Dhammika Prasad

Prasad said that his team conceded the early advantage to India, but vowed to come back stronger and restrict the visitors to around 350 in their first innings.

Prasad was a key figure in the bowling unit of Sri Lanka before a shoulder injury hindered his cricketing career. The right-arm pacer had made a comeback to first-class cricket but wasn't able to play for Sri Lanka.

Cheteshwar Pujara thanked A team coach Rahul Dravid for reassuring him that there was "nothing wrong" with his technique during the prolonged lean patch.

Dhammika, who has picked up four wickets so far, is confident of making it count on the morning of Day 3.

Former Sri Lanka cricketer Dhammika Prasad on Friday began a 24-hour hunger strike urging the country's leaders to deliver justice to the Easter Sunday attack victims and people of the island-nation who are suffering from the current economic crisis.

Sri Lanka ended Day 4 at 67/3, needing 319 runs more to triumph. India need 7 wickets to record their first Test series win in Lanka since 1993.

Gavaskar loathed the way Indian and Lankan cricketers got involved in ugly on-field altercations, saying such incidents are poor advertisement for the sport.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third cricket one-dayer here on Sunday.

The Sri Lankan paceman always starts a spell brilliantly - he got opener KL Rahul in the first over of the match with a beautiful incoming delivery.

Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat in the three-day practice cricket match against India at Grace Road on Friday.

Chamara Kapugedera has replaced injured opener Tillakaratne Dilshan for the next two ODIs against New Zealand including Saturday's match.

The unbeaten pair of KL Rahul (98) and Rohit Sharma (17*) walked back to the dressing room with India comfortably placed on 206 for 3 at tea.

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul put on 85 runs for the third wicket after India were reduced to 12 for 2.

The recalled opener batted through day two to carry India to 292/8, finding an able ally in Amit Mishra who made 59.

Ishant had an argument with the Sri Lankan pacer and the Delhi speedster returned the favour with a hostile spell at the end of the fourth day.

Tillakaratne Dilshan was retained captain of Sri Lankan cricket team for its home series against Australia next month.

Ishant Sharma was banned for one Test following his mid-pitch altercation with Dhammika Prasad, a decision that will see him miss the first Test against South Africa.

Some Sri Lankan cricketers will return to action after the coronavirus-forced hiatus when they participate in the PDC T10 league, a 12-day tournament beginning on June 25.

In nearly 200 years of first-class cricket only one batsman had managed to register double tons in each innings of a match. That was back in 1938, when Arthur Fagg managed 244 and 202 not out for Kent versus Essex at Colchester.