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Sri Lanka vs India 2015 Photos

1st Test, Day 1: Ashwin's Six Wickets Hurt Sri Lanka

August 12, 2015 16:29

Ravichandran Ashwin claimed his 11th five-wicket haul in Test cricket to help India take top honours against Sri Lanka on Day 1 of the 1st Test.

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Ravichandran Ashwin claimed his 11th five-wicket haul in Test cricket to help India take top honours against Sri Lanka on Day 1 of the 1st Test.

Click on for the highlights. (All images courtesy AFP and Reuters)
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Ishant Sharma got the first wicket after Sri Lanka opted to bat first. He claimed the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne.
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Ishant's success was followed by that of Varun Aaron (unseen) who dismissed the other opener - Kaushal Silva.
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Kumar Sangakkara - playing his penultimate Test - got a rousing welcome but his stay in the middle was short. He fell for 5 - becoming Ashwin's first victim of the day.
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Ashwin would then go on to remove Lahiru Thirimanne.
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Captain Angelo Mathews waged a brave war and scored 64 before falling to wily Ashwin's spin.
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Dinesh Chandimal also hit a crucial 59 but like Mathews - fell at a crucial stage. He was removed by Amit Mishra.
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The tail collapsed without a fight for 183 as Ashwin finished with 6 for 46 - the best figures for an Indian in all Tests played in Sri Lanka.
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India's start was not the best as KL Rahul fell to Dhammika Prasad removed him for 7.
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Rohit Sharma too couldn't do much and departed for 9.

Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli eventually managed to take India to 128/2.

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