3-Match Test Series Results
First Test @ Kolkata Nov 16-20,2017
Scorecard
India 172 and 352/8 Declared
Sri Lanka 294 and 75/7
Match Result - Match Drawn
MOM - Bhuvneshwar Kumar(India)for his 4/88(27 Overs )and 4/08(11 Overs)
Second Test @ Nagpur Nov 24-27,2017
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 205 and 166
India 610/6 Declared
Match Result - India won by An Innings and 239 Runs
MOM - Virat Kohli(India) for his 213(267 Balls 4x17 and 6x2)
Series Result - India lead the 3-Match Test Series 1-0
3-rd Test @ New Delhi Match Preview
Feroz Shah Kotla Venue Statistics
No of Test Matches Played 33
India has won 13
India has drawn 14
India has lost 06
Sri Lanka has played @ Kotla only once earlier in Dec 2005 and India has defeated Sri Lanka by 188 Runs.MOM - Anil Kumble(India) for his6/72 and 4/85
Sri Lanka appear to have neither the game-plan nor the resources to halt India's seemingly inexorable march towards a record-equalling ninth consecutive series victory when the neighbours clash in the third and final test on Saturday.
Sri Lanka's long-suffering fans saw a sliver of hope when Dinesh Chandimal and his men blanked Pakistan 2-0 in the United Arab Emirates in October before embarking on their bid to win a maiden test on Indian soil.
They managed to bowl out Virat Kohli's men for 172 in the first test in Kolkata but after letting a dominant position slip on the final day, needed poor light to intervene to escape with a draw in that weather-hit contest at the Eden Gardens.
At a dry Nagpur, a marauding India cruelly exposed Sri Lanka's limitations and went on to register their joint biggest victory with more than a day to spare.
India's ruthless batsmen — four of them helped themselves to centuries — made hay while the sun shone as they toyed with a toothless Sri Lankan attack in a complete mismatch.
The hosts declared their first innings 'batathon' at 610 for six and did not need a second go in the middle after the home bowlers duly ran through Sri Lanka twice in the innings and 239 runs triumph.
"Before we came here, we had a gameplan," Chandimal said after Sri Lanka's worst defeat in test cricket in which they scored less than 19 runs per wicket.
"We said to the guys, 'if you get a start, you have to bat long'. But they scored only 50-60 runs and got out. It's unfortunate but I'm sure they will learn."
India, who subjected Sri Lanka to a 9-0 home whitewash across all formats earlier this year, are unlikely to take their foot off the accelerator in the final home test before they leave for South Africa.
As was the case in Kolkata and Nagpur, the track at Delhi's Ferozeshah Kotla is likely to sport a green tinge as captain Kohli wants the series to double up as preparations for a tougher assignment away to the Proteas.
"We want to prepare for South Africa. That's why we asked for pitches with help for the fast bowlers," Kohli said after the Nagpur romp.
"There's not enough time in between to prepare, so we have to use the time we have now for a big tour coming up."
Kohli has killed two birds with one stone with his choice of surface, which has also diluted Sri Lanka's most potent spin threat Rangana Herath, who will miss the Delhi test with a back injury.
Kohli's counterpart Chandimal, however, will be more alarmed by the lack of application among his batsmen, as was evident on day four of the Nagpur test when seven of them got out in the morning session, most of them through poor shot selections.
India are heavy favourites to win again but only need a draw to tie England and Australia for the record for most consecutive test series wins and Chandimal's men would have to conjure up something extraordinary to deny the hosts.
Day One Saturday Dec 02,2017
India won the toss and chose to bat first
Squads
India
Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma.
Sri Lanka
Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal(c), Niroshan Dickwella (w), Roshen Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lakshan Sandakan and Lahiru Gamage
India, who are leading the series 1-0, have made two changes to their playing XI, bringing in Shikhar Dhawan and Mohammed Shami in place of K.L. Rahul and Umesh Yadav.
Sri Lanka have made three changes to their side. They have dropped Rangana Herath, Lahiru Thirimanne and Dasun Shanaka and replaced them with Lakshan Sandakan, Dhananjaya de Silva and Roshen Silva, who will make his Test debut
At lunch, India were 116 /2 with Murali Vijay 51* and Virat Kohli 17* at the crease
Earlier Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara were out scoring 23 Runs each
India reach 371/4 at the end of Day 1 of the third Test against Sri Lanka in Delhi with Virat Kohli 156* and Rohit Sharma 06* at the crease
Virat Kohli and Murali Vijay put on 283 runs for the third wicket
It could have been a whole lot worse for Sri Lanka, but two late wickets for Lakshan Sandakan helped the visitors pull back the hosts towards the fag end of the day.
Murali Vijay who scored a century on comeback in Nagpur, repeated the same feat in New Delhi and completed his 11th Test century without any trouble whilst in the company of the run-machine and his captain Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli scores 20th Test century, racks up staggering numbers in 2017
Incidentally, this is also Kohli’s first ever Test hundred at the Feroz Shah Kotla. His century off 110 balls and the half-century off 52 balls were his individual fastest landmarks in this format.
Virat Kohli, first captain to score hat-trick of centuries
Indian Skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday Dec 02,2017 became the first international captain to hit three successive hundreds in a three-Test series.
Kohli also completed his individual 5000 runs in the longest version of the game.
While many captains have had three or four Test tons in a five-match series, it is rarity that a batsman has scored three consecutive tons in a three-match series.
Kohli now has 11 international hundreds in a season — one less than Sachin Tendulkar’s 12.
The Indian captain scored 104 not out in Kolkata followed by 213 in Nagpur before completing his hat-trick with his 20th Test hundred in his 63rd game
Incidentally, this is also Kohli’s first ever Test hundred at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
His century off 110 balls and the half-century off 52 balls were his individual fastest landmarks in this format.
The 5000 runs came in 105th innings, which is the fourth fastest among the Indian batsmen after Sunil Gavaskar (95 innings), Virender Sehwag (98 innings) and Sachin Tendulkar (103 innings).
Day Two Sunday Dec 03,2017
At Lunch India were 500/5 with Virat Kohli 225* at the Crease
Rohit Sharma fell for 65 (102 Balls 4x7 and 6x2) second-last ball before lunch
At close of play Sri Lanka were 131/3 with Angelo Mathews 57- amd Diensh Chandimal 25* at the crease
Earlier India declared their ist innings at 536/7 with Captain Virat Kohli scoring 243(287 Balls 4x25) his 6th Double Ton and 20th Century in Test Matches
Virat Kohli's Six Double Tons
1) 200 Vs West Indies @ Antigua on July 21,2016
2)211 Vs New Zealand @ Indore on Oct 08,2016
3)235 Vs England @ Mumbai on Dec 08,2016
4)204 Vs Bangladesh @ Hyderabad on Feb 09,2017
5)203 Vs Sri Lanka @Nagpur on Nov 24,2017
6)243 Vs Sri Lanka @ Delhi on Dec 03,2017
Day Three Monday Dec 04,2017
At close of play Sri Lanka were 356/9 with Dinesh Chandimal 147* and Lakshan Sandakan 0* at the crease , still trailing India by 180 runs.
Angelo Mathews scored 111(268 Balls 4x14 and 6x2)
Angelo Mathews needed a life on 98 — dropped by Rohit Sharma in second slip to celebrate a Test century that came after 37 innings and two years
Angelo Mathews and Dinesh added 181 Runs for the 4th wicket
Dinesh Chandimal became the fastest Sri Lankan to reach 10 Test tons — 80 innings. He surpassed Thilan Samaraweera who had scored the same in 82 innings back in 2009.
Sri Lanka finally reminded everyone of the batting quality they possess, as centuries from Dinesh Chandimal and, at long last, Angelo Mathews helped them avoid the follow-on at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
Day Four Tuesday Dec 05,2017
At close of play Sri Lanka were 31/3 with Dhananjaya de Silva 13* and Angelo Mathews 0* at the crease and Sri Lanka require another 379 runs with 7 wickets remaining to win the test match
Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja ripped through Sri Lanka's top order after India set them 410 to win the Delhi Test or survive the best part of four sessions to save it. Bad light brought the fourth day to an end with a theoretical 13 overs remaining, with Sri Lanka struggling at
Earlier India declared their 2nd innings at 246/5 with vital contributions from
Shikhar Dhawan 67(91 Balls 4x5 and 6x1)
Cheteshwar Pujara 49(66 Balls 4x5)
Virat Kohli 50(58 Balls 4x3)
Rohit Sharma 50(49 Balls 4x5)
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