12/03Result
2nd Test (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Bengaluru, Mar 12-14 2022
India won by 238 runs
Player of the Match
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas IyerIndia
12/03Result
2nd Test (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of India at Bengaluru, Mar 12-14 2022
India won by 238 runs
Player of the Match
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas IyerIndia

8.46pm Sri Lanka give Suranga Lakmal pats on the back as he walks back to the dressing room. He acknowledges the gesture by leading the team off the field. Doffs his cap off to the dressing room and his mates, has a big smile on his face. Never say never, but in all likelihood this is the last time he's bowled for Sri Lanka in international cricket.

As he walked up the stairs, Rahul Dravid was there to congratulate him. Kohli too had a few words to say as he shook hands. Wonderful to see the gesture and the camaraderie. The series has been one-sided so far, but has been played in great spirits between both sides. Here he is spelling out the reasons for his retirement in a chat with Fidel Fernando.

Amol: "Nice to see Kohli congratulate Lakmal. Incidentally, 13 years ago, when Kohli scored his first international century against Sri Lanka, he walked in after a much younger Lakmal bowled a great first spell getting Sehwag and Sachin out to have India in early trouble."

68.5
W
Embuldeniya to Patel, OUT, cleans him up with one that spins back in sharply. This one keps low and beats Axar's attempted push off the back foot. And with that, India have also declared. Sri Lanka will have about 35 minutes of batting to do. They're chasing a mammoth 447.

AR Patel b Embuldeniya 9 (15m 10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 90.00

68.4
0
Embuldeniya to Patel, no run, squirts it off a thick inside edge to midwicket
68.3
2
Embuldeniya to Patel, 2 runs, works it nicely into the gap at deep square leg. Mathews does the mopping up
68.2
2
Embuldeniya to Patel, 2 runs, tossed up on off, this skids through straight to take the outside edge as it rolls wide of slip
68.1
0
Embuldeniya to Patel, no run, fired full on off, defended back

END OF OVER:
68 | 16 Runs | IND: 299/8

  • Mohammed Shami16 (8b)
  • Axar Patel5 (5b)
  • Praveen Jayawickrama19-2-78-4
  • Lasith Embuldeniya20-1-83-2
67.6
0
Jayawickrama to Mohammed Shami, no run, tosses it up wide outside off, Shami has a wild heave at that but misses.
67.5
6
Jayawickrama to Mohammed Shami, SIX, he has clubbed this wide of long-on! Saw the flight, went after that one and hit it wonderfully well even though he was hitting against the turn.
67.4
1
Jayawickrama to Patel, 1 run, works it with the spin into the gap at deep midwicket. If he was too short in the previous delivery, this one was too full
67.3
4
Jayawickrama to Patel, FOUR, transfers his weight back and uses the width to punch through cover point. Axar's off the mark with a stylish stroke.
67.2
1
Jayawickrama to Mohammed Shami, 1 run, ah, there you go. Has a big swipe at this tossed up delivery, gets a thick inside edge towards short fine. Just couldn't hold back as he saw it generously tossed up
67.1
4
Jayawickrama to Mohammed Shami, FOUR, goes right back into the crease as he punches this in-drifter through midwicket. Pinged the middle of the bat. Lovely from Shami. I thought he'd come out swinging, but has played authentic strokes so far

END OF OVER:
67 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 283/8

  • Axar Patel0 (3b)
  • Mohammed Shami5 (4b)
  • Lasith Embuldeniya20-1-83-2
  • Praveen Jayawickrama18-2-62-4

Rohan: "I don't understand declaration strategy by Dravid. They declared late in Kanpur against NZ and lost a chance of victory. Declared when Jadeja was 175 when they could have given him a chance to go to 200. Again here, not declaring when they could have put SL in under lights again." -- Just to clarify, no extra points are on offer for teams finishing games inside three days.

66.6
0
Embuldeniya to Patel, no run, gets well forward and turns this gently to short leg
66.5
1
Embuldeniya to Mohammed Shami, 1 run, chops the cut wide of point
66.4
0
Embuldeniya to Mohammed Shami, no run, gets into an awkward tangle as he goes back into the crease to whip this square. Lost his balance as well as the ball rolls off the pad to the keeper. But he was well in

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Sri Lanka 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0FDM KarunaratneHDRL Thirimanne
2nd97FDM KarunaratneBKG Mendis
3rd1AD MathewsFDM Karunaratne
4th7FDM KarunaratneDM de Silva
5th55FDM KarunaratneN Dickwella
6th20FDM KarunaratneKIC Asalanka
7th24FDM KarunaratneL Embuldeniya
8th2RAS LakmalL Embuldeniya
9th2RAS LakmalMVT Fernando
10th0MVT FernandoP Jayawickrama