As many as 16 wickets fell on Day 1 of the Red Ball Check between India and Sri Lanka because the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru proved to be a bowlers’ paradise. India’s tempo duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami struck in tandem to rock Sri Lanka after the hosts had been bowled out for 252 of their first inning on Saturday.
India vs Sri Lanka, Red Ball Check Day 1: Highlights
Sri Lanka reached Stumps on Day 1 at 86/6, trailing the Rohit Sharma-led facet by way of 166 runs with Lasith Embuldeniya and Niroshan Dickwella out within the heart. Angelo Mathews used to be the one Sri Lanka batter who seemed assured all the way through his keep on the crease. Mathews fell for 43 when Bumrah accounted for his wicket with a cushy dismissal.
Bumrah pushed aside the comeback guy Kusal Mendis in his 2nd over after which were given Lahiru Thirimanne in his subsequent. Shami, in the meantime, scalped the prized wicket of Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne on his first actual ball of the fit.
Shami needed to depend on a very good DRS to take his 2nd wicket as Dhananjaya de Silva used to be pressured to go away for 10. Charith Asalanka used to be the following batter to go away as Axar Patel were given his wicket and Sri Lanka misplaced part their batting order throughout the first 19 overs.
Iyer lifts India: Previous, Shreyas Iyer produced a counter-attacking 92 to lend a hand India put up a aggressive overall of 252 within the first innings towards Sri Lanka on a pitch that presented the spinners flip and variable jump.
India’s openers fell cost effectively within the first consultation, with Mayank Agarwal run out in the second one over earlier than Rohit Sharma used to be pushed aside by way of Lasith Embuldeniya (3/94). Rohit used to be taking part in in his four-hundredth global sport and his wicket satirically drew cheers from the Bengaluru crowd because it introduced Virat Kohli — former captain and the famous person in their Indian Premier League franchise — to the crease.
Kohli and Hanuma Vihari stitched a 47-run stand to stable India’s innings earlier than left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama (3/81) broke the 3rd wicket partnership. Jayawickrama pushed aside Vihari with a emerging supply that became and nicked his bat and he used to be stuck by way of wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella for a affected person 31.
Sri Lanka introduced on De Silva and he struck in his first over to lure Kohli (23) leg-before with a supply that saved strangely low, silencing the house crowd because the umpire raised his finger.
Shreyas Iyer falls after making a super 92 as India are all out for 252.#WTC23 | #INDvSL | https://t.co/z8k3qDsu6u %.twitter.com/W3WqFRtt30
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Rishabh Pant, dropped early in his innings by way of Suranga Lakmal, blazed to a quick-fire 39 with seven barriers earlier than Embuldeniya struck once more with a ball that became and smashed into the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja used to be the following batter to go away as he used to be stunned by way of a emerging supply from Embuldeniya and stuck within the slips.
Iyer made batting glance simple and performed an entertaining 92-run knock that got here off 98 111balls and had 10 fours and 4 sixes. Iyer’s blazing knock negated the entire excellent paintings finished by way of the visiting bowlers within the first consultation once they had taken 4 wickets. Alternatively, he overlooked out on his 2nd Check hundred as he used to be stumped off Praveen Jayawickrama (3/81) going for a large shot.
