Sri Lanka Fightback on Day Three After Ishant Sharma Five-Wicket Haul Gives India Sizeable Lead

August 30, 2015 17:27

Cheteshwar Pujara became the fourth Indian player to carry his bat and India finished on 312. Ishant Sharma's haul of 5/54 helped India gain a 111-run lead before Sri Lanka fought back towards the end of day three to reduce India to 21/3, a lead of 132.

Player	Runs	AVG
Angelo Mathews Angelo Mathews	339	56.50
Dinesh Chandimal Dinesh Chandimal	288	57.60
Virat Kohli Virat Kohli	233	38.83
Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma	202	33.66
Ajinkya Rahane Ajinkya Rahane	178	29.66

Player	Wickets	Eco
Ravichandran Ashwin Ravichandran Ashwin	21	3.30
Amit Mishra Amit Mishra	15	2.84
Rangana Herath Rangana Herath	15	2.95
Dhammika Prasad Dhammika Prasad	15	3.21
Ishant Sharma Ishant Sharma	13	3.35