Like in the first innings, the Sri Lankan batters could not stand at the crease in front of the Indian bowlers. As a result, Rohit Sharma’s India also whitewashed the Test series after the T20 series.
Dimuth Karunaratne’s side looked a ray of hope as they bundled out India for 252 in the first innings of the Bangalore Test. But due to the batting failure, they themselves were bowled out for 109 runs.
Rohit Sharma’s India declared at 303 for 9 in the second innings. Put into bat, Sri Lanka lost a wicket before the end of the second day’s play on Sunday. Lahiru Thirimanne was back. On the third day, India needed 9 wickets to win.
Sri Lanka’s batsmen handled india’s pacers effortlessly for the first hour on Monday. Neither Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami nor Ravichandran Ashwin could succeed.
But in the end, Ashwin broke the pair. After completing his half-century, Kushal bravely went ahead of Ashwin. Behind the wickets, Rishabh puts the stumps effortlessly. If a wicket falls, sri lanka will collapse like a house of cards, it may not have been understood by many.
Karunaratne was bitten by the crease on one side. But helplessly watched the fall of one wicket after another from the opposite side. Whoever was coming, there was temporary resistance. But standing next to Karunaratne, no one could play the innings for a long time.
Karunaratne scored 107 after Kusal Mendis’ 54. No one else could make it to the double-digit house. In the end, Sri Lanka scored 208 runs for the loss of all the wickets. India won the second Test match by 238 runs.