Left without much time to acclimatise for the South Africa tour, India’s Plan B was to seek seam-friendly pitches for the Test series against Sri Lanka. (INDIA vs SRI LANKA UPDATES)India put down four catches with shoddy attempts in the slips where three chances, including two of Angelo Mathews’ lives, were given. (INDIA vs SRI LANKA SCORECARD)The former Sri Lanka skipper cashed in, scoring his first century for over two years (111 – 268 b, 14x4, 2x6) and shared a 181-run fourth-wicket partnership with Dinesh Chandimal. Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews slammed centuries as Sri Lanka finally put up a fight for the first time in the series against India. Sri Lanka will still take heart from the turnaround, especially Chandimal after scoring fifties in both innings in the Nagpur Test loss.

Source: Hindustan Times December 04, 2017 06:22 UTC