Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja shared eight wickets as India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs within the first take a look at on Sunday.
Ashwin took 4-21, whereas Jadeja had 4-46 as Sri Lanka collapsed to 178 all out (60 overs) after India had enforced the follow-on on day three.
Jadeja picked up 5-41 within the first innings, to go together with his spectacular 175 not out in India’s innings of 574-8, because the guests conceded a 400-run first-innings lead.
He turned solely the third Indian cricketer to attain 150 runs and take a five-wicket haul in the identical sport and was named man of the match for his exploits throughout the three days. He completed with a match haul of 9-87.
“I would say this is my lucky ground. Whenever I come here I get positive vibes. I was looking to build a partnership with Rishabh, give him the strike and enjoy his batting from the other end. To be honest I don’t know about any stat. Feeling very good, happy to score runs and pick wickets for the team. Obviously as a player you boost your confidence with such a performance. I have not done anything differently, just played to my strengths and I give myself time to settle down. I look to keep it very simple out in the middle. I haven’t played with the SG pink ball, so it is going to be different and I will practice for a couple of days, hopefully it comes good,” stated Jadeja after the sport.
Jadeja’s bowling accomplice Ashwin praised his work with the willow and stated, “He has actually come a great distance within the final four-five years. I feel his place is a little bit low for the way in which he’s batting for the time being. His batting has gone one notch larger. He is aware of what he’s doing and it displays in the way in which he’s batting.”
Skipper Rohit Sharma was all reward for the southpaw and stated, “The spotlight of the sport was Jadeja. There was a query whether or not to declare or not, it was the group’s resolution, Jadeja’s resolution to place them in and reveals how selfless he’s,” he added.
India lead the two-match sequence 1-0, and can like to achieve full 24 factors from the rubber by successful the Pink Ball Test in Bengaluru, beginning March 12.
The second take a look at begins on March 12.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
