Team INDIA: Despite losing their openers, they have had a solid start.
After India’s openers called the shots earlier on the first day of the Mohali Test, Sri Lanka battled their way back in the second session. Rohit Sharma chose to bat after winning the toss in his debut Test match as captain. The grass was evenly distributed around the surface, with barren areas over the longer length. Sri Lanka’s pacers, on the other hand, were unable to make the most of the conditions with the new ball early on.
Suranga Lakmal and Visha Fernando both found some movement, but their lengths were off, allowing the openers to get out to a free start. Rohit and Mayank Agarwal drove effortlessly and quickly built a half-century lead.
When Lahiru Kumara challenged Rohit with a flurry of short-pitched balls, they were looking to up the ante even more. Rohit pulled two of them through midwicket for boundaries, but the third was directed straighter. And Rohit could only manage to pull it right into fine leg’s clutches, resulting in a score of 29 off 28.
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After Dimuth Karunaratne introduced left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya, Sri Lanka gained more control. Mayank had the final laugh, trapping him in front with one slipping on when he was cut for a boundary early. If a leading edge had gone to hand, Embuldeniya could have bowled Kohli for a duck in his 100th Test.
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Hanuma Vihari, who was batting in place of Cheteshwar Pujara till recently, and Kohli made it through the session with no further injury.
India defeated Sri Lanka 109/2 (Mayank Agarwal 33; Lasith Embuldeniya 1-19).
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