India thrash Sri Lanka by an innings & 222 runs with more than 02 days to spare & go 1 – 0 up in the 02 match series
ICC World Test Championship – 01st Test – Mohali, Punjab, India – concluded on the 03rd day
India electing to bat, 574 / 8 dec – ( 129. 2 Overs ) Ravindra Jadeja 175 no ( 3×6, 17×4, 228 balls ) – career best – Rishabh Pant 96, Ravichandran Ashwin 61, Hanuma Vihari 58, Virat Kohli 45, Mayank Agarwal 33, Skipper Rohit Sharma 29, Shreyas Iyer 27, Mohammed Shami 20no, Extras 28 – Vihari / Kohli put on 90 runs for the 03rd wicket, Pant / Jadeja added 104 runs for the 06th wicket, Jadeja / Ashwin were involved in a 130 run stand for the 07th wicket, Jadeja / Shami were associated in an unbroken partnership of 103 runs for the 09th wicket – they progressed from 228 / 5 – Suranga Lakmal 2 / 90, Vishwa Fernando 2 / 135, Lasith Embuldeniya 2 / 188.
Sri Lanka in reply, 174 all out – ( 65 Overs ) Pathum Nissanka 61, Charith Asalanka 29, Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne 28, Angelo Mathews 22, Lahiru Thirimanna 17, Extras 14, Dimuth / Lahiru put on a 48 run opening stand, Pathum / Charith added 58 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the last 06 wickets for the addition of 13 runs in 43 balls – 04 batters were dismissed without scoring, 05 batters were dismissed lbw – Ravindra Jadeja 5 / 41, Jasprit Bumrah 2 / 36, Ravichandran Ashwin 2 / 49 & f/o 178 all out – ( 60 Overs ) Niroshan Dickwella 51no, Dhananjaya De Silva 30, Angelo Mathews 28, Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne 27, Charith Asalanka 20, Extras 10 – Angelo / Dhananjaya added 48 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the last 06 wickets for the addition of 57 runs in 148 balls – 03 batters dismissed without scoring – Suranga Lakmal lasted only 05 balls whilst being out collecting two ducks – Ravindra Jadeja 4 / 46, Ravichandran Ashwin 4 / 47, Mohammed Shami 2 / 48, Rishabh Pant 03 victims.
Player of the Match – Ravindra Jadeja – India