Sri Lanka Reach 130/4 at Lunch as Prasidh Krishna Takes Three Wickets in 2nd Test
On Day 3 of the second Test at Colombo, India declared their first innings at 503 for nine, leaving Sri Lanka trailing by 373 runs. Sri Lanka reached 130 for four at lunch, with Pasindu Sooriyabandara scoring his maiden Test fifty and Kamindu Mendis contributing 32 runs. Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna took three wickets, including those of Kamil Mishara and Mendis, helping India maintain control. The session featured competitive batting partnerships and some verbal exchanges between players, but India remained dominant overall.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 25 Aug, 05:53 am. Other outlets followed.