IND v SL: Pant Fires As India Build Lead Of 342 Runs

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India vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test: Rishabh Pant's record-breaking fifty helped India take the lead of 342 runs against Sri Lanka in the 2nd innings of the Pink Ball Test at Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. 

Resuming the session at 61/1, Rohit Sharma and Hanuma Vihari continued to score actively. The duo survived a few close calls but kept looking for runs. Rohit ran out of luck when he was on 46 as he stepped down the track to smash a six only to get caught at the boundary. 

Three overs later, Vihari too got out trying to sweep Praveen Jayawickrama. Two overs later, Jayawickrama struck again and trapped Virat Kohli in front. Kohli got out for 13 which also resulted in his test average falling below 50 for the first time since 2017. 

The pitch was turning and had uneven bounce but not for Rishabh Pant. The Indian wicketkeeper didn't for the pitch and went after the spinners right from the ball one. Pant smashed the fastest test fifty by an Indian as reached the milestone in 28 balls - breaking the record of Kapil Dev's 30-ball fifty 40 years ago. 

Pant danced down the track again but this time mistimed the ball to get caught. Shreyas Iyer continued from where he left yesterday and looked solid till the end of the second session along with Ravindra Jadeja. 

Brief Scorecard: 

India - 199/5