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1st Test: India tried hard to get Sri Lanka all-out, says Bhuvneshwar Kumar

By Saurabh Sharma November 19, 2017 • 19:40 PM View: 1360

Kolkata, Nov 19 (Cricketnmore) India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Sunday said the bowlers could have been patient while trying to get rid of the Sri Lankan lower order and that they tried too hard resulting in the tourists taking a 122-run lead in the first Test here.

Replying to India's first innings score of 172, the Lankans rode veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath's fighting 67 to post 294 on the board after being 201/7 at one stage.

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