IND vs SL 2nd Test Day 3: Today is the third day of the ongoing Pink Ball Test between India and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka was given a target of 447 runs by the Indian team to win. By the end of the second day, the visiting team had scored 28 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. In the first over itself, Lahiru Thirimanne was dismissed without opening an account and Jasprit Bumrah took his wicket. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne was batting on 10 and Kusal Mendis on 16 till stumps on the second day.
India need 9 wickets to win and Sri Lanka need 419 runs now. The Indian bowlers had bundled out the entire team for 109 runs in the first innings by taking 4 wickets of Sri Lanka in the first half hour of the second day. With this, India also got a lead of 143 runs on the basis of first innings. In the second innings, the Indian team declared its innings by scoring 303 for 9 wickets. India’s total lead was 446 runs i.e. Sri Lanka got a target of 447 runs to win the Belguru Test.
Shreyas Iyer remained the top scorer for India in the second innings as well, scoring 67 runs. Apart from Iyer, Rishabh Pant also played a half-century inning of 50 runs. Lasith Embuldeniya took three wickets for Sri Lanka in the second innings as well. At the same time, Praveen Jayawickrama was the best bowler with 4 wickets. This huge target of 447 runs for Sri Lanka is very difficult to achieve on this pitch.
Rohit Brigade is 9 wickets away from creating history in Bengaluru. This will be India’s 15th consecutive Test series win at home. India last lost a home Test series against England in 2012 at home under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.