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[caption id="attachment_52948" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Jasprit Bumrah took 4 wickets against Sri Lanka today. Image Source: XtraTime[/caption] Internet Desk: A brilliant spell by Jasprit Bumrah, helped India to restrict the hosts Sri Lanka for mere 236/8 in the second ODI at Pallekele today. Jasprit was well backed by other Indian bowlers and it would be pretty easy chase for India, looking at the form of Shikhar Dhawan and skipper Virat Kohli. Sri Lanka: N Dickwella 31, Milinda Siriwardana 58, Chamara Kapugedera 40; India: Chahal 2/43, Bumrah 4/43. Earlier after winning the toss India skipper Virat Kohli choose to bowl first. Sri Lanka lost their first wicket, when Dickwella gave a catch to Shikhar Dhawan from Jasprit Bumrah’s delivery. The hosts kept losing wickets as Gunathilaka (19), Kusal Mendis (19), Upul Tharanga (9) and Angelo Mathews (20) failed to play big knock against a very good Indian bowling line-up. During Sri Lankan innings, former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni equaled legendary Sri Lankan wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara’s record for most stumpings in ODI cricket. Sri Lanka’s star opener Gunathilaka was Dhoni’s 99th stumping in limited-overs cricket. Sangakkara created this record by playing 404 ODIs, while Dhoni has touched the same feat with playing only 298 ODIs in comparison. At one stage the hosts were 121 for 5 after the dismissal of Angelo Mathews. After that, Milinda Siriwardana (58), Chamara Kapugedera (40) hold the innings together and shared a crucial 91-run partnership for the sixth wicket.  When both the players were looking dangerous, star Indian bowler and death over specialist Jasprit Bumrah took the wicket of Milinda Siriwardana to give the visitors a much needed break through. Chamara Kapugedera too didn’t last long as he got out on Bumrah’s next over.