A dominant India wrested complete control of the second Test against Sri Lanka, in Bengaluru. First, the Sri Lankans were dismissed within the first half hour of the day. Then, with a 143 run lead, the Indian batters dominated the bowlers in the second innings and gave the Lankans a target of 447 to chase on a rather difficult track.
Sri Lanka had nearly 7 overs to negotiate before the end of the day, but Jasprit Bumrah prized out Lahiru Thirimanne in the very first over. When the day ended, Sri Lanka were 28/1 and they still need 419 runs more.
Take a look at the three key points of the day 2:
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1. IND vs SL, 2nd Test, Day 2: Brilliant Jasprit Bumrah
After prizing out three wickets on Day 1, Jasprit Bumrah returned to add 2 more wickets and finished with his first five-wicket haul in India. Bumrah bounced out Lasith Embuldeniya and Niroshan Dickwella as Sri Lanka were shot out for 109.
In the second innings, Sri Lanka had 7 overs to see out the day, but aBumrah got a ball to deck back in to trap Lahiru Thirimanne leg before for a duck.
2. IND vs SL, 2nd Test, Day 2: Rishabh Pant, the maverick
India blazed to 303/9 after another blitz by Rishabh Pant, who smashed the fastest Test fifty by an Indian, in just 28 balls. Sri Lanka got some quick wickets in the middle session, but Pant never allowed the opponents any hope with his counter-attacking approach.
3. IND vs SL, 2nd Test, Day 2: Consistency of Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer never allowed the spinners to have any control and went on to score his second fifty of the game and, in an innings of 67 runs off 87 balls, he smashed 9 fours.
