Mar 14, 2022 - 13:41
By msn.com

Cricket-Sri Lanka 151-4 at tea after mini collapse against India

By Rohith Nair

BENGALURU, India (Reuters) - India reduced Sri Lanka to 151-4 at tea on the third day of the day-night test in Bengaluru on Monday after the tourists' bright start to the opening session was overshadowed by a top order collapse.

Chasing a daunting target of 447 for victory, Jasprit Bumrah had dismissed Lankan opener Lahiru Thirimanne for a duck in the first over of the innings late on day two.

But Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis chipped away in the first hour and together the pair survived a couple of edges to bring up Sri Lanka's highest partnership of the series (97) while Mendis also brought up his half-century.

However, India finally made the breakthrough when spinner Ravichandran Ashwin enticed Mendis (54) to dance down the track, with the Lankan batsman misjudging the line as Pant collected the ball and quickly whipped off the bails.

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