Janith liyanage: Cricket News & Match Updates

On a pitch that aided spinners, Sri Lanka were in trouble at 101/5, and it seemed they would suffer another batting collapse. But with batting becoming easier against the old ball, Wellalage stepped up to hit seven fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 67 off 65 balls, where he mixed smartness with solid cricketing shots. He also shared three crucial partnerships of 41, 36 and 46 with Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga and Akila Dananjaya respectively to give Sri Lanka a fighting total.

For India, Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh took two wickets each, while Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar claimed a wicket apiece.   Read More...