Dominant India turn the screw on Sri Lanka in pink ball test
BENGALURU, India :Sri Lanka ended day two on 28-1 in their second innings after India set them a mammoth target of 447 for victory in the second and final test on Sunday.
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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).