Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Rohit Raj
Updated Fri, 04 Mar 2022 06:19 PM IST
Summary
The two-Test series between India and Sri Lanka began in Mohali on Friday. On the first day of the Test, India scored 357 for six in the first innings. Ravindra Jadeja 45 and Ravichandran Ashwin were unbeaten on 10 when the end of the game was announced.
The two-Test series between India and Sri Lanka began in Mohali on Friday (March 4). On the first day of the Test, India scored 357 for six in the first innings. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja 45 and Ravichandran Ashwin were unbeaten on 10 when the end of the game was announced. Rishabh Pant became the victim of nervous nineties for the fifth time in his Test career. At the same time, Virat Kohli, playing the 100th Test, could not score a century in the 71st consecutive international innings.
Pant scored the highest 96 runs for the team on the first day. He hit nine fours and four sixes in his 97-ball innings. He was earlier dismissed for 92 against West Indies at Rajkot ground in 2018. Then scored 92 runs against the same team in Hyderabad. In 2021, he was dismissed for 97 against Australia in Sydney. At the same time, in 2021 against England, he returned to the pavilion after scoring 91 runs at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.
Waiting for Kohli’s century since 832 days
Talking about Kohli, he could not score a century once again. Waiting for his century is 832 days. Virat had scored the last century on 22 November 2019 against Bangladesh in Kolkata. Then he played an innings of 136 runs. Since then Virat has played 16 Tests, but has not been able to reach the three-figure mark even once. He has not been able to score a century in 71 consecutive innings including T20, ODI and Test.
Rohit is captaining for the first time in Tests
In this match, Rohit Sharma entered the field for the first time as the captain of India’s Test team. He became the 35th Test captain of India. India won the toss and decided to bat first. The team got off to a good start and Mayank Agarwal and Rohit shared a 52-run partnership for the first wicket. The team got the first blow in the form of Rohit. He could score 29 runs.
Kohli missed his half-century in the 100th Test
After this, Mayank also returned to the pavilion after scoring 33 runs. Hanuma Vihari then shared a 90-run partnership for the third wicket with Virat Kohli, playing his 100th Test match. Virat missed a fifty in his 100th Test and was bowled by Ambuldeniya for 45 runs.
Vihari scored fifth half-century of his Test career
Meanwhile, Vihari completed his fifth half-century of his Test career. He got out after scoring 58 runs. After Vihari’s dismissal, Rishabh Pant along with Shreyas Iyer tried to handle the innings. Shreyas, however, was dismissed after scoring 27 runs. He shared a 53-run partnership for the fifth wicket of Pant. After this, Pant along with Jadeja took India’s innings forward.
104 runs partnership between Pant and Jadeja
A 104-run partnership for the sixth wicket between Pant and Jadeja. Pant missed a century and was dismissed in a nervous 90 for the fifth time. He was clean bowled by Suranga Lakmal on a personal score of 96. Pant hit nine fours and four sixes in his innings. Currently, Jadeja and Ashwin are on the field. On the second day, Team India would like to reach the score of 450 runs. Spinner Ambuldeniya has taken the highest two wickets for Sri Lanka so far. At the same time, Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara and Dhananjay de Silva got one wicket each.
Expansion
The two-Test series between India and Sri Lanka began in Mohali on Friday (March 4). On the first day of the Test, India scored 357 for six in the first innings. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja 45 and Ravichandran Ashwin were unbeaten on 10 when the end of the game was announced. Rishabh Pant became the victim of nervous nineties for the fifth time in his Test career. At the same time, Virat Kohli, playing the 100th Test, could not score a century in the 71st consecutive international innings.
Pant scored the highest 96 runs for the team on the first day. He hit nine fours and four sixes in his 97-ball innings. He was earlier dismissed for 92 against West Indies at Rajkot ground in 2018. Then scored 92 runs against the same team in Hyderabad. In 2021, he was dismissed for 97 against Australia in Sydney. At the same time, in 2021 against England, he returned to the pavilion after scoring 91 runs at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.