India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 2: Pujara collects a single off the second delivery of the final over of Day 2, guiding it towards the off side. Kohli rolls his wrists off the fifth delivery, placing it wide of short midwicket to collect his sixth boundary. Blocks the last ball, as India finish the day on a score of 312/2, with a lead of 107. Day 1 report: India lost opener KL Rahul to end the opening day of the second cricket Test at 11/1 after bowling out Sri Lanka for 205 in the final session at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium here on Friday. Opener Murali Vijay (2 not out) and No.3 Cheteshwar Pujara (2 not out) were at the crease when the umpires dislodged the bails for the day. For the visitors, paceman Lahiru Gamage picked up the solitary wicket of Rahul, who got an inside edge back onto his stumps after trying to flirt with a delivery outside the off-stump. [caption id=“attachment_4226383” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Indian captain Virat Kohli (L) and his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Chandimal. AP[/caption] Rahul started the Indian response on a positive note, getting off the mark with a boundary through mid-off before going into a shell, which saw him consume 13 deliveries for his brief knock. Earlier, Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja wreaked havoc, sharing seven wickets to bowl out Sri Lanka for 205 in their first innings. Ashwin, who went wicketless in the first two sessions, broke the backbone of the Lankan innings by removing skipper Dinesh Chandimal, who top-scored with a patient 122-ball 57 before adding three more wickets to return with figures of 4/67. Left-arm spinner Jadeja complemented the off-spinner well, finishing with 3/56 while veteran paceman Ishant Sharma also picked up three wickets giving away 37 runs in his 14 overs. Resuming the final session at 151/4, the tourists found the going tough and lost wickets at regular intervals with their last six wickets falling for just 54 runs. Besides Chandimal, opener Dimukh Karunaratne (51 from 147; 6x4) and stumper Niroshan Dickwella (24 from 30; 4x4) were the only other batsmen who managed to provide some resistance to the Indian spin duo. The series is currently squared at 0-0 after the drawn opening Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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Pujara collects a single off the second delivery of the final over of Day 2, guiding it towards the off side. Kohli rolls his wrists off the fifth delivery, placing it wide of short midwicket to collect his sixth boundary. Blocks the last ball, as India finish the day on a score of 312/2, with a lead of 107.
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If you are an Indian fan it is an extremely happy picture to see India finish 100 runs ahead with a rampaging Kohli and sedate Pujara walk off the field. But, if you are Sri Lanka fan then the horrors of the Test series in Lanka might have resurfaced.
Day 2 completely belonged to India with the home team taking a comfortable 107-run lead with eight wickets in the bank.
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Watch our correspondent Devdutt Kshirsagar review second day’s play between India and Sri Lanka:
One has batted the whole day. The other for only 1 hour or so. But both have impacted the innings. Pujara did frustrate the Lankan bowlers but India would’ve been slightly disappointed had the lead been under 100 runs. Kohli ensured that that doesn’t happen with a brisk half century. It was a day of cricket Sri Lanka would like to forget as soon as possible. It was Indian domination throughout the 90 overs.
After 98 overs,India 312/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 121 , Virat Kohli (C) 54)
Pujara collects a single off the second delivery of the final over of Day 2, guiding it towards the off side. Kohli rolls his wrists off the fifth delivery, placing it wide of short midwicket to collect his sixth boundary. Blocks the last ball, as India finish the day on a score of 312/2, with a lead of 107.
Most 50-plus scores by Indian captains in a calendar year in international cricket:
19 – VIRAT KOHLI, 2017*
19 – Rahul Dravid, 2006
17 – Sourav Ganguly, 2002
15 – MS Dhoni, 2009
Raised his bat half heartedly, more so because he wanted to acknowledge the crowd. He is hungry for more. He wants more. Kohli’s 15th Test fifty!
After 97 overs,India 307/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 120 , Virat Kohli (C) 50)
Kohli collects a single off the second delivery of the 97th over, bringing up a fine half-century in the process. Has been scoring at a decent pace so far (75 in the 97th over), collecting five boundaries off 66 deliveries to get to the milestone for the 15th time in his Test career (with 18 tons). India’s lead is also over the 100-run mark now.
After 96 overs,India 305/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 119 , Virat Kohli (C) 49)
Kohli crunches an overpitched delivery from Perera through the covers at the start of the 96th over, getting his fifth boundary. Pujara gets beaten fair and square off the third delivery, a much better one from Pujara. VK collects a single off the last ball, keeping the strike and moving to 49. Seven off the over.
After 95 overs,India 298/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 118 , Virat Kohli (C) 43)
Pujara guides the ball towards deep backward point off a square-drive off the third delivery, collecting only a single. Some movement in the fourth delivery, with the ball moving away from Kohli’s outside edge. Two off the over.
Woah! Didn’t know Johan Botha had his eye on India versus Sri Lanka
Kohli the best at the moment by far, intensity & passion... game changes immediately- running a bye to keeper session 3 day 2. @imVkohli 👏🏼
— johan botha (@johan_botha) November 25, 2017
After 94 overs,India 296/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 117 , Virat Kohli (C) 42)
Four runs collected off the 94th over, bowled by Perera, including a double off the fourth delivery collected by Pujara.
After 93 overs,India 292/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 114 , Virat Kohli (C) 41)
Herath returns to the attack for the 93rd over. Kohli pushes off for a single at the start of the over, guiding it down the ground along the on-side. The partnership between the two is worth 76 now. Less than 10 minutes to go for stumps.
After 92 overs,India 291/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 114 , Virat Kohli (C) 40)
Pujara flicks the second ball through the on-side, finding the gap between mid-on and midwicket, collecting his 13th boundary in the process. Two singles collected later in the over.
After 91 overs,India 285/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 109 , Virat Kohli (C) 39)
Kohli unleashes a beautiful on-drive at the start of the over, placing it wide of mid-on to collect his fourth boundary. Nearly chops the ball onto his stumps off the third delivery, collecting a single nevertheless. Six off the over.
After 90 overs,India 279/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 108 , Virat Kohli (C) 34)
Perera returns to the attack in the 90th over. Kohli guides the ball down the ground off the second delivery to collect a single. Pujara then gets his 12th boundary with a paddle sweep off the third delivery. Seven off the over.
After 89 overs,India 272/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 103 , Virat Kohli (C) 32)
Just two singles collected off the 89th over, bowled by Shanaka. India’s lead swells to 67, with another 20 minutes left in the day’s play; India well on track to finish with a lead of 100 before stumps today.
After 88 overs,India 270/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 102 , Virat Kohli (C) 31)
Pujara sets off for a bye at the start of the 88th over, even though he misses while crouching low to defend, bringing up the 50-stand with Kohli. The Indian skipper guides the next one towards the leg side, collecting two runs in the process. Five off the over.
PU-JAA-RAA.. PU-JA-RA.. the chants are reverberating in the stadium. All signs hint towards India batting only once and that is what makes this inning special. He is tiring the Lankan players. Has already consumed 250 balls. Just like Ranchi, he looks set for a big one, albeit against an inferior bowling attack.
After 87 overs,India 265/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 101 , Virat Kohli (C) 28)
Dasun Shanaka returns to the attack for the 87th over, with Gamage getting some rest for now. Kohli hands the strike back to Pujara with a single at the start of the over, with Pujara collecting a double off the next ball to bring up his 14th Test hundred. Four off the over.
After 86 overs,India 261/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 98 , Virat Kohli (C) 27)
Lakmal continues with from the other end, with Samarawickrama returning to the field after suffering a nasty blow to his ribs earlier in the day. Pujara collects a double off the third delivery after guiding the ball to deep square-leg, followed by a single that takes him to 98. Kohli keeps strike for the following over with a quick single off the last delivery. The partnership between the two is also nearing the 50-run mark.
After 85 overs,India 257/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 95 , Virat Kohli (C) 26)
Four runs collected off the 85th over, with all of them being collected off the second delivery of the over. Except, Kohli decides to run all of them by himself, thanks to overthrows. Has been a tough day so far for the Sri Lankans on the field, and their luck hardly seems to be improving.


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