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Ishant takes four as Sri Lanka struggle at 175/8

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Colombo: Pacer Ishant Sharma claimed four crucial wickets to leave Sri Lanka struggling at 175/8 at tea in the first innings on Day 3 of the third cricket Test against India at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) here on Sunday.

Ishant had figures of 4/39 while Stuart Binny (2/24), Umesh Yadav (1/59) and Amit Mishra (1/19) also bowled superbly to wreck the opposition batting order.

Tailenders Rangana Herath (47 not out) and Dhammika Prasad (6 not out) were at the crease when tea was called.

The Lankan batsmen looked in poor shape right from the start, losing wickets at regular intervals. The hosts lost their first six wickets for only 47 runs, thus putting their team on the back foot right at the start.

But Kausal Perera (55) and Herath got together to put on a 80-run stand for the seventh wicket to take the Lankans past the 100-run mark.

With the dismissal of Perera, Herath took on the responsibility to keep the scoreboard ticking and take his team close to the 180-run mark.

Earlier, resuming the third day’s play at 292/8, the Indians managed to add only 20 runs to their overnight score.

Opener Cheteshwar Pujara remained unbeaten on 145 as India were bowled out for 312 in 100.1 overs in their first innings.

For the hosts, Dhammika Prasad (4/100) and Herath (3/84) were the pick of the bowlers.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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.

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