Mathews brings up his 29th Test fifty
That brings up his 29th Test fifty! He was dropped by Kohli and survived a jittery initial phase but has grown in confidence. Mathews once again uses his feet and heaves it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Two consecutive maximums.
Chandimal walks in to bat
Perera is goner!
Judicious use of the review from India! Jadeja strikes. He was causing problems for Dilruwan and he finally gets the better of him. Jadeja spots Perera use his feet once more and bowls the arm delivery. It skids on, beats the defense of Perera and pings him on the front pad. Up go the Indians in unison and Nigel Llong after thinking a bit shakes his head. Kohli has a chat with Jadeja and Saha and challenges the decision. Has coming down the track saved Perera again? Time for the replays. Hawk Eye shows three reds and the batsman is a goner. Earlier as well, Llong had adjudged him not out as he was down the track and the three-meter rule saved the batsman then. Not this time though as the commentators on air mention that Perera was 2.99 meters down the track. So, it was a matter of 1 centimeter which proved to be Perera's undoing. These little things in cricket can make a lot of difference. The Indians rejoice. The visitors are still behind by 461 runs!
Change of ends for Mohammed Shami
Mathews and Perera steady Lankan innings
Another drop
Virat Kohli drops an easy chance, Mathews survives
OH NO!
DROPPED AND FIVE PENALTY RUNS! That was an easy chance, in fact it is a misjudgement from Dhawan.
DAY 2, SESSION 3
We are back for the final session. 44 overs are still left in the day but the light is already deteriorating. Sri Lanka 18/2
TEA, DAY 2
An action-filled session of Test cricket! India are well and truly bossing the game right now. Sri Lanka had to survive a tricky period of play before this interval but they failed to do so.
Unbelievable!
This is the most absurd of declarations we have ever seen! Kohli has had enough of this halt in play and he DECLARES WITH INDIA 536/7.
Fanastic innings comes to an end!
That's it for the Indian skipper then - departs for 243! India lose Kohli as well as the sole review that they had before this.
The trick worked for Lankans
What an anticlimax! As seen often in the game, a break affects the concentration of the batsman and in this case, Ashwin is the one paying the price for it.
Unbelievable scenes at the Feroz Shah Kotla
The players on the field have masks on their faces. Delhi in recent times has been notorious for having a high pollution level.
Day 2, Session 2..
Welcome back! We were delighted with some graceful and beautiful strokes before the break. The man behind it all, VIRAT KOHLI is still unbeaten on 225. He will resume his knock as RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN joins him in the middle. LAKSHAN SANDAKAN will complete the over by bowling the last delivery.
Rohit falls at stroje of lunch
Rohit is gone on what turns out to be the last ball of the session. That was a waste of a review.
6th 200+ score for Kohli
That's the 6th double hundred in Test cricket for Kohli and he has scored all of them in the last seventeen months - Virat Kohli, you beauty! This is pure class from the Indian skipper. This is also a back-to-back double century for him.
Virat marching towards his consecutive double hundred
Get, set, go....
The Indian pair of ROHIT SHARMA and VIRAT KOHLI are ready to give Sri Lanka another hard day's work. DILRUWAN PERERA will start the first over of the day. A slip and a short leg to start with. Here we go!
GOOD MORNING!
Good morning! Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the third and final Test between India and Sri Lanka. Despite the loss of two quick wickets during the close of Day 1, India would be satisfied with their position in the game at the moment. With Kohli still unbeaten on 156, his aim would be to get consecutive double centuries. It will be an interesting watch as to how much more India add to the overnight score.
Sri Lanka on the other hand will look for early breakthroughs. Their bowlers looked off-colour and allowed the hosts to score quickly. They would hope their spinners get some sort of purchase from a track, where the odd ball is misbehaving. They should come out and begin the day with a different mindset - that of triggering an Indian collapse to restrict the score to as less as they can. Sandakan's spell towards the end of yesterday should act as an encouragement. Stay with us to find out whether there would be any twist in the tale today.
