Click here to follow live coverage of Day 5 of the 1st Test between India and Sri Lanka India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test Day 4 at Eden Gardens: The umpires are constantly checking light. They think its okay to continue for another over. So Shanaka steams in and bounces Pujara, who allows Dickwella to do his job. Then he flicks the second ball to backward square leg for a single. Then Rahul picks up a couple. And… the umpires are back and having a discussion. Play stopped due to bad light. It is stumps on Day 4 and India lead by 49 runs. Day 3 report: Angelo Mathews (52) and Lahiru Thirimanne (51) helped Sri Lanka post 165/4 and trail India by only seven runs at stumps on the third day of the first cricket Test at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. [caption id=“attachment_4217093” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  India’s Virat Kohli and Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal. Agencies[/caption] India pacer Umesh Yadav took two wickets to get rid of the pair who stitched together a 99-run stand for the third wicket. At the close of play, skipper and birthday boy Dinesh Chandimal (12) and wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella (14) were at the crease. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/49) took two wickets before tea while Mohammed Shami (0/53) went wicketless. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bowled four overs without a wicket. The play had to be called off 41 minutes before scheduled time due to bad light. In the morning session, Sri Lankan off-spinner Dilruwan Perera and pacer Lahiru Gamage shared two wickets each as India were skittled out for 172 in their first innings. For the hosts, in-form top order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 52 while Wriddhiman Saha contributed 29 as fast bowler Suranga Lakmal returned best figures of 4-26 for the tourists. Resuming at 74/5, Saha (6) and Pujara (47) could manage only a 29-run stand for the sixth wicket before the latter was castled by Gamage (2-59). Saurashtra Test specialist Pujara completed his 16th half century while Saha then stitched together a 48-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja before the all-rounder was fell lbw off Dilruwan Perera (2-19). Pujara fell to a peach of a delivery from Lahiru Gamage. The right-arm pacer, who failed to get wickets in the first two days, beat Pujara all ends up with an in-cutter that jagged back off the surface and went between the Saurashtra man’s bat and pad to rattle the off-stump. It was a big blow for India. Saha got a reprieve when wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella missed an easy stumping off Perera when he was batting on 25. With him was Jadeja, who upped the ante hitting two fours and the first six of the innings before being lbw, a decision which the tourists reviewed after umpire Joel Wilson – standing in place of indisposed Richard Kettleborough – did not rule in favour of Dinesh Chandimal and Co. In the very same over, Saha gave an easy catch to Angelo Mathews trying to paddle sweep Perera. The local boy asked for the review after consulting with Bhuvneshwar Kumar at the other end but to no avail. Bhuvneshwar scored 13 before got out off Lakmal’s bowling while Mohammed Shami’s quickfire 22-ball 24 helped India get past 150-run mark with Umesh Yadav (6 not out) at the non-striker’s end. Dasun Shanaka (2-36) also took two wickets while veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath bowled only two overs as India were bowled out for 172. Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave India big hopes when he removed opening batsmen Dimuth Karunaratne (8) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (23) to reduce the visitors to 34/2. Karunaratne left an inswinging Bhuvneshwar delivery which outwitted him and struck the knee-roll. The in-form 29-year-old asked for a review which turned out to be unsuccessful. His opening partner Sadeera Samarawickrama (23) followed suit soon, caught behind to a shortish Bhuvneshwar ball. Fit-again Mathews (52 off 94; 8x4) and Thirimanne (51 off 94; 8x4) then joined hands to bail Sri Lanka out of trouble. Thrimanne benefitted after being dropped on 27 by Shikhar Dhawan at first slip off Umesh’s bowling, while Sri Lanka were 70/2. With the conditions slightly improved for batting, the pair overcame the Indian bowling and played some good shots. Both scored eight fours each. Both, however, fell prey to Umesh who bowled brilliantly in his second spell which read 7-1-25-2. Thirimanne, who brought up his fifth fifty, edged to skipper Virat Kohli at second slip while Mathews, playing after missing out the Pakistan series due to a calf injury, was caught at short cover by Lokesh Rahul. With inputs from IANS
Highlights, India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 4 at Kolkata: Play stopped due to poor light
The umpires are constantly checking light. They think its okay to continue for another over. So Shanaka steams in and bounces Pujara, who allows Dickwella to do his job. Then he flicks the second ball to backward square leg for a single. Then Rahul picks up a couple. And… the umpires are back and having a discussion. Play stopped due to bad light. It is stumps on Day 4 and India lead by 49 runs.
 "Highlights, India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 4 at Kolkata: Play stopped due to poor light")
End of day's play. An entertaining day of Test cricket comes to an end. Sri Lanka 294, #TeamIndia 171/1 in the 2nd innings. S Dhawan 94, KL Rahul 73*, Pujara 2* #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/WiCVoMcUUQ
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 19, 2017
Players to have batted on each day of a Test:
M Jaisimha v Australia at Kolkata in 1960
G Boycott v Australia at Nottingham in 1977
K Hughes v England at Lord’s in 1980
A Lamb v West Indies at Lord’s in 1984
R Shastri v England at Kolkata in 1984
A Griffith v New Zealand at Hamilton in 1999
A Flintoff v India at Mohali in 2006
A Peterson v New Zealand at Wellington in 2012
Cheteshwar Pujara is set to become the ninth batsman to have batted on each day of a Test match.
The play has been called off and as India’s No 4 and No 5 practice, the Lankan team cools down while the ground staff sweep the pitch. End of a fascinating day of cricket. Sri Lanka would be happy that they could stretch the lead in excess of 120, while Dhawan and Rahul’s stand 166 would make the Indian camp feel good.
Oh no! The umpires have decided to leave the field and as soon as the batsmen started walking, the crowd started leaving. The few who were in the line behind, stop and see the Indian captain and vice-captain come out to bat…. but only for some practice.
India have dominated a couple of sessions today after being behind the game upto that point. Sri Lanka's bowling has looked thin as the track as eased
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 19, 2017
Brief chat between the two umpires. They haven’t checked the light yet as we carry on with the game. It’s not very dark or gloomy just yet. Perhaps we can get a few overs in.
After 39 overs,India 168/1 ( Lokesh Rahul 71 , Cheteshwar Pujara 1)
Rahul squeezes a single to gully. Pujara then flicks a short of length delivery to bacward square leg ot bring Rahul back on strike. Lakmal ends the over with short balls. Rahul gets out of its way.
After 38 overs,India 166/1 ( Lokesh Rahul 70 , Cheteshwar Pujara 0)
After losing Dhawan, Pujara walks out to bat and plays out five successive balls.
The fourth umpire just handed over the light meter to standing umpire Nigel Llong. 20 overs still left to play according to the schedule. Obviously, we won’t get all of it.
Dhawan walks off to a standing ovation, it was strange to see the spike on snicko after Dhawan so confidently asked for a referral. Nevertheless, it was a great display of attacking batting. His shot selection on the ball he was dismissed can be questioned but he swears by his aggressive style and prefers to remain true to it.
After 37 overs,India 166/0 ( Lokesh Rahul 70 , Shikhar Dhawan 94)
Dhawan is inching towards his 7th century. His form has been splendid in the last few Tests. A boundary and three singles.
After 36 overs,India 159/0 ( Lokesh Rahul 69 , Shikhar Dhawan 88)
Rahul is going through a patchy phase currently. He will have to grind it out at the centre. Meanwhile, it is becoming dark. Two singles off the over.
After 35 overs,India 157/0 ( Lokesh Rahul 68 , Shikhar Dhawan 87)
Dhawan prods forward and blocks the first ball. Taps the second ball softly towards point. Wants a single, Rahul shouts no. Looks to glance the third ball but gets rapped on the pads. Goes on his front foot on the fourth ball and buries it. Clears his front leg and punches the next delivery to covers. Push drives the sixth ball to the off side.
After 34 overs,India 157/0 ( Lokesh Rahul 68 , Shikhar Dhawan 87)
Change of ends for Shanaka. Rahul drills ball one through covers for a single. Dhawan punches the third ball to mid off for a quick run. Sharp delivery. Pitched on a length and outside off, Rahul pokes at it and gets beaten. Carefully leaves the next ball. Similar approach on the final delivery.
After 33 overs,India 155/0 ( Lokesh Rahul 67 , Shikhar Dhawan 86)
Bowling change. Perera replaces Herath. The first two balls go for singles. Then Rahul remains on strike for three balls before retaining strike with a run.
After 32 overs,India 152/0 ( Lokesh Rahul 65 , Shikhar Dhawan 85)
Toying with the bowling now is Shikhar Dhawan. Remember he is picked in the team because of his ability to change the phase of the game in one innings. He seems on track for doing so currently. Scored 11 off the 12 runs in this over.
After 31 overs,India 140/0 ( Lokesh Rahul 64 , Shikhar Dhawan 74)
Dhawan sweeps the first two deliveries of Herath’s third over, the first fetching him a double off a paddle handing the strike back to Rahul off the other. Dhawan gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps a half-volley from the veteran spinner towards the midwicket fence for a six off the penultimate delivery. Collects a single off the last ball to retain strike. The umpire signals the drinks break at the end of this over — a good one for the Indians, with 11 coming off it.
After 30 overs,India 129/0 ( Lokesh Rahul 63 , Shikhar Dhawan 64)
Umpire Nigel Llong signals a no-ball off the third delivery of Gamage’s eighth over, though it turns out to be a harsh decision as the bowler had a bit of his foot behind the crease after landing. Three off the over, including two singles.
India go ahead with Dhawan’s six, the Lankan bowlers have given away runs at more than 4 runs an over and without creating any real difficulty for the Indian openers.
Not to take anything away from the Indian openers who have made full use of good batting conditions and will now look to build on this lead.
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