Sri Lanka vs India 2017: 3rd Test day 1, 5 talking points

#4 Spinners finally deliver for Sri Lanka

Lakshan Sandakan celebrating after picking up a wicket

One of the major reasons Sri Lanka have struggled in this series is that their spinners, who are excellent in home conditions, have struggled to make inroads. The veteran left-arm spinner, Rangana Herath too was below par in this series and that hurt the hosts badly.

However, of the three spinners that played today, Lakshan Sandakan and Malinda Pushpakumara were excellent in the middle overs and didn’t let the Indian middle-order settle down. But Dilruwan Perera struggled against the in-form Shikhar Dhawan and went for plenty of runs.

This performance helped the hosts get a firm grip on the match. If they can pick up the remaining wickets cheaply tomorrow, they would feel they have got their noses ahead.