Table of Contents
Team India thrashed Sri Lanka in the second and final Test in Bengaluru to r⛄egister a clean sweep in the two-match serᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚies on Monday.
The visitors were put under pressure right from the word go on a pitch that offered loads of challenges for batters. Shreyas Iyer‘s brilliant 92 ensured the hosts had a decent total on board. The momentum was then carried well by pacers who came back under lights and blew Sri Lanka away, eventually dismissing the tourists for 109. Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers in the first innings for Ind𒁃ia, taking his first five-wicket haul at home.
With a big lead in their kitty, India batted positively in their second innings. Rishabh Pant’s 28-ball 50 – the fastest by an Indian in Tests – was a game-changing knock before Iyer yet again stepped up and smashed another half-century. Riding on Pant and Iyer’s heroics, India declared at 303/9, setting a massive target of 447.
In reply, Sri Lanka did show some fight, especially from their captain Dimuth Karunaratne, who hit a tremendous century in the fourth innings. But it wasn’t enough for the visiting side as other batters failed to contribute enough as Sri Lanka were eventually bundled out for 208, losing the contest by 238 runs. Bumrah was again a star with the ball for the home team, picking up three wickets for 23 in nine overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
That's that from the Chinnaswamy Stadium. win the 2nd Test by 238 runs and win the series 2-0.
— BCCI (@BCCI)
Dominating performance by India.
Pant and Bumrah…Fire hai Fire 🔥.
Brilliant knocks from Shreyas in both inningℱs and it was always going to be difficult for Sri Lanka. ꩲ— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
India win the second Test by 238 runs and clincܫh the series.♏
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC)
Thi💖s is the 22nd t💯ime where Ravichandran Ashwin has taken the last wicket of a Test win, equal most times alongside Shane Warne.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
One more series and one more clean sweep. Congratulations on the well deserꦍved victory.
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Since became full time Captain:
3-0 vs NZ (T20I)
3-0 vs WI (ODI)
3-0 vs WI (T20I)
3-0 vs SL (T20I)
2-0 vs SL (Tests)— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Feel good series win by team India Bumrah🧸 was outstanding on this dry pitch. Not a single win during this Indian trip for Sri Lanka, they need to learn a ♛lot quickly.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
India win 💙
Never in doubt 💪🏼
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
India def🎃eat Sri Lanka by 238 runs, win the Test series 2-0. simply too good.
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan)
India clinch the series (2-0) with emphatic win in𓂃 2nd Test. Scorecard ⏩
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Apart from the 30 five-wicket hauls R As🉐hwin also has a staggering 23 4w hauls.
— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar)
Another clean sweep ✅
Good start to life under Rohit Sharma's captaincy for 👏
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
🇮🇳🔥 GLORIOUS WIN! A brilliant ༺victory to wrap up yet another successful home series.
🙌 The beasts in white are back with a bang!
📸 BCCI • 🇮🇳
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy)
India's 15th consecutive series victory at home since losing the series to England in Dec 2012.
No other home side has woꦺn more than ⛦10 consecutive home series.— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
Lakmal bless🔴ed by getting out on a Bumrah Yorker in his final Test match of career.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
Rohit as a full-time captain for India:
3-0 vs New Zealand
3-0 vs West Indies
3-0 vs West Indies
3-0 vs Sri Lanka
2-0 vs Sri Lanka14th consecutive win for Captain Hitman.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
