In the Test match, Jadeja became the first player to hit 150 runs and take nine wickets.
Ravindra Jadeja single-handedly demolished Sri Lanka in the first Test match at Mohali, leading India to a stunning 222-run victory. To destroy the Lankan Lions, Jadeja continued his hitting streak by taking five wickets for 41 runs in the first innings and four wickets for 46 runs in the second. After Vinoo Mankad and Polly Umrigar, he became the third Indian to score over 150 runs and take five wickets in the same Test match.
Pathum Nissanka remained undefeated on 61 runs in Sri Lanka’s first innings, while Jadeja and Ashwin combined for seven wickets to dismiss the visitors for only 174 runs. As the visitors stepped out to bat again, skipper Rohit Sharma chose to enforce the follow-on. R Ashwin removed Lahiru Thirimanne for the eighth time in the match, with half-centurion Nissanka earning just six runs in the first innings. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne was dismissed for 27 runs by Mohammed Shami.
Despite Niroshan Dickwella’s undefeated half-century, India’s spin combo of Ashwin and Jadeja each took four wickets to eliminate the Island country for a low total of 178 runs. In all, both Indian spinners took 15 wickets in the match, but the Lankans were no match for the powerful Indian outfit. Jadeja concluded the game with 175 not out in the first innings and match statistics of 9/87, a performance he will remember for a long time. For his spectacular and all-around effort throughout the game, Jadeja was unsurprisingly named Player of the Match.
Meanwhile, here are some key statistics and figures from Day 3 of the 1st Test between India and Sri Lanka:
2 – With 436 wickets, R Ashwin has overtaken Kapil Dev’s 434 wickets to become India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests.
436 — With 436 wickets, Ashwin has climbed into the top 10 list of all-time Test wicket-takers, moving up to ninth place.
4 – Ravindra Jadeja became the fourth Indian player in Test history to make a century and take five wickets in the same match. In 1952, Vinoo Mankad and Polly Umrigar did it against England, and in 1962, Polly Umrigar did it against the West Indies. R Ashwin has written the landmark three times.
Thirimanne was dismissed for the eighth time in Tests by Ashwin. He’s fired James Anderson and Ed Cowan on the same amount of occasions. Stokes has been replaced 11 times, Warner has been replaced ten times, and Cook has been replaced nine times.
3 – After Mankad and Umrigar, Jadeja became the third Indian to score over 150 runs and capture five wickets in the same Test match.
304 – Ashwin became the first Indian bowler to take 300 Test wickets in a successful match.
1 – In a Test match, Jadeja became the first player to hit 150 runs and take nine wickets.
12 – India defeats Sri Lanka in the 12th Test in India. India has never lost a game against the Lankan Lions in 21 encounters at home. A total of nine matches finished in a tie.
3 – At India’s past three matches in Mohali, Jadeja has earned all three Player of the Match honours.
3 – Sri Lanka lost by 222 runs in their third-largest innings loss. In 2017, they were defeated by India by an innings and 239 runs, while in 2001, they were defeated by South Africa by 229 runs.
2 – After Polly Umrigar, Rohit Sharma became the second Indian captain to win his debut Test as captain by an innings. In the 1955/56 series, Umrigar guided India to an innings and 27-run victory against New Zealand.
4 – Ashwin (436) has surpassed Rangana Herath (433) as the spinner with the fourth-most Test scalps.
R Ashwin dismissed Lahiru Thirimanne for the sixth time in Test cricket. Only James Anderson has thrown the southpaw out more times (8).
In today’s match, Sri Lanka lost 16 – 16 wickets. In 2007, they too lost 16 wickets in one day against South Africa.