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Shreyas Iyer on Saturday said he had no regrets on missing out on a century after his 92 helped India claw back and take control of the pink ball Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday. Iyer hit 92 to lift India, who lead the two-Test series 1-0, to 252 all out from a precarious 86-4 after they elected to bat first in Bangalore.
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M Chinnaswamy Stadium. There couldn’t have been a better advertisement for the classical format of cricket. But the pitch, a dry wicket offering ample turn and the odd ball keeping low ensured truncated stints at the crease for Rohit Sharma & Co. Under lights, there was no relief for the Sri Lankan batters either. As many as 16 wickets tumbled on either side with India holding a 166-run advantage. FULL SCORECARDIndia reached 252 in 59.1 overs courtesy a defining innings of 92 (98b, 10x4, 4x6) from Shreyas Iyer and returned in the final session to leave the Sri Lankan challenge in tatters, reducing them to 86/6 in 30 overs. Barring Angelo Mathews (43), none of the Lankan batters got going and it wasn't the spinners but the pacers who got purchase with Jasprit Bumrah (3/15) leading the pack with Mohammed Shami (2/18).
England captain Joe Root has defended his use of key man Ben Stokes after the all-rounder bowled 41 overs in the drawn first Test against West Indies having suffered a side strain during the Ashes.
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.
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in Saturday's pink ball Test in Bangalore with a series sweep in view.
Chasing an elusive international hundred for 28 months now, Virat Kohli would hope for a turnaround at his 'spiritual home' when India take on an under-prepared and injury-hit Sri Lanka in the second Test, with the action unfolding under flood lights, in Bengaluru from Saturday. Interestingly, the last time Kohli reached a three-figure mark, it was a 'Pink Ball' game in which India thrashed Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in Kolkata, back in November 2019. He had scored 136 back then. The former India skipper has taken strike in 28 innings since then but a Test hundred has remained elusive. The 33-year-old has got a 50-plus score only six times with highest being a knock of 79 against South Africa in Cape Town in January this year.
Jasprit Bumrah stressed on the need to make mental adjustments while playing day-night matches in the five-day format. Bumrah, who has played two of the three pink-ball contests, said, "We are playing the pink-ball Test after a long time. We are still very new to this format, we need to make a lot of mental adjustments. Whatever we have played, they were all in different conditions, so no parameter can be set. Whatever little experience you have gathered and the feedback you have taken, you work on things that are under your control."