🏏 IND vs SL 1st Test : IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali🏏 - Page 24

Lasith Embuldeniya to Ravindra Jadeja, 4 run(s), full length, outside off stump, Jadeja nails the drive between mid off and extra covers for four.

India - 457/6 - 108.5 overs

Jadeja* - 97

Ashwin* - 57

Suranga Lakmal to Ravichandran Ashwin, 4 run(s), short length, outside off stump, tad short, and Ashwin pulls this to the deep mid wicket ropes

India - 462/6 - 109.3 overs

Jadeja* - 99

Ashwin* - 61

Ashwin out for 61

India - 462/7 - 109.4 overs

Jadeja* - 99

A 100 for Ravindra Jadeja, his 2nd in test cricket.. Well played.

India - 463/7 - 110.1 overs

Jadeja* - 100

Yadav* - 0

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Thats the end of the 1st session on Day 2.

India - 468/7 - 112 overs

Jadeja* - 102

Yadav* - 2

This session was always going to be crucial in the context of this Test match and the duo of Jadeja-Ashwin has made sure that India are in a dominating position now. Both batters were calm and composed and displayed their worth as genuine all-rounders with chanceless knocks until Ashwin departed trying to take on a short ball. Jadeja reached his second century in Test cricket. a fitting tribute to his mentor and legend, Shane Warne who played a major part in his growth during his Rajasthan days in the Indian T20 league. India generally tends to dominate in home conditions with huge scores in the first innings and the story seems to be continuing in this Test match too. India have scored their runs at a brisk rate so far in this Test and we can expect the same in the afternoon session with Jayant Yadav quite capable of building another partnership with Jadeja.

wow did not expect jadeja to score a 100 😲

Sri Lanka needed this session to go their way but they were quite flat and they never looked like taking a wicket this morning. They are surely hampered by the loss of Lahiru Kumara and their decision to play only one frontline spinner has turned out to be a disaster. The wicket no doubt is good to bat on but Sri Lanka will be mighty disappointed with this session, though there was some respite with Lakmal getting rid of Ashwin at the fag-end of the session. Sri Lanka need some inspiration and better body language in the afternoon session to fight back in this game, otherwise, more misery awaits them. The ploy of bowling short from round the wicket produced a positive result for them at the end and they need more out-of-the-box thinking going forward.

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