India bank on all-round effort to blank Sri Lanka in 2nd Test, clinch series 2-0
Here are some photo highlights from India’s victory over Sri Lanka on Day 4 of the second Test at Colombo.
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All round team performance helped India win the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka by an innings and 53 runs on Day 4 at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo. India seal series 2-0 with one Test left to be played. AFP
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Sri Lanka’s opener Dimuth Karunaratne resumed his innings from 92 on Day 4 and went to complete a fantastic century. Karunaratne scored his 6th Test ton and dismissed for 141 after Ravindra Jadeja’s delivery jumped sharply off the surface. AP
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Sri Lanka suffered a setback as their captain Dinesh Chandimal failed to make it count in the second innings as well. He fell for just 2 runs after facing 6 balls. AP
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After 2 quick wickets. Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews provided some resistance to avoid a collapse. The duo added 69 runs for the 5th wicket before Mathews was caught smartly by wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha for 36. AP
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Wriddhiman Saha continued his splendid time behind the stumps with a relatively easy stumping of Dilruwan Perera. AFP
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The World no.1 Test bowler, Ravindra Jadeja, created problems for the home side as he went on to bag his 9th 5-wicket haul in Tests. Jadeja was also named Man of the Match for his all round performance in the 2nd Test. AP
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India came through after Sri Lanka stretched them for 2 more sessions on Day 4 as the final wicket of Nuwan Pradeep fell in the additional time taken before Tea. Virat Kohli completed his 8 Test series win on a trot, only Australia’s Ricky Ponting has a better record of 9 consecutive Test series win.
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