15/11Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of India at Kolkata, Nov 16-20 2017
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia
15/11Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of India at Kolkata, Nov 16-20 2017
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar KumarIndia

Saurabh Advant: "Remember that England v SL test in Cardiff, 2011 I think, where Sri Lanka collapsed in the final session on Day 5 to gift England a win? Too much to expect something similar today?" Never say never, but I'd stick my neck out and say that's far fetched.

Sundar: "50/5 in the first innings and declaring 3rd innings in searching for victory.. Test match at its best."

88.4
6
Lakmal to Kohli, SIX, gets to his 50th international century in grand style! Goes down on one knee and lets out a roar towards the dressing room. India have declared. Coming back to the shot, this was a length ball outside off, Kohli advances down the pitch and then slaps this with a horizontal bat over extra cover. Flat hit, but wow, that just flew off the blade. The emotions were in check for a split-second or two, but then came the roar. How he's accelerated since Saha's dismissal.

Long-on is coming in. Deep cover comes inside the ring too

88.3
1
Lakmal to Mohammed Shami, 1 run, chops this into the off side, wide of the keeper, as they scamper a single
88.2
0
Lakmal to Mohammed Shami, no run, angles this down leg, misses a little tickle to fine leg. Good work by the keeper
88.1
1
Lakmal to Kohli, 1 run, length ball outside off, Kohli dabs this down to third man

Possibly the last over India will bat. Let's see. I sense a declaration is coming soon after the hundred

END OF OVER:
88 | 11 Runs | IND: 344/8

  • Mohammed Shami11 (9b)
  • Virat Kohli97 (117b)
  • Lahiru Gamage23-2-97-1
  • Suranga Lakmal24-4-85-3
87.6
4
Gamage to Mohammed Shami, FOUR, short and angling in, Shami is cramped for room but he swivels back and helps this into the deep backward square leg boundary. What presence of mind.
87.5
0
Gamage to Mohammed Shami, no run, looks to take on the short ball again but this was bowled way outside off and he was through with it even before the ball arrived. Beaten
87.4
4
Gamage to Mohammed Shami, FOUR, he's given this a proper whack. Fetches this pull from outside off and connects. One bounce to the deep midwicket boundary.
87.3
1
Gamage to Kohli, 1 run, steps out, makes room and carves this full delivery to sweeper cover, wanted the second but there's no way he would've made it in time

Siddhesh V: "More than the actual result, it will be more about which teams retains the psychological advantage going into the next game now. If Sri Lanka get to 100 + without losing too many, they will feel pretty pleased. On the other hand, if India can get 4 or 5 quick wickets before close, they will definitely be the happier outfit. All about mind games from hereon."

87.2
1
Gamage to Mohammed Shami, 1 run, floats this a touch ahead of length outside off, punched to deep point
87.1
1
Gamage to Kohli, 1 run, steers this length ball down to square third man

END OF OVER:
87 | 11 Runs | IND: 333/8

  • Virat Kohli95 (115b)
  • Mohammed Shami2 (5b)
  • Suranga Lakmal24-4-85-3
  • Lahiru Gamage22-2-86-1
86.6
1
Lakmal to Kohli, 1 run, creams this full delivery to sweeper cover

SL in INDIA 2017-18 News

Kohli's 50th

0

No. of batsman to score 50 centuries in International cricket in fewer inns than Kohli who got there in his 348th inns. Amla also took 348 inns for the same.

Lakmal's best

0

No. of times Lakmal had picked more than six wickets in a Test, before this in his 39 matches. Rahane's wicket in the second inns was his 7th wicket of the match.

On and on

9

No. of batsmen to bat on all 5 days of a Test, including Pujara this Test. He's the third among India batsman and all have done this at Eden Gardens.

After a long time

2010

Last occasion of India having a century opening stand in their 2nd inns of a Test, which was against SA in Centurion. Rahul and Dhawan have done that in this match.

Seamers 10, spinners 0

3

No. of instances of India fast bowlers picking all 10 wickets in a Test innings at home, including this match. The last such instance was in 1983-84 against West Indies at Ahmedabad and first v Eng, Mumbai, 1981-82.

Rare high for pacers

1986

Last instance of 3 India fast bowlers picking 2 or more wickets in the same innings of a home Test, as did Bhuvneshwar, Umesh and Shami in this game. Overall, this is only the 4th such occasion for India at home.

Sri Lanka leading

2010

Last time Sri Lanka gained first innings lead against India, before this match, which was in Galle. Since then India had got the lead in 8 Tests.

Ends a drought

12.09

Thirimanne's average in his last 11 Test innings, with highest of 22. He has scored a fifty in this match.

Second-lowest

1

No. of lower totals for India against Sri Lanka at home, than the 172 in this Test. The lowest is 167 in Chennai in 2005.

Mr. Consistent

13

Cheteshwar Pujara has made at least one 50+ score in 13 of the 17 Tests since the start of 2016-17 season.

Something rare

2010

Last instance of India losing first 5 wkts for 50 or fewer runs in a Test inns at home, before this match. That had happened against NZ at Ahmedabad. Overall, its the 17th instance at home and 5th in about last 30 years.

Dots, dots, dots

46

No. of deliveries bowled by Suranga Lakmal before conceding his first run in this innings - the most by any bowler since 2001. Previous: 40 balls by Jerome Taylor v Aus, Jamaica, 2015.

In & Out

6

No. of India batsmen to get out on the first ball of a Test, including KL Rahul in this game. The last was Wasim Jaffer in 2007 v Bangladesh. Rahul had scored 7 successive fifties before this.

No joy yet

0-10

Sri Lanka's win-loss record in Tests in India, in 17 previous outings. 8 of the 10 defeats have been by margin of an innings and they are yet to win a Test in India.