Sonal Dinusha, Pasindu Sooriyabandara Lead Sri Lanka Resistance Against India On Day 3 Of 2nd Test

Sonal Dinusha, Pasindu Sooriyabandara Lead Sri Lanka Resistance Against India On Day 3 Of 2nd Test

Indian bowlers failed to break through the Sri Lankan resistance spearheaded by Sonal Dinusha and Pasindu Sooriyabandara in the company of late order batters as the home side finished day three of the second Test on 265 for eight on Tuesday.

Dinusha leads stubborn resistance as India press for follow-on

Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Sonal Dinusha reached the 80s, while valuable support from the tailenders helped Sri Lanka move closer to avoiding the follow-on, but India remained in the driver’s seat at stumps on Day 3 of the second Test at the SSC. The two newcomers, Kamil Mishara and Pasindu Sooriyabandara, resumed Sri Lanka’s first innings on Day 3. However, just 6.3 overs into the day’s play, India claimed their third wicket with only 35 runs o…

2nd Test: Sri Lanka Close At 265/8 But India Remain In Control As Rain Cuts Short Day 3

Sinhalese Sports Club: Sri Lanka mounted a determined resistance on the third day of the second Test against India to reach 265/8 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, but India remained firmly in command despite rain forcing an early

India squeeze Sri Lanka before rain cuts short third day’s play - Sports News Portal

(PC: BCCI) On good days, sometimes poor deliveries can also go in your favour, and that’s what happened for India on Day 3, which was marred by rain. Some ordinary batting, coupled with persistence from the Indian bowlers, resulted in Sri Lanka losing six wickets on Day 3. Sonal Dinusha and Pasindu Sooriyabandara kept India at bay for the longest part of the day, but the visitors found ways of taking wickets to tighten their grip on the Test mat…