India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test at Kolkata, Nov 16 2017 - Match Highlights

RESULT

1st Test, Eden Gardens, November 16 - 20, 2017, Sri Lanka tour of India

172 & 352/8d

(T:231) 294 & 75/7

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

, IND

4/88 & 4/8

SL's competitive spirit a huge positive - Pothas

SL's competitive spirit a huge positive - Pothas

Pitches like Eden a preparation for overseas tours - Rahul

Pitches like Eden a preparation for overseas tours - Rahul

Chopra: India timed declaration nicely

Chopra: India timed declaration nicely

Not fair for us to comment on Dilruwan episode - Bhuvneshwar

Not fair for us to comment on Dilruwan episode - Bhuvneshwar

'Compared to first two days, today was easy to bat' - Herath

'Compared to first two days, today was easy to bat' - Herath

Chopra: SL bowlers looked ordinary on day four

Chopra: SL bowlers looked ordinary on day four

Chopra: Sri Lanka batsmen played as the conditions demanded

Chopra: Sri Lanka batsmen played as the conditions demanded

Pathan: Unfortunate but unsurprising that Vijay missed out

Pathan: Unfortunate but unsurprising that Vijay missed out

Irfan Pathan: Pujara knows his game and sticks to it

Irfan Pathan: Pujara knows his game and sticks to it

Chopra: Lakmal was absolutely top class

Chopra: Lakmal was absolutely top class

Rangana Herath key as SL seek first win in India

Rangana Herath key as SL seek first win in India

Rangana Herath key as SL seek first win in India

Rangana Herath key as SL seek first win in India

Over-practice leads to bad habits - Kohli

Over-practice leads to bad habits - Kohli

How India's internationals have fared since their last Test

How India's internationals have fared since their last Test

Chopra: Open with Dhawan and Vijay, pick Ishant over Bhuvneshwar

Chopra: Open with Dhawan and Vijay, pick Ishant over Bhuvneshwar

Match Coverage

Kohli steps out of the realms of normalcy to essay Eden classic

Even as the rest of the line-up scrapped against some top-class Sri Lankan bowling, Virat Kohli batted on unfazed, as though he was making just another of his many hundreds

Kohli steps out of the realms of normalcy to essay Eden classic

Green pitches likely in Nagpur and Delhi too

The Indian team management is understood to have asked the BCCI to prepare pitches that would serve as preparation for the South Africa tour

Green pitches likely in Nagpur and Delhi too

Excited by how Sri Lanka fought over four days - Pothas

The Sri Lanka coach said the side's process of improving began soon after their 3-0 series loss to India at home earlier this year

Excited by how Sri Lanka fought over four days - Pothas

India keep one eye on away tours with green track in Kolkata

The overhead conditions aside, India asked for a green top in Kolkata to prepare for a series of upcoming away tours, and their quicks were up to the challenge

India keep one eye on away tours with green track in Kolkata

Kohli joint-fastest to 50 international tons

Kohli's second-innings hundred was his ninth in 2017. He has six more internationals this year to set a new record

Kohli joint-fastest to 50 international tons

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
S Samarawickrama	bowled	0	6
FDM Karunaratne	bowled	1	6
HDRL Thirimanne	caught	7	28
AD Mathews	lbw	12	23
LD Chandimal	bowled	20	33
N Dickwella	lbw	27	36
MD Shanaka	not out	6	17
MDK Perera	bowled	0	7
HMRKB Herath	not out	0	4
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1)
Total	75(7 wkts; 26.3 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Dimuth Karunaratne	Sadeera Samarawickrama
2nd	2	Dimuth Karunaratne	Lahiru Thirimanne
3rd	12	Angelo Mathews	Lahiru Thirimanne
4th	8	Angelo Mathews	Dinesh Chandimal
5th	47	Dinesh Chandimal	Niroshan Dickwella
6th	0	Niroshan Dickwella	Dasun Shanaka
7th	6	Dilruwan Perera	Dasun Shanaka
8th	0	Rangana Herath	Dasun Shanaka

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