Watch: Rishabh Pant's Advice, Manav Suthar's Execution - India Pull Off Brilliant Dismissal In 2nd Sri Lanka Test
Rishabh Pant and spinner Manav Suthar came up with a masterplan to dismiss Sri Lanka batter Pasindu Sooriyabandara during Day 4 of the second Test match in Colombo.
- Rishabh Pant and Manav Suthar came up with a masterplan to dismiss Pasindu Sooriyabandara during 2nd Test
- Sooriyabandara decided to step out to his crease to hit Suthar for a big one but ended up getting stumped
- Pant sensed that the batter was getting restless and asked the fielder at mid-on to get ready
Indian cricket team wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant and spinner Manav Suthar came up with a masterplan to dismiss Sri Lanka batter Pasindu Sooriyabandara during Day 4 of the second Test match in Colombo on Wednesday. The incident took place during the 61st over of Sri Lanka's second innings when Sooriyabandara decided to step out to his crease to hit Suthar for a big one. However, the spinner pre-empted his charge and ended up bowling a slow delivery wide of off-stump. The batter failed to connect with the ball and Rishabh Pant had enough time behind the stumps to disturb the stumps. It was a huge wicket for India as the Sri Lanka batter looked in brilliant touch and fell just eight runs away from his first Test century.
Incidentally, the batter survived a close LBW call on the previous delivery and Pant was caught on stump mic shouting instructions to the bowler and the fielders. The wicket-keeper sensed that the batter was getting restless and asked the fielder at mid-on to get ready. Sooriyabandara stepped out of his crease on the next ball and ended up throwing away his wicket.
RECORD BREAKING STUMPING BY RISHABH PANT
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Rishabh Pant stumped sri lankan dangerous batsman sooriyabandra in just 0.3 seconds. Greatest wicket keeper in the history of cricket !! pic.twitter.com/jlRxM4k9sX
Coming to the match, Pasindu Sooriyabandara top-scored with a 92 as Sri Lanka reached 229 for six at stumps in their second innings after being forced to follow on by India on the fourth day of the second Test in Colombo on Wednesday.
India bowled out Sri Lanka for 290 in their first innings, shortly after Sonal Dinusha reached his century to gain a huge lead of 213 runs. India amassed 503 for nine declared in their first essay.
Prasidh Krishna (3/52) and Manav Suthar (3/85) picked up three wickets apiece for India in the Sri Lankan first innings, with Saransh Jain (2/69) bagging his first wickets in Test cricket this morning.
By stumps, which was called early owing to heavy rain, Sri Lanka managed to erase the deficit of over 200 runs, but India remained firmly in control of the match and will fancy their chance of sweeping the series 2-0 on Thursday after their convincing victory in the opener at Galle.
Kamindu Mendis chipped in with 55 in the home team's second innings, as Sri Lanka went ahead by 16 runs with Sonal Dinusha (7) and Keshara Nuwantha (3) at the crease.
(With PTI inputs)
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