Suranga Lakmal Retirement: The last match of the two-Test series between India and Sri Lanka is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This match is the last match of Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal’s international cricket. After this test, he will say goodbye to international cricket, he had announced it even before coming to India. When Suranga Lakmal returned to the pavilion after bowling in the second innings, there was a beautiful sight. Indian coach Rahul Dravid and former captain Virat Kohli congratulated Suranga Lakmal on her illustrious career. BCCI has posted its video on its official Twitter account. Let us tell you, India has set a huge target of 447 runs for the victory in front of the visiting team on the second day of the Bangalore Test. At the end of the day’s play, Sri Lanka scored 28 runs for the loss of 1 wicket and are still 419 runs away from victory.
Head Coach Rahul Dravid and former #TeamIndia Captain @imVkohli Suranga Lakmal as he is all set to bid adieu to international cricket.@paytm #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/Vroo0mlQLB
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 13, 2022
Talking about the competition, Sri Lanka started the second day with 86/6. In the very first session, the Indian bowlers had taken a lead of 143 runs after bundling the visiting team for 109 runs.
After this, Team India declared their second innings by scoring 303 runs with the help of Shreyas Iyer’s 67 and Rishabh Pant’s stormy half-century. During this, Jayavikrama got 4 and Embuldeniya got three wickets, while Suranga Lakmal, playing his last match, returned empty handed. Lakmal got a wicket in the first innings.
Team India is 9 wickets away from victory and Rohit and Co. will have their eyes on the third day to clean up the visiting team in the early series. India lead the series 1-0 after winning the Mohali Test by an innings and 222 runs.