Jasprit Bumrah and his no ball wrote yet another disappointing story on the second day of the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka in Mohali. The Indian vice-captain bowled brilliantly to Lanka batsman Pathum Nishanka, but it broke his heart to learn that he had overstepped.
event 32. happened inRa Sri Lanka’s innings on Friday. After conceding two dot deliveries, Bumrah bowled a slow delivery which broke Nisanka’s defense and fell on the middle stump. The Indian players gathered near the pitch to celebrate the wicket, while the support staff in the dressing room applauded the quickness of the right arm.
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However, the happiness did not last long as on-field umpire Nitin Menon called it a no ball. Bumrah was in disbelief while head coach Rahul Dravid was dismayed to learn that Nishanka had survived. TV replays showed that the Indian vice-captain had overstepped and had to bowl again.
Nishanka’s survival was a worrying sign for the hosts as the batsman has been in good form recently. However, Bumrah made up for the mistake in his next over by trapping experienced all-rounder Angelo Mathews in front. The latter reviewed the decision but only found that it was the umpire’s call.
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Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja scored an unbeaten 175 as the Sri Lankan bowlers had no answer to the southpaw’s attack. Indian skipper Rohit decided to declare the Indian innings at 574/8 over tea to give his bowlers enough overs to trouble the weary batsmen of Sri Lanka.
With 175*, Jadeja made the highest score by any Indian batting at No. 7 or less. The all-rounder showed a lot of maturity throughout the innings as he played a second feud for Rishabh Pant when the wicket-keeper batsman was taking on the opposition bowlers on the first day. Both shared a partnership of 104 runs.
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