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India bowled out for 393, Sri Lanka post 65/1 at tea
Colombo: After bowling out India for 393, Sri Lanka posted 65/1 at tea on the second day of the second Test here on Friday.
Kaushal Silva and Kumar Sangakkara remained unbeaten at 30 and 29 respectively at tea.
For India pacer, Umesh Yadav picked up the only wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne.
Sri Lanka came out to bat in the post-lunch session and Indians got an early breakthrough as Karunaratne (1) was trapped right in front of the stumps by Yadav.
Veteran batsman Sangakkara, playing his last Tes, was the next man to come in as the Indians gave him a guard of honour.
The left hander, alongwith partner Kaushal, forged a decent partnership with the latter being aggressive as together they hit 10 boundaries.
In the morning session, the Indian innings resumed at 319/6. Sri Lanka provided an early jolt as Ravichandran Ashwin (2) fell cheaply.
Ashwin’s partner Wriddhiman Saha lived a charmed life at the other end. He survived a Dhammika Prasad delivery that kissed his off stump without dislodging the bail and benefitted from a strong caught behind appeal turned down by the third umpire after review.
Amit Mishra also got lucky when he was adjudged not out despite edging. But the Indians failed to capitalise on the opportunities and scored very slowly.
The Saha-Mishra duo weathered the swinging new ball and played with a lot of determination to strike a 46-run partnership.
Mishra departed after scoring 24 runs as he knicked one to wicket-keeper Dinesh Chadimal off a Dushmantha Chameera delivery but not before ensuring India to a sizeable total.
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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.