A 69-run stand for second wicket between Nissanka (40) and Silva (26) kept Lankans in a good position but the Aussies made comeback with some quick wickets, exploiting Lankans' tendency to hit loose shots
Starting the chase, Sri Lanka openers Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva got the team off to a flier, helping the team reach the fifty-run mark within the powerplay. Both the batters looked to be aggressive from the beginning, taking apart the Irish bowlers.
All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva, pacer Asitha Fernando and spinner Jeffrey Vandersay are all named in the squad and are in contention to return to Sri Lanka's XI after the trio missed the second Test against Australia due to Covid.
All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva, pacer Asitha Fernando and spinner Jeffrey Vandersay have tested positive for COVID-19, ruling them out of the second Test.
Three-wicket haul by Karunaratne, which was followed by two wickets each by Dushmantha Chameera, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Dunith Wellalage, helped Sri Lanka to restrict Australia at 189 while chasing a DLS revised target of 216, in the second ODI, here at Pallekele International Cricket Stad
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 14 (ANI): India beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the second Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium to clinch the two-match series 2-0. One player who excelled in both the Tests in Mohali and Bengaluru was Rishabh Pant.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 14 (ANI): Rohit Sharma went on to clean sweep his maiden Test series as a skipper as India beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the Day-Night Test match here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium to sweep the two-match series 2-0.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 14 (ANI): India scored an emphatic 238-run victory against Sri Lanka on Monday as they bowled out the visitors for 208 in the second innings of the second Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here. Rohit Sharma-led team wrapped up the Test match inside th
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 14 (ANI): The hosts are just six wickets away from victory as they dismissed three batters to leave the visitors at 151/4 going into Tea on Day-3 of the second Test being played here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 13 (ANI): Visitors need 419 more runs to win as they scored 28/1 going into Stumps on Day-2 of the second Test being played here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.