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- Cries on the field after the Sri Lankan bowler's 'send off'
- Jaiswal and Fernando face off
The second Test match of the series between India and Sri Lanka is being played in Colombo. The Indian team won the toss and elected to bat first. Batting first, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul failed to give the Indian team a good start. Jaiswal had a chance to complete his half-century in the match, but after 45 runs, he was bowled by Asitha Fernando. After this, the two had a heated argument. Other Sri Lankan players tried to calm the situation. The video of this incident is now going viral on social media.
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Jaiswal and Fernando face off
On the last ball of the 17th over of India's innings, Asitha Fernando came bowling round the wicket and bowled an amazing delivery. Changedoo turned inside to be bounced. Jaiswal tried to play the ball to the off-side, but the ball hit the inside edge of his bat and hit the stumps and was bowled. The Sri Lankan team cheered after the successful wicket of Jaiswal. Jaiswal was quietly returning to the pavilion. At the same time, bowler Asitha Fernando said something, which made Jaiswal look back and immediately turned towards Asitha. Their heads collided with each other. Fernando then pulled Jaiswal aside and Sri Lankan captain Dhananjay de Silva calmed down the situation. He pulled Yashasvi Jaiswal aside and requested him to leave the field. The video of this moment is going viral on social media.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal missed his half century
Team India won the toss and decided to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal was in excellent form. Even after KL Rahul's dismissal, Jaiswal continued to play big shots. He was settled, but in the 17th over, Jaiswal was clean bowled by Asitha Fernando. Jaiswal was dismissed after scoring 45 off 53 balls. The Indian opener hit nine fours in his innings, but missed his half-century.
KL Rahul is dismissed cheaply
KL Rahul batted brilliantly in both the innings of the first match. Rahul was in good form in the first innings of the Colombo Test as well. He scored 18 runs off 32 balls with two fours and a six. However, in the 11th over, KL Rahul was caught by wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella while trying to hit the bowling of Lahiru Kumar. This ended Rahul's impressive innings. In the first session, India scored 88 runs in 25 overs with the loss of 2 wickets. Skipper Shubman Gill is on 11 off 29 balls, while Devdutt Padikkal is on 13 off 35 balls.
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