The Dickwella-Shami face-off

Nov 20, 2017

Suranga Lakmal was Sri Lanka's go-to bowler again, dismissing KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane•BCCI

Virat Kohli had to tackle some short-pitched bowling en route to his first Test fifty at Eden Gardens•BCCI

But Kohli reclaimed the advantage, playing some sparkling shots•BCCI

Lahiru Thirimanne fell soon after the break as India sensed an unlikely win•BCCI

Dinesh Chandimal has no answer to a Shami indipper•BCCI

Lahiru Gamage performed the role of a workhorse, with 11 straight overs in his first spell•BCCI

Sri Lanka were tottering at 75 for 7 when bad light had the final say in Kolkata•BCCI

He became only the second India player to hit 50 centuries across all formats•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Mohammed Shami, in the middle of a superb spell, ran into spirited opposition from Niroshan Dickwella•BCCI

Sri Lanka were tottering at 75 for 7 when bad light had the final say in Kolkata•BCCI

Dasun Shanaka provided some useful strikes to create some excitement after lunch•BCCI

Bhuvneshwar Kumar had Sri Lanka in early trouble, leaving them at 8 for 2 chasing 231•BCCI

At one point, he skipped outside off, positioned himself behind the stumps and played an outrageous scoop •BCCI