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Day 2: Pant helps India grab initiative

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Sri Lanka lost the veteran Thirimanne before stumps as the second Test will most likely end on day 3.

Bumrah wrapped up the Sri Lankan 1st innings on only 109 runs with his outstanding 5-wicket haul.

Shreyas Iyer again played a crucial knock and scored his second fifty of the match. He was well supported by Rishabh Pant who scored a 28 ball half-century to put the Lankan bowlers under pressure.

Bumrah again struck in the very first over of the innings to dismiss Thirimanne for a duck.

Sri Lanka ended day 2 on 28-1 and still requires 419 runs to win the game with 3 days left.

India    1st innings   252 all-out

  1. Iyer 92 Jayawickrama 3-84 R. Pant 39              Embuldeniya 3-94

Sri Lanka    1st innings    109 all-out

Mathews 43          Bumrah 5-24                                                                                                                                    Dickwella 21          Shami 2-18

India    2nd innings   303 all-out

  1. Iyer 67    Jayawickrama 4-78                                                                                                                                R. Pant 50              Embuldeniya 3-87

Sri Lanka    2nd innings   28-1

Mendis 16                Bumrah 1-9                                                                                                                                                Karunaratne 10

It has been a horrible performance from Sri Lanka throughout the series, their bowlers are not taking advantage of the conditions and the batters are looking totally out of color.

We might see the result of the second test on the 3rd day of the match.

India has set a target of 447 runs and put Sri Lanka to bat only 30 minutes before stumps to face the in-form Bumrah under lights and guess what Bumrah didn’t disappoint his skipper and got rid of Lahiru Thirimanne for a duck in his very first over.

Bumrah’s excellent 5-wicket haul

Jasprit Bumrah was brilliant with his line and lengths in this match.

He bowled beautifully against the Sri Lankan batting lineup to claim his first five-wicket haul in India.

Bumrah is now the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship with 38 wickets in 9 matches.

The Indian openers started confidently in the second innings and played some aggressive shots in their 42 run opening stand.

Mayank Agarwal smashed 5 beautiful boundaries before getting dismissed by the spinner Embuldeniya.

Rohit Sharma played some astonishing reverse sweeps but again he got out after getting a good start.

He was dismissed on 46 runs and fell only 4 runs short of his half-century. Hanuma Vihari was bowled out by Jayawickrama after scoring his second 30 plus score of the match.

The wait for a ton continues:

The wait for watching Virat Kohli’s 71st International cricket is getting longer and longer as he again failed to cross the 3 figure mark and for the first time since 2017, Virat’s average has fallen below 50 in Test cricket.

The former skipper once again got LBW out against a spinner and his fans will have to wait more to watch him score his 71st International hundred.

Pant’s quick-fire and record-breaking half-century

India lost some quick wickets in the middle before Rishabh Pant started his show with the bat.

Pant played another aggressive knock to put the Lankan bowlers under pressure.

The left-handed batsman is taking hard-hitting to its extreme in the longest format and he is becoming a fear to the opposition bowling lineup.

Rishabh Pant smashed the fastest fifty in Test match cricket by an Indian batsman. By completing his fifty in only 28 deliveries including 7 fours and 2 sixes.

Shreyas Iyer continued his form and scored another superb half-century in this match.

Iyer helped India to score 303 runs and get a lead of 447 runs in the second innings.

The right-handed batter scored 67 runs off just 87 balls before getting LBW out by Lasith Embuldeniya.

The left-arm orthodox spinner Praveen Jayawickrama picked up 4 wickets while Lasith Embuldeniya grabbed 3 scalps.

 

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Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry star in RCB women’s comeback win against UP Warriorz in WPL 2024

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RCB women overcame UP Warriorz by 23 runs to clinch their third win of the season. The home side outperformed Warriorz in all the facets of the game and emerged victorious. A collective team effort, particularly with the bat, helped RCB women to beat Warriorz for the second time in the season. They now have three wins in their five matches in the WPL 2024.

Alyssa Healy won the toss and opted to field first. Given how things have panned out in the league so far, it needed a great batting performance from RCB to challenge the chasing side. The home side did exactly that. They were full of intent which was lacking in the last few games. Right from the start, S Meghana and Smriti Mandhana smashed the bowlers.

It was the night of the RCB skipper. The Southpaw scored 80(50) in her stay. S Meghana perished after a valuable 28(21). Ellyse Perry batted well and registered her first fifty of the WPL 2024. She was aided well towards the end by Richa Ghosh whose 21(10) propelled RCB to a score of 198 on the board. It was the highest team total in the WPL 2024.

Alyssa Healy’s efforts go in vain

Chasing the daunting total, UP Warriorz were off to a flier. The opening duo of Healy and Kiran Navgire gave a fiery start to the visiting side. When the two were batting in the PP overs, it seemed like the Warriorz could pull off an insane chase. However, Sophie Devine brought RCB back into the game with crucial wickets. At Bengaluru, the home crowd was literally behind the RCB women.

It helped the home side to stay calm and do their job with ease. Sophie Molineux and Asha Sobhana were the pick of the bowlers, who claimed 2/29 each in their spell of four overs. While Healy scored a fifty and Deepti tried her best in the death overs, ten daunting targets could not be chased down. Despite the early hiccups, RCB managed to restrict UP Warriorz to a score of 175 and won by 23 runs.

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WATCH: Ellyse Perry in disbelief as her six breaks car’s window

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Ellyse Perry smashed a six in the match against UP Warriorz in the WPL 2024. It was an interesting six as the ball travelled towards the boundary ropes and fell exactly on the window of the car. As a result, the glass of the window was broken. The car is set to be provided as a reward for the player of the tournament.

It was the over of Deepti Sharma towards the last few moments of RCB’s innings. Before Perry struck, the home side was in a great position in the match, thanks to a great start provided by Smriti Mandhana. The star batter scored 80 (50) and shined in front of the home crowd. Her form helped RCB to have a good momentum towards the death overs.

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Perry, who was struggling till that point, opened up and smashed the bowlers for fun. She went hard against the spinners like Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma who were asked to bowl at the death. The right-handed batter smashed back-to-back sixes in the over of Sharma. One of those travelled towards the mid-wicket region where the car was stationed. The video of her shot has gone viral on X.

RCB teammates laugh, Ellyse Perry in disbelief

As the ball fell on the car and damaged the window, the fans erupted. There was no end to the joy of the fans who started chanting “Perry.. Perry..” and lit the atmosphere of the stadium. However, Perry was in disbelief. As she saw the impact of the ball damaging the car’s window, the Australian batter could not believe her eyes and thought about what she had just done.

On the other hand, the RCB teammates of Perry were in awe of the shot. They looked at the replays and appreciated the shot of Perry. At the same time, players like Sophie Molineux and Sophie Devine had a laugh about the car’s window getting damaged. Ellyse scored a fifty and helped her team score 198 runs with her batting in front of the home crowd.

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Praveen Kumar addresses Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer’s negligence of taking part in Ranji Trophy

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Praveen Kumar has given his opinion on the preferences of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer in recent times. The duo did not take part in the Ranji Trophy matches for their respective teams despite being fit. It did not go well with the Indian Cricket Board which landed the duo without a ventral contract which was announced a few days back.

Praveen Kumar has reacted to the issue recently. The former India pacer claimed that he has been of an opinion on the issue for a long time. Praveen felt that one should definitely earn money but not at the cost of neglecting to play for domestic and national teams. The right-arm pacer felt that players today are having a certain mentality which is not good.

The former pacer claimed that the players have a mindset that they can rest for a month before taking part in the IPL, thereby bypassing playing for their national team or the domestic teams. Praveen felt that the players could not resist letting go of money which they could earn by taking part in the IPL and other T20 leagues (For foreign players).

‘Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun’ – Praveen Kumar

“This thing is now firmly in the mind of players. Mai ek mahine pehle rest kar lunga, fir IPL khel lunga. Ye mentally hota hai, ki mai itne paise kaise chodun,” said Praveen in the interview. He claimed that youngsters these days are spoilt and are behind money. The former RCB pacer felt that it is not fair on the part of the young players to neglect the country over the IPL.

Kumar felt that a player needs to maintain a balance between playing for the IPL team and for the country. He felt that money is an important factor, but not at the cost of playing for the national team. “But this is not fair at all. A player needs to balance things. Money is important, but this (giving franchise cricket the priority) is wrong,” said the former Indian bowler in the interview.

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