India vs Sri Lanka second test: The Lankans must be praying for their first-ever test win in Indian soil

Mar 11, 2022

By: Vaamanaa Sethi

After a successful win in the last test match against Sri Lanka in Mohali, the Rohit Sharma-led....

...team is all set to lock its horns again with the Lankans tomorrow, March 12, at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

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An interesting fact about this match is that it is a...

...day/night contest, which is going to be India’s third pink ball test.

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In the last test, India defeated Sri Lanka by 222 runs and an innings, which lasted only three days.

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Before the previous test that was held in Mohali, India and Sri Lanka have clashed over 44 times.

Out of the 44 tests, India has been on the dominant side with 20 wins, while Sri Lanka has only 7 victories under their belt, the rest of the matches ended in draws.

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A surprising fact is that Sri Lanka has never won a test match in India.

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These are some key players to watch out for in the upcoming test —

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Shreyas Iyer

Top-order attacking batsman of India, Iyer, who made his test debut in 2021, has so far scored 229 runs in 3 matches with a strike rate of 58.26.

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Ravindra Jadeja

India’s all-rounder, who was declared as the ‘Player of the Match’ in the previous test against Sri Lanka, has a career tally of 2,370 runs and 241 wickets in 58 matches.

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Charith Asalanka

Batting all-rounder from Sri Lanka, Asalanka who also made his test debut in 2021, has so far scored 78 runs in just 2 matches with an average of 19.50.

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Lasith Embuldeniya

Slow-left arm orthodox bowler, Embuldeniya, has a tally of 64 wickets in 14 matches with a strike rate of 65.6.

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