India 171-1 at stumps, lead Sri Lanka by 49 runs
Lokesh Rahul (73*) and Shikhar Dhawan (94) put together a 166-run opening stand.
KOLKATA (AFP) – India were 171 for one at stumps, leading Sri Lanka by 49 runs in their second innings on day four of the rain-hit opening Test in Kolkata on Sunday.
Lokesh Rahul, batting on 73, and Shikhar Dhawan, who made 94, put together a 166-run opening stand to lead the hosts’ revival after Sri Lanka posted 294.
The visitors had gained a 122-run lead in the first innings in response to India’s 172.
Paceman Dasun Shanaka got the left-handed Dhawan caught behind in the last few overs of the day. Cheteshwar Pujara, on two, was batting alongside Rahul when bad light ended the day’s play.
