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India on top in Colombo Test despite Sri Lankan fifties
India tightened their grip on the second Test in Colombo, reducing Sri Lanka to 230 for eight at stumps on the rain-hit third day. The hosts still trail by 238 runs.
India tightened their grip on the second Test in Colombo, reducing Sri Lanka to 230 for eight at stumps on the rain-hit third day. The hosts still trail by 238 runs.
Prasidh Krishna struck early for India, dismissing Kamil Mishra. Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Kamindu Mendis then shared a 87-run stand, with both scoring well-deserved half-centuries, before Krishna removed Mendis for his third wicket of the innings.
Sri Lanka will need a strong lower-order fightback on day four to avoid an innings defeat.
Indian Opinion Analysis
This match is India's first Test series in Sri Lanka since 2017. A win here would seal a clean sweep after India took the first Test in Galle. Prasidh Krishna, playing only his third Test, is proving a handful on a pitch that is starting to offer uneven bounce. The question now is how quickly India can take the last two wickets and whether they will enforce the follow-on or bat again to set a target. Play resumes at 10 am local time on day four.
Source: indiatvnews.com
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