The concussion substitute was introduced in the direction of the top of the second session which makes it a Check debut for Sooriyabandara.
Chandimal had sprinted throughout from deep midwicket to deep sq. leg earlier than throwing himself horizontally to intercept the shot from KL Rahul, within the fourth over of India’s second innings. Although he saved two runs, he landed exhausting on his shoulder and he tumbled legs-over-torso, his neck and shoulder contorting below him.
He instantly collapsed on the opposite facet of the boundary, and gave the impression to be in critical discomfort as team-mates, the workforce physiotherapist, and physician attended to him. He was seen clutching his neck and head at varied instances, in addition to his shoulder.
He finally received to his toes and walked into the dressing rooms, if fairly gingerly. He was changed by substitute fielder Sooriyabandara on the sphere. Sooriyabandara later confirmed a spectacular fielding effort when he put in a full-length dive whereas operating again from sq. leg to take the catch of Ravindra Jadeja for 8 within the forty third over.
Sooriyabandara has performed 68 first-class matches and has a stellar common of 54.36 with the assistance of 14 centuries. He had additionally been a part of the facet for the West Indies tour and retained his place for this sequence.
Chandimal had scored simply 4 in Sri Lanka’s first innings once they put up 284 in reply to India’s 462, which gave the guests a lead of 178 runs earlier than the beginning of the fourth day’s play.
*0905 hrs GMT: The story was up to date after Pasindu Sooriyabandara was named the concussion substitute