: Mohali Test: Ravindra Jadeja’s brilliant all-round show powers India to innings win over Sri Lanka #IndiaNEWS All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja starred with bat and bowl to lead India to a crushing innings

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Mohali Test: Ravindra Jadeja’s brilliant all-round show powers India to innings win over Sri Lanka #IndiaNEWS
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja starred with bat and bowl to lead India to a crushing innings and 222-run victory over Sri Lanka inside three days of the first Test on Sunday.In Virat Kohli’s 100th Test and Rohit Sharma’s first as captain, Jadeja hit an unbeaten 175 in India’s 574-8 declared and then claimed a match tally of nine wickets with his left-arm spin in Mohali.The hosts dismissed Sri Lanka for 178 while following on in the final session to lead the two-match series 1-0. Niroshan Dickwella stood unbeaten on 51 when Ravichandran Ashwin got the final wicket of number 11 Lahiru Kumara, who was struggling with his hamstring injury, triggering wild celebrations.Jadeja returned figures of 5-41 to help bowl out Sri Lanka for 174 in their first innings after the tourists resumed the day on 108-4.Ashwin, who now has 436 scalps in 85 Tests, took four wickets in Sri Lanka’s second innings and surpassed pace bowling great Kapil Dev’s tally of 434 scalps.He sent back Charith Asalanka for 20 with his off spin to become India’s second highest wicket-taker behind spin legend Anil Kumble who finished his career with 619 Test scalps.Ashwin rattled the top-order with two wickets on either side of the lunch break as he sent...Read more

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