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India vs Sri Lanka highlights: India lose KL Rahul early, end day at 11/1; trail Sri Lanka by 194 runs

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 1: Sri Lanka were bowled out for 205 runs with R Ashwin taking four wickets. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishant Sharma picked 3 wickets each.

Ishant Sharma kept up the pressure on Sri Lanka at Nagpur India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 1: Ishant Sharma kept the pressure on Sri Lanka’s middle order. (Source: AP)

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 1: It was a day for Indian spinners at Nagpur as both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja combined together to trouble Sri Lankan middle-order. The visitors were bowled out for 205 with Ashwin taking four in the day, while his left-arm partner taking 3. On a Nagpur pitch that is known for supporting spinners, returning seamer Ishant Sharma proved to be the suprise package of the day. The right-arm bowler took 3 wickets, including the crucial wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne just after the opener scored his 14th Test fifty. Sri Lankan skipper showed a small fight back, scoring his half century, but became a victim to Ashwin on 57. Coming in to bat for India, KL Rahul and Murali Vijay tried to play out the remaining few overs. But Rahul got out cheaply after he went after a loose delivery from Lahiru Gamage outside off which found a thick edge and got his stumps rattled. India ended the day at 11/1, trailing by 194 runs.

1630 hrs IST: And that’s the end of the day. India are at 11/1 on Day 1. The home side will not like losing Rahul early. The onus to stabilise the innings will be on Cheteshwhar Pujara and Murali Vijay on day 2. India trail Sri Lanka by 194 runs.

1615 hrs IST: WICKET! KL Rahul goes for 7 runs. The batsman touches a ball going outside off stumps. The ball finds the edge and rattles the stumps. Lahiru Gamage gets his first victim of the Test. India 7/1, trailing by 198 runs.

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1600 hrs IST: Murali Vijay and KL Rahul have come out to open the innings for India. Suranga Lakmal takes the new ball. And here we go. No wicket on the first ball this time like Eden Garden. Rahul starts Indian innings with a boundary.

1548 hrs IST: WICKET! Sri lanka all out for 205. A flighted delivery from Ashwin made Herath come out of his crease a bit as he tried to hit the ball. But the ball touches the edge of the batsman and goes straight to Rahane at first slip. Herath departs for 4. 

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1545 hrs IST: WICKET! Sharma proves effective immediately and gets Lakmal out. A beautiful delivery just angled in and the batsman had no chance but to touch it. Easy catch for Saha behind the wickets. Lakmal departs at 17. Sri Lanka are now struggling at 205/9.

1540 hrs IST: Ishant Sharma is brought back into the attack. He will look to trouble the Sri Lankan tail with speed and swing. India will have the option of taking a new ball in a couple of overs, and bringing Ishant suggests the home side are looking to bank upon it.

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1518 hrs IST: WICKET! Chandimal goes for a reverse sweep big hit and misses the ball completely. Fails to read this one by Ashwin and pays for it. Not the best of shot making either. Umpire says not out but Kohli reviews. There is no bat on it and all three red lights go off. Sri Lanka are reduced to 184/8

1511 hrs IST: Jadeja had been denied earlier on a review. Another opportunity now. Dilruwan Perera is the man again. No bat on it. It has pitched on line, straightened and Perera, on the back foot, tries to play it down to the on side and misses the slider. The review fails Sri Lanka this time around. Perera goes for 15 and Sri Lanka are 184/7

1452 hrs IST: WICKET! Sri Lanka losing wickets in a hurry now. Shanaka is bowled this time as the ball pitches and moves away a touch to hit the off stump. Beaten in the drift. Gorgeous bowling. He walks for 2 and Sri Lanka are 165/6

1440 hrs IST: WICKET! Dickwella is caught by Ishant for 24. An extremely poor shot that. Reckless to throw away his wicket there. Goes down the track and for a slog. Fails to middle it, finds the top edge and it falls comfortably into Ishant’s hands. Sri Lanka are 160/5

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1435 hrs IST: Spin operated right after lunch and will operate right after Tea as well. Ashwin first and now Jadeja. Chandimal and Dickwella at the crease

1410 hrs IST: TEA! Sri Lanka go into Tea at 151/4 and they’d be pleased with how the second session has gone. Lost two wickets while scoring steady runs in the second hour of play

1340 hrs IST: WICKET! Big, big appeal by Ishant Sharma for lbw on Karunaratne. He is struck on front pad. After a long, long think, Kettleborough gives it. Sri Lanka go for the review. Fair delivery, no bat, it is pitching in line, impact in line and that is umpire’s call. Sri Lanka save the review but lose their set batsman. Sri Lanka are 122/4

1320 hrs IST: FIFTY! 14th half century in Tests for Dimuth Karunaratne. He has had his share of luck to get here – just after putting together 50 run partnership with Chandimal – but he’s deserved to be here.

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1310 hrs IST: Chandimal goes past 3000 runs and Sri Lanka past 100 runs with a glorious cover drive. Expansive stride forward and the ball goes running towards the boundary rope. Sweet timing on that

1225 hrs IST: CLOSE! Karunaratne continues to ride his luck and living dangerously. Ashwin and Saha go for LBW but umpire Kettleborough is not convinced. Kohli calls for the review. Slider by Jadeja and it has struck the front pad. Brushes the front pad before going on to hit the back pad and that is what saves him. Clipping leg stump and it is umpire’s call. Karunaratne to bat on

1220 hrs IST: WICKET! Mathews has been given out leg before. Chats with Karunaratne briefly before opting for the review. No problems with the no ball this time by Jadeja. UltraEdge confirms there is no edge on it. On ball tracking it says umpire’s call and Mathews has to walk back. Sri Lanka are 60/3

1215 hrs IST: Back on after the Lunch break. Angelo Mathews with back-to-back boundaries to Ashwin including by jumping down the track. Falls just short of the boundary rope.

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1130 hrs IST: LUNCH! At Lunch, Sri Lanka are 47/2. After a strong start and plenty of runs in the first four overs, Sri Lanka playing the patience game. Been forced into poor shots because of it too. Karunaratne survived a catch dropped and then a no ball by Jadeja. He’s unbeaten on 21. Lahiru Thirimanne provided support but he perished little before lunch. 

1126 hrs IST: CHANCE GONE FOR INDIA! Appeal for a stumping on Karunaratne and it goes upstairs. Saha looks convinced. Third umpire has a look at it but unfortunately it is a no ball! Replay says the batsman’s foot was on the line and it would have been out had it been a fair delivery. Chance goes begging for India just before lunch

1121 hrs IST: WICKET! India and Ashwin are rewarded for reducing the flow of Sri Lankan runs. Ashwin picks up his first of the series and first of the series for an Indian spinner. Tossed up just outside the off stump and it came back with the angle. Thirimanne goes for the sweep but didn’t cover the angle. Crashes into the off stump. Sri Lanka are 45/2

1105 hrs IST: DROPPED! Pujara jumps for a catch but mistimes it horribly. Climbed at mid-on and with more air on offer, Karunaratne goes for the shot as runs dry up. Almost pays for it. Kohli encouragingly applauds after bit of exasperated look

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1055 hrs IST: Not out! Pujara with a throw at the non-striker’s end and he has hit the stumps directly. India players look really excited by it. High five’s going around but Karunaratne, man in danger, doesn’t look too fussed. And he is correct. In the frame and safely back in.

1030 hrs IST: Sri Lanka’s flow of runs has certainly dropped since the first wicket fell. Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav with six over spells each now. Sri Lanka on to 32/1.

0955 hrs IST: WICKET! Cheteshwar Pujara with a really smart take to move forward and take the catch. Not easy to take such catches. Goes upstairs but it is clean. Samarawickrama has to walk back. Undone by the seam movement which went away from him at the last moment

0945 hrs IST: Sri Lanka are off to a brisk start here. 16/0 in four overs with a boundary apiece. And already the Indian bowlers worried about the shape of the ball. Umesh shows the ball to the umpire and it passes through the hoop.

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0930 hrs IST: Ishant Sharma back in the team after a great show against Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy. Samarawickrama and Karunaratne are at the crease. Samarawickrama is on strike. Ishant has the ball.

0905 hrs IST: No changes from Sri Lanka. Three changes from India: Shami has a niggle and goes out for Ishant, Vijay replaces Shikhar and Rohit is in for Bhuvneshwar

TEAMS: India XI: Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma

Sri Lanka XI: Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal(c), Niroshan Dickwella(w), Dasun Shanaka, Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Gamage

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0900 hrs IST: TOSS: Sri Lanka have won the toss once again and they’re batting first. Both captains admit there is a grass cover and both would have opted to bat first. Kohli thinks there are cracks on the surface and first session could be interesting for the bowlers. 

0850 hrs IST: Hello and good morning for our live coverage of the second Test opening day from Nagpur. Expect some changes from India with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shikhar Dhawan both out. The surface has green patches but is unlikely to be a bowler’s paradise.

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