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Sri Lanka at 224/3 in reply to India’s 393
Colombo: In reply to India’s first innings score of 393, Sri Lanka posted 224/3 at lunch on the third day of the second Test at the P Sara Oval here on Saturday.
Resuming their innings at the overnight 140/3, the hosts added 84 runs without losing a wicket as Lahiru Thirimanne (57) and skipper Angelo Mathews (72) stayed put at the crease.
The hosts are still 169 runs behind with seven wickets in hand.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.