Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday became the sixth cricketer to register a score of 150+ and take five wickets in the same Test. He help the hosts take a first-innings lead of 400 against Sri Lanka on the third day of the opening test at Mohali on Sunday.
Ravindra Jadeja has shown an impeccable performance in the match, smacking 175 runs and picking 5 wickets in the 1st innings. A day after his unbeaten 175 with the bat, Jadeja put Sri Lanka’s batters in a knot with his left-arm spin as the touring side were bundled out for 174 in the first session, replying to India’s 574-8 declared.
Notably, Nissanka and Charith Asalanka both survived dropped chances against Ashwin within the first 15 minutes of the third day’s play. Meanwhile in the 33rd over of Sri Lanka’s second innings. He got off the mark in the 1st ball of the 35th over by smashing Jadeja a brilliant six over the long-on. He followed it by smashing another six, this time over the bowler’s head and Indian skipper Rohit was seen laughing when the Sri Lanka batter smashed the all-rounder.
Nissanka and Asalanka had added 58 runs for the fifth wicket. Thereafter, it was a procession of wickets as Sri Lanka lost their last five wickets for just 13 runs, and their final four batsmen were all dismissed for ducks. India bowled out Sri Lanka for 174 on the third day of the opening Test to take a mammoth 400-run first-innings lead here on Sunday.