Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kamindu Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva combined to eke out four sixes off Suthar whose first spell read 12-0-65-0.
India’s spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule said it will be a good learning experience for the young cricketer. The high-flying Manav Suthar on Wednesday experienced his first tough day in Test cricket, conceding over five runs an over as the Sri Lankan batters went after the Indian left-arm spinner on the fourth day of the second Test in Colombo.
Saransh Jain took one wicket from his 17.4 overs conceding 55 runs during Sri Lanka’s second innings on Day 4.
His trajectory is very good and he also operates in a speed range between 80-85. Meanwhile, Sri Lankan batter Sonal Dinusha, who scored a 103 in the first innings, hoped to collect as many runs as possible on the final day to stretch India.
He created those opportunities, but it didn’t go in his favour in that period,” Bahutule said in the post-day press meet. He will be better equipped when the same situation arises,” he said. I think he put in a fabulous effort,” he said.
“It is an experience for him. This is just his third Test match. He is going to face different situations, as he is going to play along and he is well prepared for that, to be very honest. He knew that they were going to charge at him. The wickets of Sooriyabandara and De Silva turned the match decisively in favour of India in the last session of the day. In fact, they did play some good shots. But I am sure, again, the learnings from this game, he will take them forward. He has toiled a lot in domestic cricket over the years and the opportunity to make a debut for India is special. There were nerves. You are not going to be at ease when you are playing your first Test match compared to when you are playing a domestic game. “He possesses that side spin which is good, which gives him that drift. When we have two more spinners with Jaddu and Manav, he brings that variety. “Generally, I sweep the ball well. So when the opportunity was there I tried to score some runs.
“The Lankan batters also did well against him today. “Saransh was slightly defensive today, bowling a bit quicker than he normally does. Hopefully, I can contribute to the team’s score tomorrow as well,” he said.
