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| Jadeja finished the Sri Lankan Resistance with his five-foot Image: Espncricinfo |
It might have ended with a match penalty for Ravindra Jadeja but the left arm all rounder did the job with the ball for India, and ensured India bagged a big innings defeat against the Lankans. The Colombo win gives India the insurmountable lead of 2-0 with the final test to go at Pallekele.
The final wicket came minutes before tea when Pradeep tried to slog Ashwin but could only found Dhawan's hands. The resistance did come, for a brief time, in the two sessions, after Mendis had set the tone for the counter-attack a day before. The nightwatchman Pushpakumara fell early after he tried to be creative with his shot making and picked the wrong bowler for that. Ashwin outfoxed him and bowled him with a quick delivery.
Chandimal fell next over, caught brilliantly by Rahane at slip off the bowling of Jadeja. Rahane's slip fielding standards brought out the contrast with the slip ups of Kohli throughout the series. Then Karunaratne carried on the rearguard action with seasonal campaigner Mathews, and added 69 runs for the 5th wicket that ended when Jadeja got one to rise from pitch and kiss Karunaratne's gloves. And then with that brilliant 141 that drew applause, the innings started to crumble into pieces in the face of Jadeja's bowling.
Mathews was the first to depart, trying to cut but managing to edge the ball in Saha's gloves. Perera missed the line and got stumped. De Silva's outside edge fell into Rahane's safe hands, who grabbed another brilliant low catch. Dickwella tried to delay the inevitable, but fell soon after.
Jadeja was soon banned for next game when his demerits accumulated. He, however, will be busy tonight savouring his man of the match trophy
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