Leading the three-match series by 1-0, Team India will now look to continue their domination when they take on visitors Sri Lankans in the third and the final Test match of the series at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on December 2. Team India has so far won 8 consecutive Test series under Virat Kohli since 2015.
Interestingly, if Team India manages to draw the third Test against Sri Lanka then they will equal the world record held by England (1884 to 1891-92) and Australia (2005-06 to 2008) of winning 9 consecutive Test series.
Here are the stats:
|
SERIES |
MATCHES |
WON |
LOST |
|
India in Sri Lanka (2015) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
South Africa in India (2015/16) |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
India in West Indies (2016) |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
New Zealand in India (2016/17) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
England in India (2016/17) |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
Bangladesh in India (2016/17) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Australia in India (2016/17) |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
India in Sri Lanka (2017) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Earlier in Nagpur, Team India thrashed Sri Lankans by an innings and 239 runs. Indian bowlers shattered Sri Lanka’s batting line-up as all of them bagged wickets at regular intervals. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (4/63), left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2/28), pacers Umesh Yadav (2/30) and Ishant Sharma (2/43) put up a tough show for the Sri Lankan batsmen.
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Ashwin, following his four wickets, became the fastest bowler to take 300 wickets in Test history. The 31-year-old, who bagged eight wickets in the Test, achieved this feat in 54 matches, surpassing the record of Australia’s Denis Lillee, who achieved the milestone in 56 Tests. Ashwin also became the fifth Indian to claim 300 wickets.
The third Test match in New Delhi will start at 9 AM IST on December 2.
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Squads:
India: Virat Kohli(c), Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Vijay Shankar
Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal(c), Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Suranga Lakmal, Dilruwan Perera, Lahiru Gamage, Lakshan Sandakan, Vishwa Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Niroshan Dickwella, Roshen Silva, Jeffrey Vandersay
