Dasgupta: Good to see the application from SL batsmen
Deep Dasgupta lauds Sri Lanka's improved batting performance on the fifth day in Delhi, but also points to the fielding and bowling lapses that have hurt India on the final day
02/12Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of India at Delhi, Dec 2-6 2017
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![India]( "India")
536/7d & 246/5d -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
373 & 299/5 (103 ov)
Player of the Match
02/12Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of India at Delhi, Dec 2-6 2017
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![India]( "India")
536/7d & 246/5d -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
373 & 299/5 (103 ov)
Player of the Match
Chopra: Kohli's hunger for runs is insatiable
Aakash Chopra offers his views on the manner in which the Delhi pollution issue was handled, and India's woes with slip catching
Dasgupta: Situation with SL players unfortunate
Deep Dasgupta speaks about the stoppage in play as Sri Lanka players struggled with the effects of pollution in Delhi on the second day
What can cricket learn from problems of Delhi Test?
With pollution affecting players from India and Sri Lanka in the Delhi Test, Ajit Agarkar, Cyrus Broacha and the ESPNcricinfo team look at the lessons the game can take from the situation
Quickinfo - India's Test dominance
With their ninth consecutive series win, India are on a hot streak in Test cricket
Chandimal's Test rollercoaster since 2015
A quick look at the incumbent Sri Lanka captain's performances in Tests over the past two-and-a-half years, including his career-best knock of 164 against India at Delhi
'India's slip cordon becoming a game of musical chairs'
The former India batsman discusses the top three talking points after the third day of play in Delhi
Six doubles for captain Kohli
His first double-hundred came in July 2016. Within 18 months, he's hit six to set a new record, beating the great Brian Lara
Virat Kohli piles on the double hundreds
A look at the records Virat Kohli is piling up with more and more double-centuries
Players suffering like this due to pollution not normal - Pothas
Sri Lanka's interim coach Nic Pothas speaks about the difficulties his players faced after being affected by pollution on the second day of the Delhi Test
Delhi match shouldn't have taken place - IMA president
Indian Medical Association president Dr KK Aggarwal gives his views on the harmful conditions the third Test was played in, in Delhi
Nine consecutive series wins for India
A look at the timeline of India's winning streak since 2015, which is now the joint-longest with Australia
Chopra: Mathews wicket off no-ball may have cost SL the Test
The man who made a century in the first innings was dismissed for 1 in the second, after Ravindra Jadeja had overstepped
Dasgupta: Not sure why Dhananjaya wasn't picked for first Test
Deep Dasgupta is impressed with Sri Lanka's fight in Delhi and ponders what went wrong for R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja
'I won't deny that there is pollution' - Dhawan
India opener Shikhar Dhawan admitted conditions in Delhi were tough, but said it is a player's duty to push through it
Vallabhji: Poor air quality will affect cricketers in the long run
Sports scientist Shayamal Vallabhji explains the threat posed by poor air quality after several Sri Lankan players struggled with the air pollution in Delhi
Chopra: Shami's spell on a non-responsive pitch the highlight
Aakash Chopra digs into how Mohammed Shami set up Sadeera Samarawickrama and Ajinkya Rahane's prolonged lean patch
Dasgupta: Rahane looks in rhythm, but shot selection a concern
Deep Dasgupta comments on Rahane's form and Pujara's feat of becoming the highest run getter in Tests so far in this year
Dasgupta: Seniors have stepped up for Sri Lanka
Deep Dasgupta also says India need to look at the personnel who field in the slips as they dropped at least four catches in Sri Lanka's first innings
Quickinfo: Mathews' sterling century
Here's a quick look at Angelo Mathews' eighth Test hundred that helped Sri Lanka counter India's dominance on the third day of the Delhi Test
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIndia's record streak of nine consecutive series wins
Their 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka helped India match Australia's record of nine consecutive series wins from 2005-08, while Dhananjaya de Silva surpassed Viv Richards to score the highest fourth-innings score by a visiting batsman in India
India aware of issues in slip cordon - Pujara
With fitness being on agenda, India players have become better athletes, their ground fielding has improved, but nobody from the camp has been able to say why the same fielders seem to resemble non-stick cookware at slips
Dhananjaya, Roshen deny India 2-0
Dhananjaya de Silva and the debutant Roshen Silva were Sri Lanka's fifth-day heroes as they fought their way to a drawn third Test
Dhananjaya and a new dawn for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka dropped him after throwing him in the firing line in South Africa. He has returned with the highest fourth-innings score by a visiting batsman in India. Young talents like that need better nurturing
SL's struggles with Delhi air may be genuine - Dhawan
After having seen his team-mate Shami vomit on the field, the India opener was more understanding of the visitors' discomfort, but he only went as far as giving them a benefit of doubt
