India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Jadeja bags third successive man of the match award at Mohali

Six years later, Ravindra Jadeja returned to the IS Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, slamming an unbeaten 175 and magical returns of 9/87 against Sri Lanka to hand India a handsome win by an innings and 222 runs, and bag his third successive man of the match award in four Test outings at the venue.

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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. In Virat Kohli's 100th Test and Rohit Sharma's first as captain, Jadeja hit an unbeaten 175 in India's 574-8 declared and then claimed a

The only other instance when he missed out on the award was in 2013 when debutant Shikhar Dhawan's explosive 187 against Australia overshadowed the Rajkot all-rounder's match figures of 6 for 112. Jadeja has thus become the first all-rounder to amass 300-plus runs and capture 25-plus wickets in Tests at Mohali, achieving the feat in just four outings - his tally being 327 runs (ave 81.75) and 27 wickets (ave 14.66) at the venue. Counting the jaw-dropping feats at the same venue, Jadeja on Sunday acknowledged that the PCA Stadium is indeed his "lucky ground".

"This is my lucky ground. Whenever I come here, I always get positive vibes. To be honest I don't know about stats (hundred and ten-for) but I am happy to do well with bat and ball. When you perform like this, you feel very confident," said the 33-year-old all-rounder. This is also the first man-of-the-match award for Jadeja after almost half-a-decade.

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Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday