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A win in sight
A win in sight . India remained on course for an away Test cricket series victory against Sri Lanka after 22 years, as the hosts chasing a challenging target of 386 to win, struggled to reach 67 for 3 in their second innings at stumps on the fourth day of the third match here on Monday.
Colombo: India remained on course for an away Test cricket series victory against Sri Lanka after 22 years, as the hosts chasing a challenging target of 386 to win, struggled to reach 67 for 3 in their second innings at stumps on the fourth day of the third match here on Monday.
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Opener Kaushal Silva (24no) and skipper Angelo Mathews (22no) were at the crease for Sri Lanka at stumps at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC). Indian pacers Ishant Sharma (2/14) and Umesh Yadav (1/32) struck yet again in the second innings to leave the visitors just seven wickets away from a memorable victory.
Virat Kohli-led India slumped to a 63-run loss in the first Test at Galle despite dominating much of the match, but shook off the disappointment by thumping the hosts to a 278-run loss in the second Test at the P Sara Oval. India are eyeing their first Test series win in the island nation since 1993.
The fourth day of the ongoing Test belonged entirely to India which started off with their batsmen showing their class and composure to build a strong lead. Sri Lanka had managed 201 in the first innings in reply to India's 312.
Sri Lanka came into bat in the second innings with a daunting 386-run target ahead of them and looked nervous right from the start as opener Upul Tharanga (0) fell in the sixth ball of the innings to Ishant. Dimuth Karunaratne (0) too perished in the fourth over, leaving Lanka in a spot of bother at 2/2.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 201 and 67 for 3 (Ishant Sharma 2/14) vs India 312 and 274 (Rohit Sharma 50, Stuart Binny 49, Amit Mishra 39, R Ashwin 58, Dhammika Prasad 4/69, Nuwan Pradeep 4-62)
