Needing 341 more runs to win the Colombo Test with 8 wickets in hand, hosts Sri Lanka will resume their second innings at the overnight score of 72 for 2 on the fifth and final day today. At stumps yesterday, Dimuth Karunaratne on 25 and Skipper Angelo Mathews on 23 were at the crease. Veteran wicket keeper batsman Kumara Sangakkara, playing the final innings of his career, made 18, while opener Kaushal Silva was the other Sri Lankan wicket that fell.Earlier, India had declared their second innings at 325 for 8 setting a target of 413 for Sri Lanka to win this penultimate Test and clinch the 3-match series. Ajinkya Rahane made 126, while Murali Vijay was the second highest scorer with 82.Meanwhile, Vijay and Wriddhiman Saha have been ruled out of the remainder of the series due to hamstring injuries. Naman Ojha and Karun Nair have been named their replacements. The final Test of the 3-match series will be played at the same venue from Friday.
News On AIR | August 24, 2015 7:01 AM
Sri Lanka to resume their 2nd innings at overnight score of 72 for 2