The 2nd Test at Colombo between India and Sri Lanka has been a one-sided affair so far as the visitors have outclassed the hosts in almost every department of the game. Two centuries and three half centuries from Indian batsmen got them to a ginormous score of 622 for 9 in the first innings, similar to what they posted at Galle. Sri Lanka are currently trailing by 572 runs with two wickets down already. Ravichandran Ashwin drew first blood as he removed the two opening batsmen early on in the innings and that too when he came out to bowl with the new ball. The hosts are currently 50 for 2 before the start of Day 3.
Skipper Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis will be coming out to bat on Day 3 with an intention to produce a partnership similar to that of Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara.
Spin will play a major role on Day 3 of the Colombo Test. Though if Chandimal takes a decision to use the roller and press the wear and tear of the pitch, then the first session might not witness much turn from the spinners.
Match Timings
Day 3 of India vs Sri Lanka Second Test at Colombo will start at 10:00 IST on August 5.
Where to watch live telecast and streaming of India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test?
India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test match, will be broadcast live on Sony Six and other channels of Sony Ten network. The match will be streamed live on www.sonyliv.com
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Squads
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Abhinav Mukund, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, Dimuth Karunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Malinda Pushpakumara, Lakshan Sandakan, Lahiru Thirimanne
