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Test cricket: How India turn the screw against Sri Lanka

Sooriyabandara was compact against the quicks and deadly against the spinners. He swept with great effect, while Indian spinners were guilty of not bowling the right length often enough to create chances. The sweep is an effective shot when played well, but on a fourthday pitch it is not without risk. To Indias irritation, the few times when the top edge was found, the ball fell in no mans land. But this wasnt just down to luck. Sooriyabandara had worked the ball around so well that Shubman Gill was tentative with his field placings.

27 Aug 2026 1:25 am