Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd Test Match, Day 1: 5 Talking Points

4. Dismal fielding from Lanka

The fielding effort from the Sri Lankan remained dismal as they dropped a couple of crucial catches yet again today. Sri Lanka has struggled to take catches since the ICC Champions Trophy. Thisara Perera and Prasanna dropped Sarfaraz Ahmed twice in the virtual quarterfinals of the tournament and also dropped their chances of progressing into the semi finals. They also dropped few important ones in the Zimbabwe series, which eventually led to their defeat in the series.

In this match, they dropped Rahul when he was on 28 while Dhawan was on 1. The duo went on to post a mammoth partnership. Dhawan went on to score a hundred and Rahul posted 85 to the total. In the Galle Test match, they dropped Dhawan when he was on 31. He went on to score 190. They also dropped Rahane, Pandya and Jadeja in the series as they went on to pile on important runs.