Hazy conditions came handy for Sri Lanka to stop play, forcing India to declare the innings at 536/7 on the second day of the third and final Test match at the Ferozshah Kotla Stadium here on Sunday. Sri Lankan players entered the ground with anti-pollution masks. There was drama on the ground as Sri Lankan team manager walked up to the umpires, apparently to raise the issue of poor playing conditions due to smog. India coach Ravi Shastri also walked up to the umpires.
Not happy with the developments, captain Virat Kohli declared the innings in a huff.
Innings break! India declare their innings on 536/7.
Updates – https://t.co/OKFOpkiBg9 #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/jRzygy50g4
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 3, 2017
Sri Lanka lost two early wickets and their score was 131/3 (44.3 overs) at stumps.
Following is the scorecard of the second day of the third and final Test match.
India innings:
Murali Vijay st Dickwella b Sandakan 155
Shikhar Dhawan c Lakmal b Dilruwan Perera 23
Cheteshwar Pujara c Samarawickrama b Gamage 23
Virat Kohli lbw b Sandakan 243
Ajinkya Rahane st Dickwella b Sandakan 1
Rohit Sharma c Dickwella b Sandakan 65
Ravichandran Ashwin c Dilruwan Perera b Gamage 4
Wriddhiman Saha not out 9
Ravindra Jadeja not out 5
Extras: 6 (b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 7, p 0)
Total: 536 (7 wkts, 127.5 overs)
Fall of Wickets:
42-1 (Shikhar Dhawan, 9.6 overs), 78-2 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 20.2), 361-3 (Murali Vijay, 85.6), 365-4 (Ajinkya Rahane, 87.3), 500-5 (Rohit Sharma, 117.5), 519-6 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 122.4), 523-7 (Virat Kohli, 125.3)
Bowling:
Suranga Lakmal 21.2-2-8-0
Lahiru Gamage 25.3-7-95-2
Dilruwan Perera 31.1-0-145-1
Lakshan Sandakan 33.5-1-167-4
Dhananjaya de Silva 16-0-48-0
Sri Lanka innings:
Dimuth Karunaratne c Saha b Shami 0
Dilruwan Perera lbw b Ravindra Jadeja 42
Dhananjaya de Silva lbw b Ishant 1
Angelo Mathews batting 57
Dinesh Chandimal batting 25
Extras: 6 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 1, p 5)
Total: 131 (3 wkts, 44.3 Over)
Fall of Wickets:
0-1 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 0.1 overs), 14-2 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 5.1), 75-3 (Dilruwan Perera, 18.4).
Bowling:
Mohammed Shami 11-3-30-1
Ishant Sharma 10-4-44-1
Ravindra Jadeja 14.3-6-24-1
Ravichandran Ashwin 9-3-28-0
(With inputs from IANS)