The hosts India are taking on Sri Lanka in a two-match test series. India won the first test match on Day 3 itself. They are dominating the visitors so far. Sri Lanka is yet to register a win on the tour. They have played 3 T20Is and 1 test match so far on the tour.
Virat Kohli’s dismissal :
In the 28th over, Dhananjaya Started his spell bowling in good areas. On the third ball of the over he managed to get the big fish as Virat Kohli was out LBW. The No. 4 batsman scored 28 runs off 48 balls. He was looking in good touch and was set on the crease. The wicket came for Sri Lanka in the crucial stage of the match.
What surprised everyone was the trajectory of the ball. Dhananjaya de Silva pitched the ball in a good length. Virat Kohli naturally went on to play the ball from the back foot and missed the ball completely as the ball kept extremely low.
Kohli looked shocked and the fans in the crowd too were surprised. The crowd is extremely familiar to Virat Kohli as he played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. The pitch of the venue has looked great for spin bowling so far. The balls are keeping low and the conditions look extremely tough for the batters. 300 is a competitive total, said, Experts.
There was complete silence in the ground after Virat got out as the wait for his 71st century continued. The Delhi-born cricketer has got out in an unlucky fashion a couple of times in the series. Luck has not favored him in the recent past either.
Video of the dismissal :
In the second session of the first day, The hosts India are batting on 157 for 6 as R Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer are looking to put the hosts in a comfortable situation. Axar Patel, Mohd Shami, and Jasprit Bumrah are the only batsmen remaining in the lineup.
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