Nissenka was upset with Ashwin but outside it the batsman struggled to complete his fifth half-century in Test cricket. Asalanka gave good support to Nissenka by hitting Ashwin for a leg-side boundary despite being blown away on several occasions.
The 58-run partnership between Nissanka and Aslanka came to an end when a slower ball from round the wicket from Jasprit Bumrah deceived the latter, leaving him lbw. Captain Sharma reviewed the original decision to reverse it in India’s favor as replays showed the ball hitting over the middle-stump.
Sri Lanka’s batting went downhill as Jadeja ran down the order.
Two overs after Aslanka fell, Jadeja struck twice in the same over, luring Niroshan Dickwella and Suranga Lakmal to play rash shots and hole out at square leg and mid-off respectively. But Nissenka continued to lead with two leg-side boundaries.
Mohammed Shami dismissed Lasith Embuldeniya with a sniff of a bouncer that took the edge of the bat to short leg. Jadeja then took his 10th fifth wicket in Tests by dismissing Visva Fernando and Lahiru Kumara from back-to-back deliveries, ending Sri Lanka’s shaky 174 and scoring over 150 and five in Test history. Became the sixth player to take a run. Taking wickets in the same match.