IND beat SL 1st Test: It was another crushing loss for Sri Lanka in India and Sri Lanka faced similar problems with batting as they failed to put up a fight barring Pathum Nissanka and Niroshan Dickwella with a fifty each. Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne singled out poor batting and said he did not expect the match to get over in three days. Follow India vs Sri Lanka Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin bagged four wickets each in 2nd innings, as India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs in the first Test in Mohali.
IND beat SL 1st Test: Dimuth Karunaratne rues poor batting after huge loss, says ‘Didn’t expect Test to get over by Day 3’
“We never thought it would finish by day three. The batters need to put their hands up and bat longer innings. When you are playing against India you have to capitalize on the starts, it was easy to bat on this track, once you get in you have to score big. We backed ourselves (by playing the extra seamer). We thought the wicket would crack open and is going to be up and down,” Dimuth Karunaratne told host broadcaster Star Sports at the post-match presentation.
IND beat SL 1st Test: Dimuth Karunaratne rues poor batting after huge loss, says ‘Didn’t expect Test to get over by Day 3’
IND beat SL 1st Test: Dimuth Karunaratne rues poor batting after huge loss, says ‘Didn’t expect Test to get over by Day 3’
“If we had bowled better then we could have restricted them. We were too defensive or too aggressive with the bat, need to get a balance between both by rotating the strike and that’s how you play a big innings. As a batting unit, we have to put our hands up and score big. We did well for the first two sessions but could not execute when the ball got old and those are things we need to work on,” Dimuth Karunaratne said.
India won the first Test and take 1-0 lead in the series.
Scorecard 📝: https://t.co/XH5rUHGCvr#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/b65QjdWHEd
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) March 6, 2022
IND beat SL 1st Test: Dimuth Karunaratne rues poor batting after huge loss, says ‘Didn’t expect Test to get over by Day 3’
Sri Lanka batters were disappointed with the bat in the entire Test, scoring just 174 and 178 in the match. No batter showed any sort of grit with the bat and this resulted in the Islanders suffering a mammoth defeat.
Jadeja was the star of the show as he scored 175 in the first innings and he went on to take nine wickets in the match.
India and Sri Lanka will now lock horns in a day-night Test, beginning March 12 in Bengaluru.
IND beat SL 1st Test: Dimuth Karunaratne rues poor batting after huge loss, says ‘Didn’t expect Test to get over by Day 3’
