After dismissing Sri Lanka for 215 within the second ODI in Kolkata on Thursday, the Indian top-order suffered a collapse. Openers Rohit Sharma (17) and Shubman Gill (21) fell cheaply after which a lot was anticipated from Virat Kohli. The star India batter had scored his 73rd worldwide ton within the first ODI. But on Thursday, his innings was minimize brief whereas batting on 4, as he was bowled by Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara. The size ball stunned Kohli as he seemed to defend however as a substitute acquired an inside edge because the ball went on to hit the stumps.

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Talking in regards to the match, Kuldeep Yadav as soon as once more displayed his abilities as he fashioned a stunning bowling partnership with Mohammed Siraj to demolish Sri Lanka for 215 inside 40 overs within the second ODI in on Thursday. The left-arm wrist spinner, who was mysteriously not noted after a five-wicket haul in his comeback Test in opposition to Bangladesh in Chattogram final month, acquired a shock call-up after leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal pulled out with a “sore right shoulder”.

Kuldeep (3/51) answered the decision grabbing three wickets in his first 5 overs, in a spell that triggered Sri Lankan collapse from being 102/1 simply when it appeared that debutant Nuwanidu Fernando (50 from 63 balls) and Kusal Mendis (34 from 34 balls)had began to frustrate Indian bowlers put up Powerplay with a swift counter-attack.

But as Kuldeep ran by the Sri Lankan middle-order that included the prized-scalp of rival skipper Dasun Shanaka (2), the guests went on to lose 5 wickets within the area of 43 balls to just about lose the plot after they opted to bat on a flat deck.

But some late fireworks by Dunith Wellalage (32) and Wanindu Hasaranga (21)took the workforce previous 200-run mark earlier than Siraj (5.4-0-30-3) polished off the tail.

Young Umran Malik additionally returned with figures of two/48 from his seven overs.

Replacing in-form opener Pathum Nissanka (stiff again), teenager Nuwanindu Fernando seemed strong and hit a splendid half-century on debut in a 73-run partnership with Kusal Mendis (34).

The Indian new ball bowlers Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj swung each methods and acquired some early motion.

But the 23-year-old seemed in full management and negotiated the tempo assault effectively as he together with Mendis took Sri Lanka previous 100-mark after Siraj’s breakthrough within the powerplay.

Avishka Fernando earlier took Siraj to cleaners smashing him three boundaries in a row however the pacer had the final phrase when he bowled him with an incoming supply that took an inside edge to unsettle the center timber.

From 29/1 inside six overs, Sri Lanka recovered effectively and didn’t appear to be in any hassle at the same time as Rohit tried out each Hardik Pandya and Umran Malik.

With PTI inputs

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