After dismissing Sri Lanka for 215 within the second ODI in Kolkata on Thursday, the Indian top-order suffered a collapse. Openers Rohit Sharma (17) and Shubman Gill (21) fell cheaply after which a lot was anticipated from Virat Kohli. The star India batter had scored his 73rd worldwide ton within the first ODI. But on Thursday, his innings was reduce quick whereas batting on 4, as he was bowled by Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara. The size ball stunned Kohli as he appeared to defend however as an alternative obtained an inside edge because the ball went on to hit the stumps.
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Talking concerning the match, Kuldeep Yadav as soon as once more displayed his expertise as he shaped a stunning bowling partnership with Mohammed Siraj to demolish Sri Lanka for 215 inside 40 overs within the second ODI in on Thursday. The left-arm wrist spinner, who was mysteriously omitted after a five-wicket haul in his comeback Test in opposition to Bangladesh in Chattogram final month, obtained a shock call-up after leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal pulled out with a “sore right shoulder”.
Kuldeep (3/51) answered the decision grabbing three wickets in his first 5 overs, in a spell that triggered Sri Lankan collapse from being 102/1 simply when it appeared that debutant Nuwanidu Fernando (50 from 63 balls) and Kusal Mendis (34 from 34 balls)had began to frustrate Indian bowlers put up Powerplay with a swift counter-attack.
But as Kuldeep ran by the Sri Lankan middle-order that included the prized-scalp of rival skipper Dasun Shanaka (2), the guests went on to lose 5 wickets within the house of 43 balls to just about lose the plot after they opted to bat on a flat deck.
But some late fireworks by Dunith Wellalage (32) and Wanindu Hasaranga (21)took the staff previous 200-run mark earlier than Siraj (5.4-0-30-3) polished off the tail.
Young Umran Malik additionally returned with figures of two/48 from his seven overs.
Replacing in-form opener Pathum Nissanka (stiff again), teen Nuwanindu Fernando appeared stable and hit a splendid half-century on debut in a 73-run partnership with Kusal Mendis (34).
The Indian new ball bowlers Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj swung each methods and obtained some early motion.
But the 23-year-old appeared in full management and negotiated the tempo assault nicely as he together with Mendis took Sri Lanka previous 100-mark after Siraj’s breakthrough within the powerplay.
Avishka Fernando earlier took Siraj to cleaners smashing him three boundaries in a row however the pacer had the final phrase when he bowled him with an incoming supply that took an inside edge to unsettle the center timber.
From 29/1 inside six overs, Sri Lanka recovered nicely and didn’t appear to be in any hassle at the same time as Rohit tried out each Hardik Pandya and Umran Malik.
With PTI inputs
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