Iyer, bowlers put India on top of pink ball Test
Shreyas Iyer's attacking 92 and inspired bowling put India in command of the pink ball Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday's opening day.
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Lanka trail India by 166 as 16 wickets fall on day one of day-night test
BENGALURU, India :Sri Lanka were reduced to 86-6 in response to India's 252 on day one of the second test, leaving the hosts 166 runs ahead so far in the day-night game played in front of a near-capacity crowd at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.
"It's Not Just About Surviving": Ajit Agarkar On Pitch In India vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test
Former India cricketer Ajit Agarkar praised Shreyas Iyer's knock of 92 and offered his thoughts on the pitch after India posted 252 batting first on the opening day of the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on Saturday. "It's a special innings. When he looks back, he will be very proud of it because of how difficult it was for most batsmen with a ball and a pitch like that. Initially, maybe he took a couple of chances, got away but later on was very decisive, even when he defended the first of 25-30 runs that he played and then counter-attacked," Agarkar said during a discussion on Star Sports.
India vs Sri Lanka: Twitter Erupts As Shreyas Iyer Hits Blistering Innings On "Difficult" Bengaluru Pitch
Shreyas Iyer missed his second Test century by 8 runs but Twitter hailed his breathtaking knock on Day 1 of the second Test in Bengaluru as the best of his Test career. The right-handed batter slammed 92 off just 98 balls on a Chinnaswamy pitch that had a lot of assistance of spinners. Coming in to bat with the team in a spot of bother at 86/4 at the dismissal of Virat Kohli, Shreyas at first settled down to try and get a partnership together. He stitched together a 40-run stand with Rishabh Pant but after Pant's dismissal and with wickets falling regularly around him, Shreyas decided to take on the bowling.
"He Knew As Soon As He Missed": Sunil Gavaskar On What "Cost" Virat Kohli In 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka
Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said "playing across the line" cost Virat Kohli his wicket on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru. Kohli, who walked out to a rousing reception from the Chinnaswamy crowd, was looking good till a delivery from off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva kept lower than expected to hit his front pad. In the 28th over of India's innings, de Silva's short of a good length delivery turned and kept low, hitting Kohli just above the ankle region and the umpire had no hesitation in raising his finger. A shell-shocked Kohli, who was looking to turn the ball towards the on-side, did not even consider sending it upstairs and walked back after scoring 23 off 48 balls on Saturday.
India bowled out for 252 by Sri Lanka in first innings
BENGALURU, India : India were bowled out for 252 in the first innings on day one of the day-night test in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Iyer rescues India as Lankan spinners thrive in day-night test
BENGALURU, India :India were bowled out for 252 in the first innings against Sri Lanka on a pitch that offered the spinners turn and variable bounce on day one of the day-night test on Saturday.
India teetering at 93-4 at tea against Sri Lanka in day-night test
BENGALURU, India : India were struggling at 93-4 at tea in the day-night test against Sri Lanka on Saturday after the tourists' spinners took wickets at regular intervals.