India won the first match of the Test series between India and Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs. With this win, India took an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series. This was also the 100th match of Indian batsman Virat Kohli’s Test career. Team India has given a special gift to Kohli on the 100th match by winning this match in just three days. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja scored the highest score of his international career in this match and made the match memorable for himself. Indian captain Rohit Sharma also gave a guard of honor to Virat. On the other hand, Pant had to face disappointment in the first innings. Here we have brought special pictures related to this match in front of you.
India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs in the first match of the two-Test series. They have taken an unassailable 1-0 lead in the series. India had scored 574 runs in the first innings. At the same time, Sri Lanka scored 174 runs in their first innings and 178 runs in the second innings.
In the first test between India and Sri Lanka, spectators were not allowed to enter the field, as the cases of corona were increasing in Mohali. However, later the BCCI allowed the spectators to enter the field here keeping in mind Virat’s 100th Test.
The Mohali Test was entirely in the name of Ravindra Jadeja of India. He scored an unbeaten 175 in this match and also took nine wickets. However, Jadeja missed out on the historic feat in this match. Had he taken one more wicket, he would have become the first player in history to score more than 150 runs and take 10 wickets in a single match.
Jadeja also took five wickets for India after playing an unbeaten 175 in the first innings. After pawing in the second innings of the match, Jadeja accepted the greeting by showing the ball towards the spectators. Jadeja has achieved the feat of taking five wickets in an innings for the 10th time in Test cricket.