Jadeja's all-round heroics help India crush Sri Lanka
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja starred with bat and bowl to lead India to a crushing innings and 222-run victory over Sri Lanka inside three days of the first Test on Sunday.
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India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs in Mohali
Hosts India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs inside three days in the opening test at Mohali on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Jadeja, Ashwin spin India to crushing win over Sri Lanka
:India spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin shared eight wickets to lead the hosts to victory over Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs inside three days of the opening test at Mohali on Sunday.
Ravichandran Ashwin Surpasses Kapil Dev To Become India's 2nd Highest Wicket-taker In Test Cricket
India's premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday surpassed the legendary Kapil Dev's haul of 434 wickets to become India second-highest wicket taker in Test cricket. Ashwin went past Kapil when he picked up the wicket of Charith Asalanka, his third of the second innings in Mohali in the 1st Test against Sri Lanka, as India closed in on a big win. He had earlier tied Kapil's tally when he sent back Pathum Nissanka.
Ravichandran Ashwin goes past Kapil Dev's 434 wickets, becomes India's second highest wicket-taker in Tests
Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday went past the legendary Kapil Dev's 434 Test scalps to become the second highest wicket-taker for India in the longest format of the game, reaching the mark in his 85th match. The 35-year-old Ashwin achieved the feat in the first Test against Sri Lanka. He began the match with 430 scalps and claimed two wickets in the first innings before adding three more in the second essay to cross Kapil's mark. Kapil had managed the feat in 131 matches. The legendary Anil Kumble tops the chart with 619 scalps which he claimed in 132 matches.
Jadeja, Ashwin put India on course for innings win over Sri Lanka
:India's spin twins Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin put the hosts on course for an innings victory against Sri Lanka on the third day of the opening test at Mohali on Sunday.
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 3: Ravichandran Ashwin Equals Kapil Dev's Tally Of 434 Test Wickets
All-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday equalled Kapil Dev's tally of 434 Test wickets. Ashwin achieved the feat on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka in Mohali. When the spinner takes one more wicket, he will become India's second-highest wicket-taker in the longest format, only behind Anil Kumble. At the lunch break on Day 3, Sri Lanka's score in the second innings read 10/1 -- still trailing by 390 runs. Dimuth Karunaratne (8*) and Pathum Nissanka (1*) are currently at the crease.
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sachin Tendulkar Leads Reactions On Twitter As Ravindra Jadeja Achieves Huge Feat
Sachin Tendulkar led the reactions on Twitter as Ravindra Jadeja became the sixth cricketer to register a 150-plus score and take five wickets in the same Test. The all-rounder achieved the feat on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test match vs Sri Lanka at Mohali, on Sunday. The 33-year-old took five wickets in Sri Lanka's first innings and also had earlier smashed an unbeaten knock of 175 runs to help India post 574/8d. Other than Jadeja, only Vinoo Mankad, Denis Atkinson, Polly Umrigar, Gary Sobers and Mushtaq Mohammad are the only cricketers to have registered this achievement. Taking to Twitter, Sachin wrote, ".@imjadeja is turning everything into gold! Wonderful performance. #INDvSL"