed the ball to Jasprit Bumrah. Sri Lanka score after 52 overs: 140/4, Pathum Nisanka (45*), Charith Aslanka (13*)
09:52 AM, 06-Mar-2022
Shame on Ashwin-Shami
India have not made any changes in the bowling yet and Ashwin is leading the way along with Mohammed Shami. However, the Sri Lankan batsmen are not facing any particular problem. Sri Lanka score after 48 overs: 120/4, Pathum Nisanka (31*), Charith Aslanka (7*)
09:33 AM, 06-Mar-2022
start of the third day
Charith Aslanka and Pathum Nishanka are on the field for Sri Lanka while Mohammed Shami has started for India.
09:04 AM, 06-Mar-2022
Highlights of the second day
After this, in the last session, the Indian bowlers had to struggle with the ball in the beginning. But after that he did not give any chance to Sri Lanka to recover. The Indian bowlers continued to present challenges to harass the opposition batsmen and achieved four successes by the end of the day’s play. Sri Lanka are trailing by 466 runs on the basis of India’s first innings and are in danger of follow-on.