{"id":3473,"date":"2017-12-06T14:53:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T09:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.smartworld.asia\/?p=3473"},"modified":"2017-12-06T14:54:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T09:24:02","slug":"virat-kohli-kotla-crowd-applaud-sadeera-samarawickramas-acrobatic-fielding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartzworld.com\/sports\/virat-kohli-kotla-crowd-applaud-sadeera-samarawickramas-acrobatic-fielding\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli, Kotla crowd applaud Sadeera Samarawickrama’s acrobatic fielding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fielding at deep mid-wicket, Samarawickrama almost pulled off an impossible catch but ended up stopping a certain boundary.<\/h2>\n

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The ongoing India vs Sri Lanka Test series has seen some enthralling cricketing action. Consisting of beautiful deliveries being bowled and clinical boundaries being hit. But Day 4 of 3rd Test saw Sadeera Samarawickrama pull off an exceptional diving effort. He receiving a round of applause from the crowd as well as Indian skipper Virat Kohli.<\/p>\n

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma secured fast-paced fifties before declaring the innings on 243, giving Sri Lanka a 410-run target to chase. En-route to his fifty, Rohit might have been caught at deep square leg after Samarawickrama produced an incredible diving effort but could not hold on to the ball.<\/p>\n

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Amazing piece of fielding by Samarawickrama to save a boundary, Kotla applauds #INDvSL<\/a> #ViratKohli<\/a> #RohitSharma<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/OLICDqhqdc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 allindiaroundup (@AIRNewsOfficial) December 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Striking early in second innings, Ravindra Jadeja struck twice in the same over to leave the Lankans reeling at 31\/3. Suranga Lakmal was brought on as nightwatchman after two wickets fell but he lasted only two balls before the left-arm spinner removed him.<\/p>\n

The play was called off due to bad light after 16 overs were bowled in the day. The visitors have a mammoth task in front of them in order to force a draw. The hosts, meanwhile, have only 7 wickets to take to wrap up the series with 2-0 win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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