Ashwin gets another 5-wicket haul

August 05, 2017 12:11

SL 183 (49.4 ovs) India 622-9 decl (158 ovs) | Scorecard

Sri Lanka are bowled out for 183 right at lunch as Ashwin gets another 5-wicket haul here. He bowls Pradeep all ends up to bring an end to the Sri Lankan innings.

Lanka trail by 439 runs and India have enforced the follow-on.

Lunch delayed by half-an-hour but Pushpakumara goes big against Jadeja.

He launches into the bowler and gets a six straight down.

Pushpakumara repeats the shot, he is not quite in control of it. Umesh Yadav drops the catch and ball rolls to the boundary line for another 4 in the over.

Ashwin back in the attack and has Perera bowled for 25 and Sri Lanka lose their 9th wicket.

Last man Nuwan Pradeep comes in to take the crease despite his injury and he plays out 4 dot balls.

With ten minutes to go for lunch Perera and Pushpakumara happy to just rotate the strike.

Perera is going after Jadeja and gets a four through mid-wicket.

Shami continues and he gives away just one run.

Jadeja putting the pressure on Perera bur the batsman uses the pace to sweep the ball for a four on the on side.

Perera cuts the ball through point for consecutive boundaries to bring out some signs of frustration from Jadeja.

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