New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah's early strike after setting a 447 run target for Sri Lanka put Team India on top at Stumps on Day 2 of the Ind vs SL 2nd Day & Night Test at Bengaluru on Sunday. For India, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah stole the show. At the end of day 2's play, Sri Lanka were 28/1 with Mendis (16*) and Karunaratne (10*) remaining unbeaten at crease.
Chasing a mammoth 447-run target, Sri Lanka lost their first wicket without scoring a run as Bumrah, after taking a fifer in 1st innings, struck in the very first over of Sri Lanka's 2nd innings.
Iyer, who scored 92 in the first innings, scored 67 in the second innings. Wrecker-in-chief Pant scored his 9th Test half-century off just 28 balls, the fastest by an Indian in Test cricket history. He broke 1983 World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev's 40-year-old record of scoring the fastest fifty for India in Test cricket.
At dinner on Day 2, a dominating session led by Rishabh Pant powered India to 199/5 with the lead of 342 runs.
India opted to bat first after winning the toss. The hosts were bundled out for just 252 runs on Day 1. At one point, India's batting lineup was left reeling as their top-order collapsed against the Lankan bowlers. Shreyas Iyer then played a heroic 92-run knock to help his team post a respectable total.
On Day 2, Jasprit Bumrah picked a sensational 5-wicket haul to bowl out Sri Lanka for just 109 runs. After ending Day 1 on 86/6, Sri Lanka managed to add just 23 runs in 1st session, losing 4 wickets as Bumrah and R Ashwin bagged two wickets apiece.
India playing XI: Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma (c), Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
Sri Lanka playing XI: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Embuldeniya, Vishwa Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama