IND vs SL 1st Test Highlights: Jadeja's all round show wins it for India

India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: Ravindra Jadeja was the star of the match, scoring 175* with the bat and finishing with figures 9/87 with the ball in the game to win the match for his team

2:03 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Tea | Live Updates: The brilliant innings of Jadeja

 

Ravindra Jadeja's brilliant innings can be gauged from the fact that he surpassed legendary Kapil Dev to register India's highest individual score batting at number seven in Tests. Also, for a man like Jadeja, who is aggressive right from the word go when it comes to batting, to get to his hundred with only 10 fours and without hitting even a six, speaks a lot about how much of a changed batter he is now. 

 

However, the biggest plus could be his 103* runs and with Mohammad Shami to get India over 500 when they lost Jayant Yadav at 471. This Jadeja is different and could be a legend in the making. 

1:52 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Tea | Live Updates: India declare at 574-8

 

India have declared the innings for 574 runs with Ravindra Jadeja left stranded at 175*. Could that have been a double hundred? Well, that can be left for a discussion on a day that might have had less action. Not this one. The session began with India at 468-7 and lost Jayant Yadav soon and seemed like India might get out for something below 500. 

 

However, it wasn't to be as Ravindra Jadeja brought up yet another partnership, the third one he was involved in and led India to 574-8. He added 103 for the ninth wicket with Mohammad Shami. Out of that 103, Shami scored only 20*. 

1:11 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Session-2 | Live Updates: Jadeja going strong

1:08 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Session-2 | Live Updates: Jadeja gets to 150

 

Some very poor bowling from Dhananjaya de Silva has now led to Ravindra Jadeja hitting 10 ruins off the last two balls and marching to hi 150, his first-ever in Test cricket as India move to 525. This also brings up the 50 run partnership between Jadeja and Shami and Shami haven't contributed even a single run in the partnership. 

1:05 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Session-2 | Live Updates: Close Shave for Shami

 

India would have lost its ninth wicket had the umpire signalled it out as Surnga Lakmal bowled a perfectly good length ball that came back in and hit Mohammad Shami on the pads. A loud appeal from Sri Lanka wasn't able to move the umpire and they went for the review. The review showed that the ball would have touched the leg stumps. But it was the umpire's calls on the wickets hitting and thus Shami survived. 

12:54 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Session-2 | Live Updates: 500 up for India

 

A six and a four from Jadeja brings up the 500 runs for India. This is for the first time in 23 Tests that Indi have been able to reach the 500 run mark. Lasith Embuldeniya has bowled some very loose balls to Jadeja and he has taken advantage of them and struck 15 runs in the over to now move to 141. As he nears 150, India captain Rohit Sharma would also be thinking about Declaration. 

12:51 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Session-2 | Live Updates: Sri Lanka playing the waiting game

 

The Sri Lankan team is playing the waiting game here having picked up eight wickets and India getting near the 500 run mark on their team total. Singles are easily on offer for Ravindra Jadeja even on the fourth and fifth ball and the Sri Lankan bowlers are aiming to get the wicket of Mohammad Shami in one or two balls that he is facing. 

12:29 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Session-2 | Live Updates: Vishwa Fernando picks up Jayant

 

Sri Lanka have started the second session on a good note as Vishwa Fernando removed Jayant Yadav as he was caught at the slips by Lahiru Thirimanne and India are now 472-8. 

 

11:48 AM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Lunch | Live Updates: How Rockstar Ravindra brought up his Hundred

11:47 AM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Lunch | Live Updates: India in commanding position at Lunch

11:46 AM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Lunch | Live Updates: India reach 468-7

 

Lunch has been taken at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh on Day 2 of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka and India are way ahead in the game at 468-7 with Ravindra Jadeja notching up his second Test century and Ravichandran Ashwin bringing up his 12th Test fifty. 

 

In total, 27 overs were bowled in the first session in which India scored 111 runs at a healthy rate of 4.1 runs per over and lost the lone wicket of Ashwin who was caught behind on a good bouncer from Suranga Lakmal.

 

In the second session, the Indian team would now look to get to 550 and then declare. 

11:30 AM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Session-1 | Live Updates: Jadeja brings up his 2nd Test century

11:28 AM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Session-1 | Live Updates: Hundred up for Warne's Rockstar Jadeja

 

And this is just brilliant from the Indian all-rounder as he brings up only his second century in Test cricket. What an effort from the left-arm all-rounder as he played 160 balls and hit 10 fours to get to this milestone. He has been involved in two hundred plus partnerships and the sword swirls freely. Jadeja has removed his helmet and gets the hug from Jayant Yadav at the non-striker's end. Warne's Rockstar sends a great tribute to him. 

11:25 AM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Session-1 | Live Updates: Ashwin gone, Lakmal gets the wicket

 

Just before we were expecting to celebrate the first century of this Test, here is the first wicket of Day 2 as Ravichandran Ashwin is removed by Suranga Lakmal. The short ball ply has worked for the Sri Lankan team as Ashwin tried to pull another ball, after having hit the previous short ball for a four. But this time around he gets a nick and is caught behind the wickets by Niroshan Dickwella for 61 off 82 balls. 

11:06 AM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-2 | Session-1 | Live Updates: Sri Lanka are clueless