What a way to start the tour! India have bowled out Sri Lanka in two sessions. Now, it is up to their batsmen to consolidate. There is plenty of assistance for the bowlers and it will be interesting to see how the Sri Lankan bowlers go about. Mathews has his team in a huddle before they disperse. He somehow needs to inspire them if they have to come back in the game. Dhawan and Rahul stride out to the middle. Dhammika to open the attack. Three slips and a gully waiting for the edge. Off we go...

Ashwin was easily the best bowler on show for the tourists. He bowled with good control and extracted turn and bounce to make crucial breakthroughs. The seamers, Ishant Sharma and Aaron, bowled incisively up front. However, Aaron in his second spell was wayward. It has to be also said that catches were dropped off the pacers. The visitors now will look to build on the good work done by the bowlers and amass a big score on the board.

Ashwin took a six-for to help the the visitors to skittle out Sri Lanka for a modest total and control the proceedings. However, it has to be said that the 79-run stand between Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal gave Sri Lanka's innings some respectability. Mathews led from the front with a flurry of eye-catching shots. He showed his class by using his feet to Harbhajan Singh and lofting him down the ground for a six to reach his fifty. He and Chandimal also took a heavy toll of some poor bowling by Varun Aaron. Just in the nick of time though, Ashwin lifted India's spirits by sending Mathews back to the pavilion. Rohit Sharma at short leg showed great reflexes to pouch the catch on the rebound. Ashwin prised out Dhammika Prasad to pick up his fifth wicket. Amit Mishra followed it up by snaffling the scalps of Chandimal and Tharindu Kaushal. Rangana Herath was the last man to be dismissed.

Ashwin leads the players off the field. Harbhajan pats him on the back for his effort. Team director Ravi Shastri is very happy and he stands and applauds from the dressing room.

49.4 - Ashwin to Herath, out Bowled!! Ashwin signs off in style, finishes with six wickets in the innings. Flighted delivery on the off stump, Herath goes for the slog-sweep, but misses it completely and the ball shatters the stumps. That will be tea as well. Herath b Ashwin 23(24) [4s-4]

Ashwin to Herath, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

49.3 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, huuggeeeeee shout from the Indians, but not given. Kohli smiles. Slider on the stumps, Herath plays across the line and misses, the ball strikes him right in front of the stumps but the umpire is unmoved. There were two sounds and probably the umpire thought there was an inside edge

49.2 - Ashwin to Herath, 2 runs, the reverse-sweep again as Ashwin bowls very full, this time an under edge rolls past slip

49.1 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, flighted delivery around off stump line, Herath defends

Just a slip and silly-point for Herath

Over: 49	W W 1B 0 0 1	SL 181/9
Herath 21(20)	Pradeep 1(1)	Mishra 6-1-21-2

48.6 - Mishra to Herath, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Herath goes for the sweep, gets a top edge but it lands safely at deep mid-wicket

48.5 - Mishra to Herath, no run, Herath plays the reverse sweep, but mistimes it to backward point, Kohli fires a direct-hit at the bowler's end, but Pradeep plugged his bat in just in time

48.4 - Mishra to Herath, no run, googly outside off stump, Herath goes for the drive and gets beaten

48.3 - Mishra to Pradeep, 1 bye, not the best of deliveries for the hat-trick ball. Very full and down the leg-side, Pradeep fails to defend, the ball goes off the pad and evades leg slip but the umpire reckons there was bat involved

Slip, gully, silly-point, leg slip and short leg for the hat-trick ball.

Nuwan Pradeep, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.2 - Mishra to Kaushal, out Caught by Rohit!! Two-in-two for Mishy. Wow, how quickly fortunes can change! Googly on the stumps, Kaushal leans forward to defend, gets an inside edge that lobs to short leg off the pad. Sri Lanka are nine down for 179. Kaushal c Rohit b Mishra 0(1)

Mishra to Kaushal, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Slip, short leg and silly-point

T Kaushal, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, out Caught by Rahane!! Strange dismissal, but Mishy won't mind as it finally puts him in the wickets column. Mishra's foot was well in and it was pretty needless from the on-field umpire to check it again. Flighted delivery spinning across the right-hander, it pitched outside leg and turned a long way, Chandimal advanced and went for the loft, but the ball took a thick outside edge and went straight to the man at slip, who was pretty square. A fighting innings comes to an end. Chandimal c Rahane b Mishra 59(77) [4s-9]

Mishra to Chandimal, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Looks like Herath just wants to play the sweep or reverse sweep.

Over: 48	0 0 4 4 0 0	SL 179/7
Herath 20(17)	Chandimal 59(76)	Ashwin 13-2-44-5

47.6 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, the reverse-sweep from Herath, but doesn't get it past backward point

47.5 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, down the leg-side, Herath lets it go

47.4 - Ashwin to Herath, FOUR, swept, not fully in control though as it went uppishly through square leg. Ishant was in the deep but it went well wide of him to his right

47.3 - Ashwin to Herath, FOUR, another sweep shot from Herath and it gives him four more. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Herath sends it through mid-wicket this time

47.2 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, was there an inside edge? Or was it too high? Slider from Ashwin, Herath fails to defend off the front foot, the ball hits him on the thigh pad and probably was going over the stumps

47.1 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Herath defends

Over: 47	1 0 4 0 4 1	SL 171/7
Herath 12(11)	Chandimal 59(76)	Mishra 5-1-19-0

46.6 - Mishra to Herath, 1 run, the sweep shot again from Herath, but it goes straight to deep mid-wicket

46.5 - Mishra to Herath, FOUR, Mishra goes very full this time, Herath waits for it to come and drives it along the ground through cover

46.4 - Mishra to Herath, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Herath goes for the reverse-sweep but misses, Saha disturbs the stumps but Herath was inside his crease

46.3 - Mishra to Herath, FOUR, friendly full toss from Mishra, he lost control of the ball, Herath swept it all along the ground through square leg, Ashwin runs to his right in the deep and goes leg-first with his slide but his back leg was in contact with the rope as he ball hit his right boot. Wonder why such a long look at this

46.2 - Mishra to Herath, no run, googly very full and just outside off stump, Herath defends off the front foot

46.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, big turn for Mishra but the length is short, Chandimal works it off the back foot to mid-wicket

Over: 46	1 3 0 1 0 0	SL 161/7
Herath 3(6)	Chandimal 58(75)	Ashwin 12-2-36-5

45.6 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, slower through the air and on the stumps, Herath defends off the front foot

45.5 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, goes for the reverse-sweep but the fielder at slip makes a good save moving quickly to his left

45.4 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, shortish from Ashwin, Chandimal pulls it to backward square leg

45.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, on the leg stump, Chandimal nudges it to leg slip

45.2 - Ashwin to Herath, 3 runs, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Herath glances it to fine leg, Herath was jogging back for the second, Kohli collected the throw from the deep and fired it at the bowler's end from slip, in fact he slipped after throwing but hit the stumps, although Herath wasn't running fast, he grounded his bat and that saved him

Run-out check has been sent upstairs. Herath is in trouble here. The Indians are very confident but he escapes, just in! He was home by an inch or so. The third umpire wants to be very sure and has a long look at it, NOT OUT it is.

45.1 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, edgeddd but just wide of Rahul at leg slip. Flighted delivery on the off stump, Chandimal looks to defend with his bat well in front of his pad, the ball takes a thick inside-edge and falls just in front of the diving Rahul

Over: 45	0 0 0 0 0 1	SL 156/7
Chandimal 56(72)	Herath 0(3)	Mishra 4-1-9-0

44.6 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Chandimal drives it to mid-on and sets off to keep strike

44.5 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, oh that was too close to cut but Chandimal got away with it. Shortish and quicker through the air, Chandimal was very late on the cut, but his bat came down just in time

44.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, bit of more air on this one, Chandimal gently nudges it towards mid-wicket

44.3 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, straighter and quicker from Mishy, Chandimal defends from the crease

44.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, well bowled, flighted delivery pitching on leg and turning a long way, finishes around off, but Chandimal manages to defend

44.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Chandimal defends it towards cover

Amit Mishra [3.0-1-8-0] is back into the attack

Over: 44	0 0 W 0 0 0	SL 155/7
Herath 0(3)	Chandimal 55(66)	Ashwin 11-2-31-5

43.6 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, spinning from the left-hander, Herath defends

43.5 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, appeal for LBW, not given. Probably it bounced a bit extra. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Herath goes for the sweep and misses, gets hit on the arm but height was an issue there

43.4 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Herath defends

Slip, gully, silly-point, short leg in

Rangana Herath, left handed bat, comes to the crease

43.3 - Ashwin to Dhammika, out Lbw!! It's a fifer for Ashwin, his 11th in Test match cricket. Umpire Nigel Llong raised his finger in a flash, that was absolutely plumb. Flatter delivery on the stumps, Dhammika stays back when he should have been forward, tries to defend but misses, the ball spins back in and hits him right in front of middle stump. Dhammika lbw b Ashwin 0(6)

Ashwin to Dhammika, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Slip, leg slip and short leg in place. Looks like a silly-point is coming on as well

43.2 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, nicely floated up, drawing Dhammika forward, the batsman lost his bottom hand grip as he tried to defend, got an inside edge onto pad but it went down immediately

43.1 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, spinning down the leg-side, left alone

Over: 43	0 4 4 0 4 4	SL 155/6
Chandimal 55(66)	Dhammika 0(3)	Aaron 11-0-68-1

42.6 - Aaron to Chandimal, FOUR, four more! 4th boundary of the over. Short and wide outside off stump, Chandimal cuts hard, sends it to the left of backward point

42.5 - Aaron to Chandimal, FOUR, 8th Test fifty for Chandimal and this is a handy knock for Sri Lanka. Full and outside off stump, Chandimal frees his arms and drives over cover for four. Chandimal gets a good round of applause from the crowd

42.4 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, beaten! Good length delivery just outside off stump, the ball holds it line and goes past the outside edge as Chandimal was trying to defend

42.3 - Aaron to Chandimal, FOUR, in the airrr and just over Dhawan at deep mid-wicket. Dhawan was standing well inside, had he been right back, it would have gone straight to him. Short delivery on the off stump, Chandimal pulls but doesn't bother to keep it down, luckily for him he made just enough contact to evade Dhawan's jump

42.2 - Aaron to Chandimal, FOUR, poor ball from Aaron. Way outside off stump once again, Chandimal waits on the back foot and cuts it to the left of backward point, there was a man at sweeper but he had no chance

42.1 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, very full and just outside off stump, driven back to the bowler

Over: 42	1 0 W 0 0 0	SL 139/6
Dhammika 0(3)	Chandimal 39(60)	Ashwin 10-1-31-4

41.6 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, quicker through the air and on leg stump line, Dhammika is hurried for pace, tries to work it on the on-side, gets an inside edge that rolls to leg slip

41.5 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, full and attacking the stumps, Dhammika defends off the front foot

41.4 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, flighted delivery outside the off stump tump, Dhammika defends off the front foot

Dhammika Prasad, right handed bat, comes to the crease

41.3 - Ashwin to Mathews, out Caught by Rohit!! That is a brilliant grab by Rohit at short leg. End of a fine innings from Mathews. Flighted delivery on the off stump, Mathews jumps out his crease in an attempt to flick, gets a thickish edge that lobs off the pad, it went quickly to Rohit, who tried to grab it above his head after arching back a bit. The ball popped out but Rohit recovered in time to dive forward and take the rebound with his right hand. Rohit was going back initially but he adjusted really well to move forward to complete the catch. Mathews c Rohit b Ashwin 64(92) [4s-6 6s-1]

Ashwin to Mathews, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

41.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, well bowled, Mathews was looking to come down the track, but Ashwin dragged his length back slightly and forced the SL skipper to take a defensive line

41.1 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, wrists it with the turn to mid-wicket off the front foot

Over: 41	1 0 0 4 4 0	SL 138/5
Mathews 64(90)	Chandimal 38(59)	Aaron 10-0-52-1

40.6 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, Aaron bowls outside off stump, Mathews covers the stumps and lets it go

40.5 - Aaron to Mathews, FOUR, edgedddd but safe! Why a fly slip Virat Kohli? Aaron drops his head in disappointment. Nothing but a length ball wide outside off stump, Mathews slashes hard at it and gets a thick edge, Rohit, who was standing at a conventional second slip position dived full length to his right but still couldn't get a fingertip to it. Mathews wears a big smile on his face

40.4 - Aaron to Mathews, FOUR, fine hit from Mathews. Just moved across the stumps to get into a good position to tickle, Aaron bowled it in the short of length region, the line was leg stumpish and Mathews helped himself to a boundary

40.3 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, this time a very full ball from Aaron, the drive is mistimed by Mathews and it rolls to mid-off. The bat turned in his hands as he made contact and that is why he couldn't find the sweet spot

40.2 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, Aaron tries the yorker, bowled at 137.5kph, but Mathews spotted it well and dug it out

40.1 - Aaron to Chandimal, 1 run, short but not rising steeply, Chandimal swivels on the pull and also keeps it down as he hits this to deep backward square leg

Over: 40	0 0 0 1 2 1	SL 129/5
Chandimal 37(58)	Mathews 56(85)	Ashwin 9-1-30-3

39.6 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, punched off the back foot to mid-on as the ball slowly turns into Chandimal

39.5 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 2 runs, the sweep shot, went across the sticks and exposed all three stumps, but did well to find the middle of the bat and it rolls to long leg

39.4 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, allows the ball to spin back in and works it behind square on the on-side

39.3 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, nicely bowled! Ash draws Mathews forward with a fullish ball, gets extra bounce and surprises Mathews, but the Sri Lankan skipper manages to fend it

39.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, bit of turn and bounce for Ash, Mathews was on the back foot for this tentative nudge, luckily for him it missed the bat and popped to short leg off the thigh pad

39.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, wristed to short mid-wicket

Ravichandran Ashwin [8.0-1-26-3] is back into the attack

Slip, short leg and short mid-wicket in

Over: 39	1 0 0 0 4 2	SL 125/5
Chandimal 34(56)	Mathews 55(81)	Aaron 9-0-43-1

38.6 - Aaron to Chandimal, 2 runs, just a push past Mishra at point, he chases and hunts it down. Aaron banged that slightly shorter than the previous ball and Chandimal stood tall to put it in the gap

38.5 - Aaron to Chandimal, FOUR, now he cuts and sends it in the gap between backward point and gully. Width on offer from Aaron, the length isn't all that short, but Chandimal bends his knees and makes good contact

38.4 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, oopsy! Wayward from Aaron, short and way outside off stump, Chandimal thought about cutting it hard, but decided against it at the last moment

38.3 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, a nice looking back foot punch, the bat made a sweet sound as it made contact with the ball, but the short of length delivery is fielded by the man at mid-off, who moves to his left to stop the ball

38.2 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, gets a stride forward, covers the off stump and leaves well

38.1 - Aaron to Mathews, 1 run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Mathews tucks it to mid-wicket, more towards wide mid-on, for a run

Time for a drinks break. These two have survived a few nervy moments, Chandimal got a reprieve as well off Ishant. But more importantly they have stuck it out and added a 50-plus stand. It was surprising to see Kohli not start with Ashwin, he also only bowled him for 2 overs in the hour. Harbhajan has not troubled the batsmen and hasn't got the type of assistance Ashwin got in the first session.

Over: 38	6 2 0 1 0 0	SL 118/5
Chandimal 28(51)	Mathews 54(80)	Harbhajan 8-1-17-0

37.6 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, slows it up around off, Chandimal comes forward and blocks

37.5 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, flatter and on off, punched to mid-on

37.4 - Harbhajan to Mathews, 1 run, comfortably nurdled behind square leg, for a single

37.3 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, slower and on off, Mathews tucks it softly to mid-wicket

37.2 - Harbhajan to Mathews, 2 runs, shortens the length, turning down leg, Mathews helps it round the corner, easy two on offer

37.1 - Harbhajan to Mathews, SIX, nice clean strike! And that is fifty for Mathews. The crowd are up on their feet. The skipper raises his bat, hugs his partner and gets on with things. Flighted delivery, Mathews shimmies down the track, gets to the pitch and lofts it handsomely over long-on for a maximum

Over: 37	0 0 2 0 0 0	SL 109/5
Chandimal 28(49)	Mathews 45(76)	Aaron 8-0-36-1

36.6 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, short of length delivery, bowled at 88mph, Chandimal jumps across and defends down the wicket

36.5 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, nice line and length. Good length ball in the corridor of uncertainty, Chandimal was not fully forward as he pushed at it, the ball straightens and beats the outside edge

36.4 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, short of length on off, Chandimal stands up and drops it dead to the on-side

36.3 - Aaron to Chandimal, 2 runs, drags the length back, Chandimal swivels and pulls it in front of square, Dhawan does the cleaning up in the deep

36.2 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, repeat of the previous ball, similar length and same shot from Chandimal, finds the same fielder again

36.1 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, fuller and outside off, Chandimal drives and picks out cover

Varun Aaron [7.0-0-34-1] is back into the attack

Over: 36	0 0 1 0 0 0	SL 107/5
Mathews 45(76)	Chandimal 26(43)	Harbhajan 7-1-8-0

35.6 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, flighted on off, Mathews comes forward and works it to mid-wicket

35.5 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, stifled appeal for caught behind, but umpire Nigel Llong doesn't go upstairs. In fact it was Oxenford, who told him that the ball went on the bounce. Angled across the batsman, Mathews stayed rooted to the crease and eked out an inside edge, the ball bounced and then went through Mathews' legs to Saha. It was nice to see the umpires make a quick decision, rather than wasting time by sending it to the third umpire

35.4 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, bit more bounce, Mathews gets on top of it and taps it to leg slip

35.3 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, direct hit and it would have been curtains for Chandimal. He was not even in the picture. Tossed up on off, Chandimal wrists it to mid-on and sets off, he had hit that straight to Dhawan, who had all three stumps to aim and missed. He has his hands on his head, that is an opportunity missed for India

35.2 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, this one keeps a bit low, it was very slow and that allowed Chandimal to keep it out

35.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, slower and on the stumps, Chandimal is half-forward and defending to the on-side

Over: 35	0 4 1 0 0 0	SL 106/5
Mathews 45(73)	Chandimal 25(40)	Ishant 11-3-30-1

34.6 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, on a length outside off, defended solidly off the front foot

34.5 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, pitched up outside off, Mathews presents the full face and pushes it back to Ishant

34.4 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, back of a length outside off, Mathews moves across and knocks it to cover

34.3 - Ishant to Chandimal, 1 run, short and on off, Chandimal rolls his wrists and pulls it along the ground, there is protection in the deep now

34.2 - Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, Chandimal this time around takes on the short delivery and earns himself another boundary, it didn't hurry onto the batsman and Chandimal had all the time to pick his spot, swivels and pulls it over square leg

34.1 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, bouncer around off, Chandimal sinks under it comfortably

Over: 34	0 0 0 1 0 0	SL 101/5
Mathews 45(70)	Chandimal 20(37)	Harbhajan 6-1-7-0

33.6 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, nice loopy delivery, Mathews has no problems in working it to mid-wicket

33.5 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, slower and on the stumps, Mathews comes down the track, doesn't get to the pitch and ends up tapping it to short mid-wicket

33.4 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, flatter on middle and leg, punched in the air, but through the unmanned mid-wicket region

33.3 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, straight roller on off, Chandimal prods forward to defend, ekes out an inside edge to short leg

33.2 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, Harbhajan almost had Chandimal down leg, tossed up outside leg, Chandimal shuffled across and went for the sweep, he missed and the ball was close to the leg-stump

33.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, floated up on the stumps, Chandimal crouches low and turns it to short leg

Just an observation, Ashwin was bowling from the end where Harbhajan is operating right now before lunch. However, Kohli opted to start with Bhajji and Ashwin all of a sudden has become ineffective. Don't know why one would not start with a bowler who had already picked up three wickets

Over: 33	0 0 2 0 0 0	SL 100/5
Mathews 45(68)	Chandimal 19(33)	Ishant 10-3-25-1

32.6 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, back of a length just outside off, punched straight to cover

32.5 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, pitched up outside off, Mathews drives it towards mid-off, Kohli dives to his right and makes a fine stop

32.4 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, lovely delivery, Mathews was beaten all ends up. Good length ball that holds its line, Mathews was playing for the angle, the ball almost took the edge on the way to Saha

32.3 - Ishant to Mathews, 2 runs, short and outside off, Mathews cracks it in front of square, didn't time it as he would have liked, but good for two and that also brings up the 100 for Sri Lanka

32.2 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

32.1 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, short of length and jagged away after hitting the seam, Mathews had a feel for it away from the body and is beaten comprehensively. He pulled the bat inside the line, but it was after the ball had passed

Ishant Sharma [9.0-3-23-1] is back into the attack

Over: 32	0 0 0 1 0 1	SL 98/5
Mathews 43(62)	Chandimal 19(33)	Harbhajan 5-1-6-0

31.6 - Harbhajan to Mathews, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Mathews wrists it to the right of mid-on, takes on Dhawan and makes it with ease

31.5 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, flighted outside off, Mathews presses forward and blocks

Back over the wicket for Mathews

31.4 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, Kohli is little square on the leg-side, Chandimal saw that and worked it right in the gap and hared across for a quick single

31.3 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, slightly quicker on middle and leg, Chandimal knocks it to the right of Harbhajan

31.2 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, nice loop on this one, bit more bounce as well, Chandimal drops it dead with soft hands

31.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, flat and on the stumps, punched to mid-on

Over: 31	1 0 4 1 0 0	SL 96/5
Mathews 42(60)	Chandimal 18(29)	Ashwin 8-1-26-3

30.6 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, slower and close to off, defended down the wicket

30.5 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, floated up on off, Mathews lunges forward and smothers the spin

30.4 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, shortens the length, Chandimal punches it uppishly through the vacant mid-wicket region

30.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, another sweep from Chandimal and another boundary. That gets the crowd going as well. Flighted on off-stump, Chandimal gets inside the line, sweeps it fine and beats Bhajji at deep backward square, who didn't bother to put in the dive

30.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, turning into the pads, Chandimal can't meet with the flick, wears it on the thigh pad

30.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, Ashwin too comes round the wicket, tossed up on off, Mathews taps it to the off-side, calls for a quick single and gets it with ease as Mishra was the fielder

Over: 30	0 0 0 0 1 0	SL 90/5
Chandimal 13(26)	Mathews 41(57)	Harbhajan 4-1-4-0

29.6 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, beaten! This was the straighter one from Harbhajan, Chandimal was playing for the turn, it went on with the angle and missed the outside edge by a whisker. It was not far away from the off-stump as well

Round the wicket for the last ball..

29.5 - Harbhajan to Mathews, 1 run, flatter and on off, Mathews shuffles across, gets inside the line and nurdles it to square leg, VK can't stop the single this time

29.4 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, worked to Virat at short mid-wicket

29.3 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, slower and on off, Mathews turns it to the right of Bhajji

29.2 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, quicker and on the stumps, whipped towards square leg, where Virat is onto the ball quickly

29.1 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, on the bounce to leg slip. Turning down leg, Mathews went with the spin and glanced it to leg slip, it fell just short of Rohit

Over: 29	0 0 0 1 4 0	SL 89/5
Chandimal 13(25)	Mathews 40(52)	Ashwin 7-1-20-3

28.6 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, drags the length back, Chandimal hangs back and punches to mid-on

28.5 - Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, Chandimal played the sweep early on in his innings, once again it is the most productive shot for him against Ashwin. Flighted around off, he kneels down and sweeps it square of the wicket to collect four

28.4 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, skips out of the crease, takes it on the full and toe-ends the drive to deepish mid-on

28.3 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, nicely floated up and turns in, Mathews takes a step out and works it to short mid-wicket

28.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, wristed to short mid-wicket

A slip, short leg, leg slip and short mid-wicket in place

28.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, plenty of air from Ash, the line is outside off, Mathews drives it towards mid-off

Ravichandran Ashwin [6.0-1-15-3] is back into the attack

Our man Ganesh brings this update from the ground, "Crowd building up with time. As is the case with most games in Sri Lanka, the gates have been thrown open for school kids. Two enclosures occupied by just kids. Lot of them watching from the road just outside and from the fort as well. The fort is actually the best view you can get from outside the ground. Higher than the top most tier in the pavilion and right behind the bowlers arm."

Over: 28	0 1 1 0 0 0	SL 84/5
Chandimal 9(23)	Mathews 39(48)	Harbhajan 3-1-3-0

27.6 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, touch quicker and on the stumps, Chandimal stays low and works it to short mid-wicket

Round the wicket now..

27.5 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, shortens the length and that allows Chandimal to go back and punch to mid-on

27.4 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, floated up on off, Chandimal presses forward and gets an inside edge onto pad, the ball rolls down the wicket

27.3 - Harbhajan to Mathews, 1 run, flighted on off, nudged in front of square on the leg-side

27.2 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, nice loop and drift, Chandimal races down the wicket and wanted to go over the bowler, the turn took the inner part and ballooned to deep square leg

27.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, tossed up on off, pushed back to the bowler

Over: 27	0 4 Nb 2 0 0 4	SL 82/5
Mathews 38(47)	Chandimal 8(18)	Ishant 9-3-23-1

26.6 - Ishant to Mathews, FOUR, not very convincing, but effective. Banged in halfway down the wicket, Mathews was into position to play the pull, gets it off the meat and to the right of mid-off, he got enough wood for the ball to reach the fence

26.5 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, Mathews would feel he missed out there. Short and outside off, Mathews cracks the cut and finds Mishra at backward point, either side and that would have been four more

26.4 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, again, Ishant keeps it up and brings the batsman forward, Mathews drives it straight to mid-off

26.3 - Ishant to Mathews, 2 runs, fuller and outside off, Mathews eases it off the front foot to the right of mid-off, Aaron goes full length, gets a hand and takes the pace off the ball, couple taken

26.3 - Ishant to Mathews, no ball, another no-ball from Ishant - his third in the innings. Let's see how many he bowls. Pitched up just outside off, pushed back to the bowler

26.2 - Ishant to Mathews, FOUR, lovely shot! Those strong wrists of Mathews coming into play. Fullish and on off, Mathews leans forward and flicks it past the diving mid-on fielder, the timing was excellent as the ball raced away

26.1 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

Over: 26	0 0 1 0 0 0	SL 71/5
Chandimal 8(18)	Mathews 28(40)	Harbhajan 2-1-1-0

25.6 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, floated up on off, Chandimal shuffles across, prods forward to defend, the ball hits the pad and pops wide of leg slip

25.5 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, another inside edge, the ball was in the air for a while, but it was wide of Rahul at short leg

25.4 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, clipped to short mid-wicket, finds the fielder there

25.3 - Harbhajan to Mathews, 1 run, pitches this well outside off, turns back in sharply, Mathews does well to nudge it to mid-wicket

25.2 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, bit more bounce for Bhajji, Mathews hangs back and ekes out an inside edge onto pad, luckily the ball drops well in front of KL at short leg

Leg gully moves into leg slip now..

25.1 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, flighted on off and middle, Mathews gets on top of the bounce and taps it to short leg

Over: 25	Nb 0 0 0 0 3 1	SL 70/5
Mathews 27(37)	Chandimal 8(15)	Ishant 8-3-12-1

24.6 - Ishant to Mathews, 1 run, shortens the length around off, Mathews hops across and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. Good testing over from Ishant, should have had a wicket

Once again some problem with the sightscreen. This is getting frustrating as we have had plenty of minutes lost because of that

24.5 - Ishant to Chandimal, 3 runs, much better from Chandimal, pitched up outside off, he gets a good stride forward and creams the drive through cover, the slow outfield doesn't fetch him a boundary. Good enough for three runs

24.4 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, huge shout for lbw, but umpire Bruce Oxenford got it spot on. Chandimal got some wood on that. Another one that curls back into Chandimal, he was beaten for pace, falls over on the flick, but luckily gets an inside edge. He was gone for all money, if there was no bat involved

24.3 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, on a length and nips back in, Chandimal presses forward to defend and the thickish inside edge rolls to mid-on

24.2 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, dropped! Straight in and straight out. Would you believe it? Saha with gloves on is the culprit. Ishant is not pleased with the effort. It was the sucker delivery, full and inviting the batsman to drive, Chandimal obliges and goes hard, the outside edge carries at a nice height, not sure how Saha grassed it. How much would that cost India?

Two slips, a gully and short point in place..

24.1 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, jags in from back of a length, nothing to trouble Chandimal, who shoulders arms

24.1 - Ishant to Chandimal, no ball, Ishant starts, Ishant oversteps. His second no-ball for the day. On a length outside off, Chandimal lifts his bat and lets it go

Ishant Sharma [7.0-3-7-1] is back into the attack

Over: 24	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 65/5
Mathews 26(36)	Chandimal 5(9)	Harbhajan 1-1-0-0

23.6 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, another delivery that spins down leg, Mathews fails to lay bat on the glance. Good take by Saha moving to his left. Harbhajan knew it was not a good ball, practices to bowl it around off after completing the over

23.5 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, flatter and on off, punched off the back foot to mid-wicket

23.4 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, fuller and around off, Mathews whips it to mid-on, thought about the single, but he had hit it too well

23.3 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, slower and on off, Mathews wrists it to short mid-wicket

23.2 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, turn for Harbhajan, but starts on the leg-stump line. Spins away further, Mathews has nothing to do with it

23.1 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, tossed up on off, Mathews leans forward and turns it gently to short leg

Welcome back... The lunch would have tasted good for the Indians after Kohli lost the toss and the bowlers sent back half the Sri Lankan side. Mathews and Chandimal have a job on their hands. And it is Bhajji to start proceedings after the break. Will he get the same sort of assistance as Ashwin? We'll soon find out. A slip, short leg and deepish leg gully in place. Here we go...

The dry track is already offering appreciable turn and the spinners are getting it to grip off the surface. So, it won't be easy for the the home team to rebuild after losing half their side in the first session. Earlier, the rain thankfully stayed away and the match started on time.

To put the icing on the cake for the visitors, Kumar Sangakkara in his final Test series, pushed at a tossed up delivery from Ashwin straight to KL Rahul at silly point. In fact, Rahul showed good reflexes to take a sharp catch. Angelo Mathews and Thirimanne survived a few nervous moments and looked set to take the hosts to lunch, before Thirimanne was dismissed by Ashwin. Ashwin followed it up by taking Jehan Mubarak's wicket as well. India certainly had plenty to cheer about at the end of the session.

The tourists bowled with vim and vigour to snare wickets at regular intervals, as Sri Lanka found themselves in dire-straits. It was Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron, who bowled with fire and aggression up front to cause the batsmen problems. Kaushal Silva even edged one off Aaron's bowling, but only for Shikhar Dhawan to drop a sitter at first slip. However, Dhawan made amends for it, when he took a fine catch to send Silva back to the pavilion. Aaron would have been a pleased man that he was eventually rewarded with the scalp. It has to be said though, the ball seemed to have come off Silva's armguard. At the other end of the spectrum, Ishant produced a vicious short delivery to snaffle Dimuth Karunaratne's wicket.

Ishant and a few others pat Ashwin as they offer their congratulations to the offie. Rohit is seen having a big smile. Harbhajan and Ashwin walk off chatting to each other. Both are seen smiling. Good to see the senior pro helping out his younger team-mate

Over: 23	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 65/5
Chandimal 5(9)	Mathews 26(30)	Mishra 3-1-8-0

22.6 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, flat outside off, Chandimal gets forward and drives to short cover and that will be lunch on day 1

The last ball before lunch

22.5 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, big turn as Mishra slowed the pace, Chandimal saw it was outside off and left it alone. It spun a long way

22.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, very full on the stumps, pushed off the front foot to short cover

22.3 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, flighted outside off, Chandimal blocks off the front foot to silly point

22.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, tossed up outside off, Chandimal gets forward and defends to point with an open face

22.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, flat on the stumps, Chandimal rocks back to punch to mid-on

Will be the last over before lunch

Over: 22	1 0 W 0 4 1	SL 65/5
Chandimal 5(3)	Mathews 26(30)	Ashwin 6-1-15-3

21.6 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, flat outside off, pushed past silly point for an easy single

21.5 - Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, Chandimal uses the smart option and gets four to get off the mark. It was flighted outside off, Chandimal knew that there was no-one in the deep, took it on and executed the sweep over the man at backward square leg for four. It was in the air but never near the vicinity of the fielder

21.4 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, tossed up outside off as four men crowd Chandimal, Chandimal turns it to short mid-wicket

Dinesh Chandimal, right handed bat, comes to the crease

21.3 - Ashwin to Mubarak, out Caught by Rahul!! And Kohli is a genius. Mubarak is out caught at short leg. He had moved the fielder just before the ball was bowled to exactly the same position where the catch is taken. Drifted in towards middle and leg, Mubarak came forward to defend, a thick inside edge onto pad and a dolly to KL. He took a stunner earlier, this was a simple catch. Five down and Ashwin is running riot against the left-handers. Mubarak c Rahul b Ashwin 0(7)

Ashwin to Mubarak, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

The second man at silly point moves to a short leg now

21.2 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, tossed up on off, Mubarak gets forward to block it back to Ashwin

21.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, flicked past the diving mid-wicket for a single

Over: 21	2 0 3 0 0 0	SL 59/4
Mubarak 0(5)	Mathews 25(29)	Mishra 2-0-8-0

20.6 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, tossed up outside off, Mubarak stretches right forward to block

20.5 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Mubarak defends it back to Mishra

20.4 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, on the stumps, defended to short leg

Slip, short leg and leg-slip in

20.3 - Mishra to Mathews, 3 runs, fraction short outside off, back-cut by Mathews and he played it late too, Dhawan gave a sprint and pulled it just before it went to the ropes. Saved a run for his side. Full marks for Dhawan's effort

20.2 - Mishra to Mathews, no run, tossed up outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

20.1 - Mishra to Mathews, 2 runs, a fumble by Ash at mid-wicket and Kohli isn't happy. It was an awkward bounce for Ashwin as Mathews pulled it, the ball hits the wrist and rolls away for a couple

Three men close-in for Mishra now

Over: 20	0 1 0 W 0 0	SL 54/4
Mubarak 0(2)	Mathews 20(26)	Ashwin 5-1-9-2

19.6 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, again too full, Mubarak stays on the crease and dead-bats

19.5 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, very full outside off, blocked off the front foot

Jehan Mubarak, left handed bat, comes to the crease

19.4 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, out Caught by Rahane!! That's the delivery. Caught at first slip. Tossed up outside off, Thirimanne stretched forward to defend, but didn't get right forward, the ball dipped on him and turned away to take the outside edge. Low grab at slip. Rahane making it look so easy. After taking it, he flicks the ball away nonchalantly. Fourth wicket down and lovely bowling from Ashwin. He set Thirimanne up for this very dismissal and has nailed him. Thirimanne c Rahane b Ashwin 13(38) [4s-2]

Ashwin to Thirimanne, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

19.3 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, fraction short outside off, cut straight to the fielder at backward point. Either side would've been runs

19.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Mathews gets forward and wrists it through mid-wicket for a single

19.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, flighted on the off stump line, Mathews defends with soft hands to short leg

Over: 19	2 1 0 0 0 0	SL 53/3
Thirimanne 13(36)	Mathews 19(24)	Mishra 1-0-3-0

18.6 - Mishra to Thirimanne, no run, dragged down, Thirimanne rocks back to punch to point

18.5 - Mishra to Thirimanne, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Thirimanne defends off the front foot

18.4 - Mishra to Thirimanne, no run, Thirimanne takes a step out and pushes it back to Mishra

18.3 - Mishra to Thirimanne, no run, flicked to short leg

Same field for the leftie

18.2 - Mishra to Mathews, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, Mathews defends with a closed face of the bat to the vacant short fine leg for a single

Slip and a short leg in

18.1 - Mishra to Mathews, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, Mathews cuts square of the wicket, tag-team work from Rohit and Dhawan keep it to two. Mathews wanted three but Thirimanne wasn't interested

The cloth on the sightscreen is fluttering again. Which means only one thing - a delay

Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Over: 18	0 0 0 0 1 0	SL 50/3
Thirimanne 13(32)	Mathews 16(22)	Ashwin 4-1-8-1

17.6 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, drifted in towards middle, Thirimanne gets forward and blocks

Now four men close-in for Ashwin to Thirimanne. Slip, gully and two at silly point

17.5 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, flat on the stumps, Mathews goes back and punches it to deep mid-wicket for a single

17.4 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, this one turns too, Mathews turns it in the air, but it falls short of the diving short leg

17.3 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, sharp turn for Ashwin, Mathews was shuffling across to block and is hit on the thigh pad. Bounced awkwardly for Mathews after pitching

17.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, slightly wide of the crease, flighted outside off, defended

17.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, tossed up outside off, Mathews gets forward to smother the spin

Over: 17	4 1 0 0 4 0	SL 49/3
Thirimanne 13(31)	Mathews 15(17)	Aaron 7-0-34-1

16.6 - Aaron to Thirimanne, no run, Aaron comes back well with a sharp and pacy delivery that is angled in, raps Thirimanne on the pads, but was going down. No appeal at all from the Indians

16.5 - Aaron to Thirimanne, FOUR, that is the shot of the day so far. Aaron helped Thirimanne with a half-volley but Thirimanne still had to find the gap and did that with a textbook cover drive. On a bent knee and caressed through cover. A photographer's delight as Thirimanne held the pose after playing it. High elbow and all that jazz too

16.4 - Aaron to Thirimanne, no run, good length outside off, Thirimanne shoulders arms

16.3 - Aaron to Thirimanne, no run, angled in from round the wicket, Thirimanne shuffles across and defends to mid-on

16.2 - Aaron to Mathews, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Mathews defends wide of cover and another quick single taken

16.1 - Aaron to Mathews, FOUR, short outside off and Mathews is in position early to pull through mid-wicket. Sat up to be hit and Mathews did just that

Over: 16	0 0 1L 0 1 0	SL 40/3
Thirimanne 9(27)	Mathews 10(15)	Ashwin 3-1-7-1

15.6 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, Thirimanne gets half-forward and blocks to silly point

15.5 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, turning in, Mathews goes back and glances it to fine leg

15.4 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, flat and turned to short leg

15.3 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, leg byes, 1 run, drifts onto the pads, Thirimanne fails to get any bat on the nudge, a leg-bye taken

Slip, two men close-in at silly point

15.2 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, quicker and on the stumps, pushed to mid-on, no chance of a quick single

15.1 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, turn for Ashwin. It angled in from round the wicket and then after pitching, spun sharply as Thirimanne went back to defend, in the end the ball was well away from the bat

Over: 15	1 0 2 0 1 1	SL 38/3
Thirimanne 9(23)	Mathews 9(13)	Aaron 6-0-25-1

14.6 - Aaron to Thirimanne, 1 run, angled in towards middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for an easy single

Now round the wicket to Thirimanne

14.5 - Aaron to Mathews, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, Mathews shuffles across and clips it to fine leg for a single

14.4 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, short of length outside off, punched to the left of mid-on

Two slips, two gullies and a short leg in

14.3 - Aaron to Mathews, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Mathews defends wide of gully and hurries back for the couple

14.2 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, poor stroke from Mathews. On a short of length and seaming away outside off, Mathews goes for a flashy drive without reaching out across, predictably is beaten

14.1 - Aaron to Thirimanne, 1 run, full and sliding down leg, Thirimanne clips it to fine leg

Varun Aaron [5.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

Over: 14	0 2 0 0 0 4	SL 33/3
Mathews 6(9)	Thirimanne 7(21)	Ashwin 2-1-6-1

13.6 - Ashwin to Mathews, FOUR, lots of air on that and Mathews takes the aerial route. Lofts it with the turn and into the vast acres of space near deep mid-wicket, one bounce over the ropes. Hit well and that should release some pressure

13.5 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, on middle, softly defended between short leg and leg gully

Now round the wicket. Can't understand why. He is bowling well from over the wicket

13.4 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, defended to the right of short leg

13.3 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, defends the off-break to short leg

13.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, 2 runs, pressure gets to Mathews and he nearly gets out. Came down the track to scatter the close-in fielders away, didn't get to the pitch, the turn takes the inside half and lobs short mid-wicket. Had he got out there, would've been thinking of ways to not go to the dressing room

Slip, leg gully, short leg and a short mid-wicket catching in

13.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, tossed up, Mathews gets forward and drives to mid-on, Thirimanne wanted a quick single but that was timed too well

Over: 13	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 27/3
Thirimanne 7(21)	Mathews 0(3)	Ishant 7-3-7-1

12.6 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, short of length and angled in, Thirimanne defends to the left of Ishant

12.5 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, back of a length outside off, Thirimanne punches it to point

12.4 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

12.3 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, short of length on off, Thirimanne defends solidly

Replays for that Sanga dismissal show that KL hung on as the ball settled at the edge of his fingers. Used his left-hand to then cup the ball

12.2 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, full outside off, Thirimanne gets forward to block solidly to cover

12.1 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, high bouncer on the stumps, Thirimanne ducks under that

Over: 12	0 0 W 0 0 0	SL 27/3
Mathews 0(3)	Thirimanne 7(15)	Ashwin 1-1-0-1

11.6 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, spinning down leg, Mathews goes back to tuck and misses

11.5 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, turn again for Ashwin, brings Mathews forward and strikes him on the pad, high though and no real appeal from the Indians

11.4 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, very full outside off, driven back to Ashwin

Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease

11.3 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, out Caught by Rahul!! Superb catch at silly point. A reflex effort by KL to his left. That is a fine take. Sangakkara went for the back foot punch, got it off the toe end. Rahul was ball-watching, didn't get up, had the weight down and plucked it off two-handed. Anticipation and looking at the ball the key to that catch. The crowd at Galle are stunned. Even Sangakkara is and drags himself off the square. Replays show that KL hung on as the ball settled at the edge of his fingers. Used his left-hand to then cup the ball. Sangakkara c Rahul b Ashwin 5(12)

Ashwin to Sangakkara, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

11.2 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, ooh! Turn for Ashwin, bowled slower and it gripped the pitch, Sangakkara was tentative as it spun across him, he was trying to cover it off the back foot, but couldn't. That should encourage Ashwin

A slip and a silly point in place for Ashwin. He is bowling from round the wicket

11.1 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, very full on the stumps from round the wicket, driven back to Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Time for drinks. Both Ishant and Aaron have bowled well to get two wickets. The second one was a bad decision as it went off the armguard as Kaushal Silva pulled and missed. He should've been out earlier but Dhawan dropped the catch at slip. Dhawan though hanging on later to get Kaushal out. While Ishant hasn't made the batsmen play often, Aaron has bowled well without hitting top gear yet. The spinners are yet to bowl and it will be interesting to see how they go on this

Over: 11	0 0 0 4 0 0	SL 27/2
Thirimanne 7(15)	Sangakkara 5(9)	Ishant 6-2-7-1

10.6 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, nips back in and raps Thirimanne on the thigh pad, appreciable movement there and Thirimanne was beaten for pace too. Would've been sliding down and height a factor too

10.5 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, full outside off, left alone

Now two slips and two gullies. Kohli changing the field after the horse has been bolted

10.4 - Ishant to Thirimanne, FOUR, Thirimanne gets lucky! Just wide of the leaping Jinks at gully. The outside edge was produced on the drive as Ishant induced the false stroke. It went at a catchable height and to the right of Jinks, he went full-length and stretching his arms to try and catch it, but didn't even get a fingertip to it. No third man and it will be a boundary

10.3 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, good length outside off, left alone

10.2 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, full outside off, Thirimanne gets forward and defends to cover

Three slips and a gully in now. The three slips are quite staggered too

10.1 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, full outside off, Thirimanne shoulders arms

Over: 10	0 1 2 0 0 1	SL 23/2
Thirimanne 3(9)	Sangakkara 5(9)	Aaron 5-0-20-1

9.6 - Aaron to Thirimanne, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Thirimanne stands tall and punches wide of cover, single taken

9.5 - Aaron to Thirimanne, no run, full outside off, nipped back slightly, but not enough to hit off, left alone

Now round the wicket

Now Ashwin is at first slip and Dhawan at 2nd. Don't like this chopping and changing. The great Indian team of the 2000s had a settled slip combination which made them fantastic catchers. Will keep a close eye on how many changes Kohli makes to the slip cordon

9.4 - Aaron to Thirimanne, no run, short outside off, Thirimanne arches his back and lets it go

9.3 - Aaron to Thirimanne, 2 runs, full outside off, Thirimanne just pressed forward and defended it past Kohli at mid-off, two runs it is

9.2 - Aaron to Sangakkara, 1 run, on the stumps, turned wide of mid-on, easy single

9.1 - Aaron to Sangakkara, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

Aaron is over the wicket now to Sanga

Over: 9	0 1 0 0 0 0	SL 19/2
Thirimanne 0(5)	Sangakkara 4(7)	Ishant 5-2-3-1

8.6 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, bouncer to end, Thirimanne ducks under it

8.5 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, that's the sucker delivery and Thirimanne almost fell for it. Full outside off, held its line too, Thirimanne went for a big cover drive and was lucky that he didn't edge it

8.4 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, back of a length on off, defended

Brilliant reception from the Galle crowd when Sangakkara walked out to bat. Crackers were set off and the entire crowd stood up to welcome the champion. Not sure if there were nerves on display from Sangakkara, but he didn't display any emotion

8.3 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, short of length outside off, comfortably defended to point

8.2 - Ishant to Sangakkara, 1 run, full outside off, Sangakkara gets forward and defends wide of point, easy single

8.1 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, full outside off, left alone

Over: 8	W 0 0 2 0 1	SL 18/2
Sangakkara 3(5)	Thirimanne 0(1)	Aaron 4-0-16-1

7.6 - Aaron to Sangakkara, 1 run, full outside off, Sangakkara pushes it in front of mid-off and sets off for a well-judged run, Thirimanne responded in kind too

7.5 - Aaron to Sangakkara, no run, full outside off, nipped back in, but Sangakkara trusted his off stump and then shouldered arms. The angle from round the wicket accenutated the inward shape even more

Now round the wicket

7.4 - Aaron to Sangakkara, 2 runs, a short delivery on the stumps, rising, Sangakkara gets into a bit of a tangle, but manages to pull it through mid-wicket for a couple. Is off the mark

7.3 - Aaron to Sangakkara, no run, full on the stumps, Sangakkara gets forward and drives to mid-on

Three slips, a short leg and a gully in place

7.2 - Aaron to Sangakkara, no run, short on the stumps, Sangakkara stands tall and defends it down. Played that well

Kumar Sangakkara, left handed bat, comes to the crease

7.1 - Aaron to Kaushal Silva, out Caught by Dhawan!! Dhawan has made amends at first slip. It is a brilliant catch. Another short delivery gets a batsman out. It is down leg, Kaushal Silva wanted to pull, it went off the glove and then the back of the bat, was going over Rohit's head at 2nd slip, but Dhawan had already anticipated the catch and moved to his right to dive and take it with both hands. Kaushal Silva wasn't happy with the decision - he shook his head as he walked off. There is no DRS in this series remember. To the naked eye looked a clear deflection. Well, well replays show that it may have gone off the armguard. Yes it has and must say Kaushal Silva is unlucky. Kaushal Silva c Dhawan b Aaron 5(24) [4s-1]

Aaron to Kaushal Silva, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Over: 7	0 0 0 0 W 0	SL 15/1
Thirimanne 0(1)	Kaushal Silva 5(23)	Ishant 4-2-2-1

6.6 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, full and angled in towards off stump, Thirimanne gets forward to defend towards mid-off

Lahiru Thirimanne, left handed bat, comes to the crease

6.5 - Ishant to D Karunaratne, out Caught by Rahane!! Gone. Caught at gully. That is a fine short delivery and it has taken out Karunaratne. Right at the chest of Karunaratne, he hopped to defend and it went off the shoulder of the bat, almost hit the handle but a dolly to gully. Ishant surprised Karunaratne with a short ball earlier in the over, that wasn't in the right area, this one was and Karunaratne had no clue. Looked very awkward in trying to deal with it and perished. The round the wicket angle also helping Ishant to cramp Karunaratne up. D Karunaratne c Rahane b Ishant 9(19)

Ishant to D Karunaratne, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

6.4 - Ishant to D Karunaratne, no run, angled in towards off stump, Karunaratne is solidly behind that

KL Rahul shows great catching technique there! Wonder what I'm going on about. He was getting ready as Ishant ran in, just then a strong wind blew his white floppy away and with one instinctive motion used his left-hand to catch that. Looked comical on television when one saw it

6.3 - Ishant to D Karunaratne, no run, that is a sharp bouncer. Karunaratne didn't expect that and had to be quick to get his head down. Saha takes it over his head

Ishant too has two slips and two gullies

6.2 - Ishant to D Karunaratne, no run, just short of Jinks at gully. Full outside off, Karunaratne drove away from the body, the thick outside edge didn't carry to Rahane. On the bounce and well fielded too

Even Ishant is coming round the wicket now to Karunaratne

6.1 - Ishant to D Karunaratne, no run, good length outside off, Karunaratne defends with an open face to gully

Over: 6	0 0 1 0 0 0	SL 15/0
Kaushal Silva 5(23)	Karunaratne 9(14)	Aaron 3-0-13-0

5.6 - Aaron to Kaushal Silva, no run, full on off stump, Kaushal Silva blocks with the full face of the bat

The sun is out again

5.5 - Aaron to Kaushal Silva, no run, full on off stump, Kaushal Silva defends to Ashwin at point

5.4 - Aaron to Kaushal Silva, no run, good length on off stump, Kaushal Silva gets forward to defend to point

5.3 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Karunaratne punches to the left of point where Mishra runs and dives, but can't make a clean stop. Gives away the single

5.2 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, no run, good length outside off, Karunaratne gets forward to defend and the thick outside edge rolls to the squarer of the two gullies

Two slips and a two gullies for Aaron

It is getting dark. But the wind is blowing across which should keep the rain away

5.1 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, no run, full and on the stumps, driven back to Aaron

Aaron is now round the wicket to Karunaratne

Over: 5	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 14/0
Kaushal Silva 5(20)	Karunaratne 8(11)	Ishant 3-1-2-0

4.6 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, full outside off, left alone

Ishant is bowling with nice rhythm but in this spell so far hasn't made Kaushal Silva play at all. Needs to make sure that the new ball isn't wasted. On such slow and low wickets, strikes with the new ball can give the spinners the much needed luxury to exert more pressure when they come in to bowl

4.5 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, full outside off, another leave

4.4 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, short of length outside off, Kaushal Silva lets it go

4.3 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, good length outside off, Kaushal Silva defends with soft hands to Rahane at gully

4.2 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, back of a length outside off, Kaushal Silva hoists his bat over his shoulder and lets it go

4.1 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, full outside off, Kaushal Silva gets forward to defend and doesn't know where the ball is, then sees it late and it was going away from the stumps, so he is safe

Over: 4	0 3 4 1 0 0	SL 14/0
Karunaratne 8(11)	Kaushal Silva 5(14)	Aaron 2-0-12-0

3.6 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, no run, bit more full on off, Karunaratne gets forward to block and a thick inside edge rolls to mid-wicket

3.5 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, no run, short of length outside off, solidly blocked off the back foot

3.4 - Aaron to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, dropped by Dhawan at first slip. Kaushal Silva went for another cut and edged it, it went at a comfortable height to the right of Dhawan who shelled it. It may have moved a little but you expect that to be taken at this level. England caught everything on day 1 at TB to bowl Australia out for 60. Here Dhawan has dropped an easy chance. Will Kaushal Silva make India pay for that lapse?

3.3 - Aaron to Kaushal Silva, FOUR, even the slow outfield can't stop that. Short outside off, Kaushal Silva is a short man but he rose high and slapped that wide of gully. Got on top of the bounce and put it away

3.2 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, 3 runs, pitched up outside off, Karunaratne gets forward and goes on one knee to cream the cover drive to deep extra cover, the outfield is very slow and that gives Kohli the chance to run back and pull it in

3.1 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, no run, short of length on the stumps, clipped to mid-wicket

Over: 3	0 0 0 0 0 Nb 0	SL 6/0
Kaushal Silva 0(12)	Karunaratne 5(7)	Ishant 2-0-2-0

2.6 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, 6th leave in a row as Ishant hits a good length outside off, he bowled that from a short run

2.6 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no ball, back of a length outside off, left alone. Ishant has overstepped. Will keep a close eye whether this is a one-off or the familiar old problem rearing its head again

Again the cloth behind the bowler's arm is fluttering. Kaushal Silva pulls out as Ishant ran in

2.5 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, full outside off, Kaushal Silva leaves for the fourth delivery in a row

2.4 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, this one nipped back in, but Kaushal Silva judged it well and trusted his off stump to let that go

2.3 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, well wide of off, easy leave

2.2 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, full outside off, left alone

2.1 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, good length outside off, Kaushal Silva tries to defend and gets a thick outside edge, goes to ground quickly and Kohli dives to his right to save runs. Saved a couple at least

Only two slips in now for Ishant. The third slip has come in at a short leg

Over: 2	0 0 2 0 0 2	SL 5/0
Karunaratne 5(7)	Kaushal Silva 0(5)	Aaron 1-0-4-0

1.6 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, 2 runs, on the stumps, Karunaratne punches it off the back foot to deep backward square leg, Ashwin is the man and it's an easy couple

1.5 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, no run, 86.7mph short delivery on the stumps, Karunaratne takes the bottom hand off again and drops it beside his feet

1.4 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, no run, good length on middle and leg, tucked to mid-wicket

1.3 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, 2 runs, short of length outside off, Karunaratne looks to defend and the thick outside edge runs wide of gully. Jinks Rahane gives chase and keeps it to a couple

1.2 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, no run, now beats him with one that was slanted across the left-hander, Karunaratne was pushing forward to block and the angle beat him. A tentative prod that one from Karunaratne

1.1 - Aaron to D Karunaratne, no run, good length on middle and leg, Karunaratne takes the bottom hand out of the way and defends. That was a nice start by Aaron

Varun Aaron, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Over: 1	1 0 0 0 0 0	SL 1/0
Kaushal Silva 0(5)	Karunaratne 1(1)	Ishant 1-0-1-0

0.6 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, good length on off stump, Kaushal Silva takes the bottom hand out of the way and defends to square leg

Three slips and a gully for the right-hander as well

0.5 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

0.4 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, full outside off, swung away, but it was too wide to disturb Kaushal Silva

0.3 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, back of a length outside off, Kaushal Silva shoulders arms and Saha takes it above his shoulder. That carried nicely to Saha. Ishant hitting a good line and length straightaway

0.2 - Ishant to Kaushal Silva, no run, nice carry through to Saha as Ishant hits a good length outside off, it jagged back in, Silva gets forward and shoulders arms trusting his off stump

0.1 - Ishant to D Karunaratne, 1 run, short of length on the hips, Karunaratne gets inside the line to tuck it to fine leg, Karunaratne is off the mark first ball

D Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva are at the crease. D Karunaratne is on strike. Ishant will open the attack

The Indians are already out on the ground warming up. Will Kohli start with Ashwin? Or stick to the conventional option? Stay tuned as we are minutes away from the start of the Sri Lankan innings. Kohli and Co. gather around for a huddle. Silva and Karunaratne make their way out to the middle. This is a tricky period for any batsman. As one expected, Ashwin to open the attack. There was a bit of confusion as to who would start. Ishant had marked his run-up, but Kohli had a late change of mind. Finally, we are ready to go...

Ganesh reports, "Light roller being used on the track during the change of innings. Probably an effort to ensure that it doesn't crack up too early."

India lead by 192 runs and they have around 4 overs to have a crack at the Sri Lankan openers. During the post-tea session, the visitors lost Bhajji and Mishra early, but Ishant stuck around and helped Saha register his maiden Test fifty. The wicket-keeper looked composed and took his time to reach the landmark before he got a harsh one from the umpire. The ball went off the helmet and Oxenford gave him out caught behind. Kaushal improved as the innings progressed and completed his second 5-wicket haul in Tests while Pradeep was rewarded for his hard work with 3 wickets.

117.4 - Kaushal to Aaron, out Caught by Mathews!! 5-wicket haul for Kaushal. It was once again the doosra, on a fuller length and around off, Aaron presses forward to defend, the ball takes the outside edge and goes at a nice height to Mathews at first slip, easy catch for the Sri Lanka captain. Aaron c Mathews b Kaushal 4(9) [4s-1]

Kaushal to Aaron, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

117.4 - Kaushal to Aaron, no ball, 9th time that Kaushal has overstepped, it is another doosra, Aaron plays and misses

117.3 - Kaushal to Aaron, no run, flatter and around off, Aaron gets behind the line and defends

Round the wicket

117.2 - Kaushal to Aaron, no run, flighted just outside off, Aaron pushes it towards mid-off

Two slips and short leg in place..

117.1 - Kaushal to Aaron, no run, doosra and Aaron had no clue about that, he plays for the off-break, is beaten all ends up

Over: 117	0 0 0 0 Nb 2 0	IND 374/9
Ishant 3(39)	Aaron 4(4)	Pradeep 26-2-98-3

116.6 - Pradeep to Ishant, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Ishant defends it back to the bowler

116.5 - Pradeep to Ishant, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off stump, Ishant finally scores a run after 22 balls. He opens the face of the bat at the last moment, gets a sort of a thickish edge, it rolls to gully, where Mubarak fumbles

116.5 - Pradeep to Ishant, no ball, good bouncer but it's the third of the over and umpire Bruce Oxenford signals a no ball. It was quick and Ishant had to quickly duck under it

Back over the wicket

116.4 - Pradeep to Ishant, no run, short ball but not short enough to trouble Lambu, who stands tall and defends

116.3 - Pradeep to Ishant, no run, round the wicket, short and on the stumps, Ishant sits under it

Leg gully, deepish short leg and square leg in place

116.2 - Pradeep to Ishant, no run, defended from the crease to cover, the length wasn't full enough to draw Ishant forward

116.1 - Pradeep to Ishant, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Ishant sways out

Over: 116	0 0 1L 0 0 0	IND 371/9
Aaron 4(4)	Ishant 1(32)	Kaushal 32-2-131-4

115.6 - Kaushal to Aaron, no run, spinning down the leg-side, ignored

115.5 - Kaushal to Aaron, no run, hugeeee shot for LBW, but umpire Nigel Llong wasn't even interested in looking at the bowler. Must say that it was a good call as it spun too much. Aaron got a good stride forward before missing the forward defence and getting hit on the pad, that was easily snaking down the leg-side

115.4 - Kaushal to Aaron, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Aaron leans forward and defends well

115.3 - Kaushal to Ishant, leg byes, 1 run, spinning back sharply, Ishant misses the glance, ball rolls off the thigh pad and beats leg gully

Helmet coming on for Silva, who will stand at silly-point now

115.2 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, very full and on the off stump, Ishant defends

115.1 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Ishant tries to drive, gets an inside edge onto pad that rolls to mid-on

T Kaushal [31.0-1-133-4] is back into the attack

Over: 115	2 0 0 0 W 4	IND 370/9
Aaron 4(1)	Ishant 1(29)	Pradeep 25-2-95-3

114.6 - Pradeep to Aaron, FOUR, wow! A lovely front foot cover-drive, shot of a top-order batsman and Aaron wears a big smile on his face as he walks towards Ishant to punch his gloves. Full and in the slot, Aaron drives along the ground and opens his account in style

Varun Aaron, right handed bat, comes to the crease

114.5 - Pradeep to W Saha, out Caught by Chandimal!! Appeal for caught behind, umpire takes a while and raises his finger. Ishant was suggesting that the ball went off Saha's helmet and he was right. Short delivery on the stumps, Saha goes for the hook but misses, the ball brushes the helmet, misses both bat/glove. Unlucky for Saha, who shakes his head as he walks back, but India shouldn't mind though as this could be a blessing in disguise for them to have a few overs at Sri Lanka before close of play. Anyway, let's not take any credit away from Saha for playing a fine knock. W Saha c Chandimal b Pradeep 60(120) [4s-6 6s-1]

Pradeep to W Saha, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

114.4 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, fullish and on the off sump, Saha defends from the crease

114.3 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, full and outside off stump, Saha drives it to deep mid-off, doesn't take the run again

114.2 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Saha defends off the back foot

114.1 - Pradeep to W Saha, 2 runs, full and on the leg stump, Saha works it wide of mid-on, good enough for a couple of runs

Poor tactics from India. It would have been a good idea to have a few more overs at Sri Lanka before stumps. The hosts are already under pressure and it would be a tricky time for the openers. The Indian batsmen are not even attempting to score quick runs.

Over: 114	0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 364/8
Ishant 1(29)	W Saha 58(115)	Herath 33-4-67-0

113.6 - Herath to Ishant, no run, easily defended off the front foot

113.5 - Herath to Ishant, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump Ishant punches it back to the bowler

Two slips, gully, silly-point, short leg in

113.4 - Herath to Ishant, no run, off the back foot to defend again

113.3 - Herath to Ishant, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Ishant is late in his defence as he doesn't get forward

113.2 - Herath to Ishant, no run, very full and outside off stump, pushed back to the bowler

113.1 - Herath to Ishant, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Ishant defends off the back foot

Over: 113	0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 364/8
W Saha 58(115)	Ishant 1(23)	Pradeep 24-2-89-2

112.6 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, Saha fends it into the off-side, looked like he adjusted late to this incoming ball

112.5 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Saha defends off the back foot

112.4 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Saha defends it to cover

112.3 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Saha drives it to mid-on

112.2 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, Saha is beaten on the flick, the ball hits the pad and rolls into the on-side but the angle was taking it down the leg-side

112.1 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, definite shape back into the right-hander on this short of length delivery, but it's outside off stump and Saha lets it go. It would be very interesting if Pradeep bowls tight around the off stump line

Over: 112	0 0 0 1 0 0	IND 364/8
Ishant 1(23)	W Saha 58(109)	Herath 32-3-67-0

111.6 - Herath to Ishant, no run, on the off stump, Ishant defends off the front foot

111.5 - Herath to Ishant, no run, Ishant should have been forward to this flighted delivery, it spins away and takes the outside edge that goes past slip

111.4 - Herath to W Saha, 1 run, advances and drives the flighted delivery to long-off

111.3 - Herath to W Saha, no run, on the leg stump, Saha defends it into the on-side

111.2 - Herath to W Saha, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Saha defends off the front foot

111.1 - Herath to W Saha, no run, very full and outside off stump, Saha pushes it towards mid-off

Two slips in place

Rangana Herath [31.0-3-66-0] is back into the attack

Over: 111	0 0 0 0 6 1	IND 363/8
W Saha 57(105)	Ishant 1(21)	Pradeep 23-1-89-2

110.6 - Pradeep to W Saha, 1 run, nicely done by Saha, he hit a six and now he takes a run off the last ball to keep strike as well. Short of a length delivery on the leg stump, glanced to fine leg

110.5 - Pradeep to W Saha, SIX, down the track and he's hit this all the way. In fact, this is the first maximum of the Indian innings. Length delivery outside off stump, Saha jumps out and lofts it easily over long-off

110.4 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, on a length and just a hint of shape back into the right-hander, but not close enough to make Saha play

110.3 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, full and outside off stump, Saha drives it to mid-off

110.2 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, on a length and on the off stump, Saha defends off the back foot

110.1 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, short of length delivery down the leg-side, Saha glances it to fine leg, but doesn't take the run

Over: 110	0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 356/8
Ishant 1(21)	W Saha 50(99)	Kaushal 31-1-131-4

109.6 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, straighter one wide outside off stump, Ishant is beaten on the drive again. Finally, Kaushal has a maiden over to his credit after bowling 31 overs

Back over the wicket

109.5 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, dangerously opts to stay back to this flighted delivery and defends

109.4 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, Ishant defends off the front foot

109.3 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, beaten! Appeal from Sri Lanka for caught behind as there was a sound but it was bat hitting the ground. Full and outside off stump, Ishant goes for a drive but doesn't make contact

109.2 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, clever bowling, the straighter one, looked like the doosra, Ishant played for off-spin and was beaten all ends up

109.1 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, round the wicket, flatter and shortish on the leg stump, Ishant works it to backward square leg

Over: 109	0 0 0 1 4 0	IND 356/8
W Saha 50(99)	Ishant 1(15)	Pradeep 22-1-82-2

108.6 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, full and outside off stump, Saha defends it back to the bowler

108.5 - Pradeep to W Saha, FOUR, fine shot to bring up his maiden Test fifty. Rahane and Kohli are all smiles as they stand and applaud from the dressing room. Saha shows the thumbs up to acknowledge the applause. Shortish from Pradeep, Saha swivels on the pull and times it sweetly, the ball flies over mid-wicket

108.4 - Pradeep to Ishant, 1 run, full and outside off stump, driven past the diving Silva at cover-point, just a single though

108.3 - Pradeep to Ishant, no run, this is well outside off stump, Ishant simply shoulders arms

108.2 - Pradeep to Ishant, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Ishant is hit on the thigh pad but the impact was very high

108.1 - Pradeep to Ishant, no run, short of length delivery and rising steeply, Ishant goes for the back foot drive but only connects with thin air

Nuwan Pradeep [21.0-1-77-2] is back into the attack

Over: 108	0 0 0 1L 4 0	IND 351/8
W Saha 46(97)	Ishant 0(11)	Kaushal 30-0-131-4

107.6 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, hangs back and defends this flatter delivery

107.5 - Kaushal to W Saha, FOUR, finally, Saha swings his bat. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Saha sends it over mid-wicket, not from the middle of the bat but he'll take it. There was no one in the deep to prevent the boundary. With that four Saha is just a hit away from registering his first fifty in Tests

107.4 - Kaushal to Ishant, leg byes, 1 run, this is a much more confident LBW appeal from the home team, but the impact was probably just outside off stump, Ishant leans forward and misses the defence, replays confirms that impact indeed was outside off stump

107.3 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, Ishant leans fully forward and defends well

107.2 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, misses the flick and is hit on the pad but it spun too much and was easily missing leg, umpire Nigel Llong not interested in the LBW appeal

107.1 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Ishant leans forward to defend

Can't quite understand Saha's tactics. He's farming the strike but not scoring runs.

Over: 107	0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 346/8
W Saha 42(95)	Ishant 0(7)	Dhammika 22-4-54-1

106.6 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, doesn't get the run as he could only push this length ball softly towards cover

Will Saha look for the single?

106.5 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Saha leans forward and defends

106.4 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, full and on the off stump, Saha works it to mid-on

106.3 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, bumper on the off stump, Saha ducks under it

106.2 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Saha tucks it into the on-side

106.1 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, full and outside off stump, Saha defends off the front foot

Over: 106	0 0 0 0 0 1	IND 346/8
W Saha 42(89)	Ishant 0(7)	Kaushal 29-0-127-4

105.6 - Kaushal to W Saha, 1 run, takes a run off the last ball to keep strike. Fullish and outside off stump, Saha pushes it wide of mid-off and sets off

105.5 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, Kaushal is right on target again, Saha defends well

105.4 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, nicely bowled. Flighted and on the off stump, Saha leans forward to defend, gets an inside edge onto pad

105.3 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, tucked past leg gully, but Saha doesn't take the run

105.2 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, nice and full, Saha is solid in his forward defence

105.1 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, goes deep in the crease and turns this towards short leg

Drinks are on the field now. India have stretched their lead past 160 and are sitting pretty. With the pitch offering a lot for the spinners, Kohli would want to have a crack at Sri Lanka before stumps. Still 19 overs to go in the day's play.

Over: 105	1 0 0 0 0 0	IND 345/8
Ishant 0(7)	W Saha 41(83)	Dhammika 21-3-54-1

104.6 - Dhammika to Ishant, no run, edgedddd and grassed. It's Sanga, who's put it down. That would have gone straight to a conventional first slip, but Sanga was standing wide, more at a position between first and second slip and even a full length dive to his left wasn't good enough. Full and outside off stump, Ishant goes for the drive and gets a thick edge, Sanga dives and gets his left hand to it, since it came very low, he couldn't hold on

104.5 - Dhammika to Ishant, no run, Dhammika tries to bang it short, but it's not high enough for Lambu, who's very tall and he happily defends off the back foot

104.4 - Dhammika to Ishant, no run, bouncer from Dhammika, on expected lines, Ishant drops his hands and sits under it

104.3 - Dhammika to Ishant, no run, good length delivery swinging back in, Ishant defends with a straight bat to mid-on

104.2 - Dhammika to Ishant, no run, yorker from Dhammika, on the off stump, but Lambu got his bat down in time to dig it out

104.1 - Dhammika to W Saha, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, worked wide of mid-on

Over: 104	1 1 0 W 0 0	IND 344/8
Ishant 0(2)	W Saha 40(82)	Kaushal 28-0-126-4

103.6 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, fast and full outside off stump, Ishant leans forward to keep it out

103.5 - Kaushal to Ishant, no run, quicker and shorter, Ishant was hurried but he managed to get his bat down in time to turn it into the on-side

Ishant Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

103.4 - Kaushal to Mishra, out Bowled!! Number four for Kaushal. Flighted delivery pitching outside off stump, once again big turn on offer, something that Mishy himself wouldn't mind on seeing the replay, he jumps out of the crease and tries to send it out of the park over long-on, but fails to make contact with the bat, the ball brushes the back pad before crashing into the stumps. Mishra b Kaushal 10(17) [4s-1]

Kaushal to Mishra, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

103.3 - Kaushal to Mishra, no run, flighted delivery from Kaushal, Mishra defends

103.2 - Kaushal to W Saha, 1 run, Kaushal must be a very kind man, he's offered so many freebies today, another full toss, but Saha is equally kind enough to hit it along the ground and pick out sweeper cover

103.1 - Kaushal to Mishra, 1 run, a nice looking flick from Mishra as he waits for the full ball to turn and plays it to backward square leg

By the way, forgot to mention that this is Saha's highest Test score. His previous best was 36 against South Africa at Nagpur in 2010.

Over: 103	0 1 1 0 0 1	IND 342/7
Mishra 9(14)	W Saha 39(81)	Dhammika 20-3-53-1

102.6 - Dhammika to Mishra, 1 run, short and on the stumps, Mishra stays back and manages to pull it to deep backward square leg

102.5 - Dhammika to Mishra, no run, bumper again, on the off stump, Mishra ducks under it

102.4 - Dhammika to Mishra, no run, short and outside off stump, ignored

102.3 - Dhammika to W Saha, 1 run, short of length delivery just coming back in on off, Saha tucks late but sends it behind square on the on-side

102.2 - Dhammika to Mishra, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Mishra drives and beats the dive at cover, it should have been stopped and Silva was the culprit. Dhammika was livid with the fielder and understandably so as it allows Mishra to get off strike

102.1 - Dhammika to Mishra, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, blocked towards cover

Two slips and a gully waiting for the edge

Dhammika Prasad [19.0-3-50-1] is back into the attack

Over: 102	0 0 0 0 1 1	IND 339/7
Mishra 7(9)	W Saha 38(80)	Kaushal 27-0-124-3

101.6 - Kaushal to Mishra, 1 run, adjusts for the sharp turn as he uses his wrists to turn this flighted delivery to backward square leg

101.5 - Kaushal to W Saha, 1 run, this time he pushes this off the front foot to the left of cover

101.4 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, tossed up around off stump line, Saha leans forward and defends

101.3 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, tucked to short leg this time

101.2 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, allows the ball to spin back and works it behind square on the on-side

101.1 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, Saha continues to play with solid technique, he's fully forward as he defends this flighted delivery into the off-side

Over: 101	0 1 1 0 4 0	IND 337/7
Mishra 6(8)	W Saha 37(75)	Herath 31-3-66-0

100.6 - Herath to Mishra, no run, oh the arm-ball from Herath and it almost castled Mishra. The direction wasn't right as it was just missing leg, Mishra was hurried for pace and he tried to tuck, got an inside edge onto pad that rolls past slip

100.5 - Herath to Mishra, FOUR, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Mishra uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of the ball and lofts it back over the bowler's head and well wide of mid-off

100.4 - Herath to Mishra, no run, quicker but down the leg-side, Chandimal moves to his left to collect as Mishra missed the glance

100.3 - Herath to W Saha, 1 run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Saha goes on the back foot and tucks it to mid-wicket

100.2 - Herath to Mishra, 1 run, swept away fine from outside off stump, the ball rolls towards long leg

100.1 - Herath to Mishra, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Mishra drives it to short cover

Over: 100	0 W 0 0 1 0	IND 331/7
W Saha 36(74)	Mishra 1(3)	Kaushal 26-0-122-3

99.6 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, allows the ball to spin back in and defends well off the front foot

99.5 - Kaushal to Mishra, 1 run, Mishra advances and swings across the line, drags it to mid-wicket and sets off, there was a slight hesitation for the single but they get it in the end

99.4 - Kaushal to Mishra, no run, leans forward and works it into the on-side

99.3 - Kaushal to Mishra, no run, straightaway uses the feet, but wasn't to the pitch of the ball so Mishra is forced to take the defensive line

Slip, leg gully and short leg in

Amit Mishra, right handed bat, comes to the crease

99.2 - Kaushal to Harbhajan, out Bowled!! Harbhajan once again shuffles across the stumps and misses this completely. Umpire Nigel Llong wants to be sure that the keeper didn't disturb the bail and sends it upstairs. The replays clearly show that the ball kissed the leg stump. Harbhajan was trying to paddle-sweep it fine, but he ended up exposing middle and leg, the ball spun sharply and went past Bhajji's legs to disturb one bail. Kaushal gets his third wicket. Harbhajan b Kaushal 14(31) [4s-2]

Kaushal to Harbhajan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

99.1 - Kaushal to Harbhajan, no run, moves across the stumps and watchfully works it to leg gully

Over: 99	0 0 2 0 0 0	IND 330/6
W Saha 36(73)	Harbhajan 14(29)	Herath 30-3-60-0

98.6 - Herath to W Saha, no run, no alarming spin for Herath, Saha easily defends off the front foot

98.5 - Herath to W Saha, no run, Saha is solid in defence again

98.4 - Herath to W Saha, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Saha leans forward to keep this out

98.3 - Herath to W Saha, 2 runs, goes for the paddle on one knee, but doesn't get the timing right as he closes the bat face early, the ball rolls to backward square leg

98.2 - Herath to W Saha, no run, flatter in trajectory, Saha goes back to defend

98.1 - Herath to W Saha, no run, very full and around off stump line, Saha softly pushes it to short cover

Over: 98	4 0 0 1 Nb 1 1	IND 328/6
W Saha 34(67)	Harbhajan 14(29)	Kaushal 25-0-121-2

97.6 - Kaushal to W Saha, 1 run, another doosra from Kaushal, Saha spots it early and pushes it to deep cover for a single

97.5 - Kaushal to Harbhajan, 1 run, bat/pad from Harbhajan, the inside edge goes wide of leg slip though. Harbhajan was pushing from the crease, this was the off-break from Kaushal, the inside edge pops behind square on the on-side

97.5 - Kaushal to Harbhajan, no ball, another doosra from Kaushal, this time from round the wicket, Harbhajan goes back and blocks. Kaushal has overstepped once again

97.4 - Kaushal to W Saha, 1 run, flatter and on Saha's pads, tucked away behind square on the on-side for a single

97.3 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, the doosra from Kaushal, Saha spots it early, goes back and defends it towards the off-side

97.2 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, pushed through flatter and down the leg-side, Saha looks to flick and misses

97.1 - Kaushal to W Saha, FOUR, lovely shot, Kaushal gave this one plenty of air and a bit too wide outside off, Saha gets to the pitch of the ball and laces the cover drive, no need to run for those

Over: 97	0 0 4 0 0 0	IND 320/6
Harbhajan 13(27)	W Saha 28(62)	Herath 29-3-58-0

96.6 - Herath to Harbhajan, no run, this one is given more air, looking to invite Harbhajan into the big drive, he clears his left leg and heaves it straight to mid-on

96.5 - Herath to Harbhajan, no run, this one is given more air, Harbhajan prods forward in defence

96.4 - Herath to Harbhajan, no run, loud shout for LBW, but there was bat/pad on that, Harbhajan was lunging forward with his bat/pad tucked together, two noises and the umpire says NO

96.3 - Herath to Harbhajan, FOUR, the slog sweep from Harbhajan, fetches it from well outside off, gets enough bat on the shot, the man in the deep is very fine, no one at mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence

96.2 - Herath to Harbhajan, no run, slower and on off, Harbhajan prods forward defensively

96.1 - Herath to Harbhajan, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Harbhajan takes a big step down the track and defends

Over: 96	1 1 0 0 1 1	IND 316/6
Harbhajan 9(21)	W Saha 28(62)	Kaushal 24-0-113-2

95.6 - Kaushal to Harbhajan, 1 run, Harbhajan clears his left leg, doesn't get hold of the lofted swipe, gets enough bat to clear the fielder at mid-wicket, there's a man in the deep, just a single

95.5 - Kaushal to W Saha, 1 run, flatter and well down the leg-side, worked away behind square on the on-side for a single

95.4 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, pushed through quicker and on the stumps, Saha goes back, covers for the spin and turns it towards the on-side

95.3 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Saha goes back and turns it towards the on-side

95.2 - Kaushal to Harbhajan, 1 run, this one drifts into Harbhajan, he gets a good stride forward, plays with the spin and works it behind square on the on-side

95.1 - Kaushal to W Saha, 1 run, flighted delivery and on Saha's pads, nudged away behind square on the on-side for a single

A slip, FSL and a leg slip for Kaushal

T Kaushal [23.0-0-111-2] is back into the attack

Over: 95	0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 312/6
Harbhajan 7(19)	W Saha 26(58)	Herath 28-3-54-0

94.6 - Herath to Harbhajan, no run, tossed up and just outside off, blocked with a straight bat, a superb start after ta from Herath

94.5 - Herath to Harbhajan, no run, another cracker and Harbhajan was struggling here! This one was given plenty of air, it dipped into the right-hander before spinning away, Harbhajan lost his balance as he prodded forward, beaten on the outside edge

94.4 - Herath to Harbhajan, no run, the doubts have surfaced in Harbhajan's mind, this time he gets half forward, doesn't get to the pitch and pushes limply forward, very nearly dragged it back onto the stumps

94.3 - Herath to Harbhajan, no run, turn and bounce for Herath, pitched on the off-stump line, drew Harbhajan forward and beats his outside edge

94.2 - Herath to Harbhajan, no run, this one is given more air, Harbhajan gets well forward and defends it

94.1 - Herath to Harbhajan, no run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, Harbhajan gets forward and blocks

Rangana Herath [27.0-2-54-0] is back into the attack

A slip and a FSL in as Herath saunters in

Over: 94	1 0 0 0 0 0	IND 312/6
W Saha 26(58)	Harbhajan 7(13)	Pradeep 21-1-77-2

93.6 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, short of a good length and in that channel outside off, steered straight to the fielder at point

93.5 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Saha stabs forward and drives it towards mid-off

93.4 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, on a good length and slanting away from the right-hander, another leave

93.3 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, the bouncer from Pradeep, Saha watches it all along and ducks underneath it

93.2 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, tad fuller and shaping away from outside off, Saha covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

93.1 - Pradeep to Harbhajan, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, worked wide of cover-point for a single

Over: 93	0 0 0 0 1 0	IND 311/6
W Saha 26(53)	Harbhajan 6(12)	Dhammika 19-3-50-1

92.6 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, back of a length and well outside off, Saha prods across and pushes it towards cover

92.5 - Dhammika to Harbhajan, 1 run, banged in short and on Harbhajan's hips, he swivels across and pulls it down towards long leg, just a single

92.4 - Dhammika to Harbhajan, no run, back of a length and in that corridor outside off, Harbhajan presses across and defends it towards the off-side

92.3 - Dhammika to Harbhajan, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Harbhajan flaps across and defends it back towards the bowler

92.2 - Dhammika to Harbhajan, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Harbhajan leans into a crisp drive, but hits it straight to extra cover

92.1 - Dhammika to Harbhajan, no run, on a good length and just outside off, blocked towards mid-off

Over: 92	0 1 0 4 1 0	IND 310/6
W Saha 26(52)	Harbhajan 5(7)	Pradeep 20-1-76-2

91.6 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, tad fuller and on the stumps, Saha gets half forward, shows the full face of the bat and drives it towards mid-on

91.5 - Pradeep to Harbhajan, 1 run, short of a length and on the stumps, Harbhajan is half forward on the push, gets an inside edge in front of mid-wicket for a single

91.4 - Pradeep to Harbhajan, FOUR, cracking shot, overpitched and well outside off, Harbhajan leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and pushes it through extra cover. The timing is sweet and the ball races away to the fence

91.3 - Pradeep to Harbhajan, no run, appeal for LBW, but the angle was probably taking it down leg, Harbhajan fell over as he looked to flick and missed, the impact was in front of leg-stump

91.2 - Pradeep to W Saha, 1 run, tad fuller and on the stumps, Saha nudges it in front of mid-on for a quick single

91.1 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, short of a length and a hint of shape away from outside off, Saha stays besides the line and defends it

Welcome back.. Can Saha, Harbhajan & Co. take India past 400? The Sri Lankans have completed their huddle. Saha has a few words of encouragement for Harbhajan. Pradeep will resume proceedngs. Two slips and a gully waiting for Saha's edge.

Despite losing a slew of wickets, the visitors already lead by over 100 runs. India will try to extend the lead as much as they possibly can to put the hosts under further pressure. On the other hand, Sri Lanka just need to keep taking wickets and stay positive.

Dhawan then finally dragged one back onto the stumps, with Nuwan Pradeep getting the reward. He had his share of nervy moments during his innings, including a few catches that were dropped. In this session itself, Dhawan was hit on his helmet by a bouncer from Pradeep. Thirimanne dropped a tough chance off Kaushal's bowling as the left-hander survived. For the home team, Kaushal bowled with renewed vigour. He was getting overspin on the ball to trouble the batsmen. Rangana Herath bowled tidily and gave him good support. Pradeep bowled with a great heart and picked up two wickets.

Sri Lanka gave a better account of themselves in the second session to pull things back to some extent. For a brief period of time, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan even threatened to take the tourists to tea. It was Tharindu Kaushal, who struck twice in quick succession to lift Sri Lanka's spirits. After Kohli had completed his 11th Test century, he tried to sweep and was adjudged lbw. Ajinkya Rahane followed him back to the pavilion soon after for a duck. He was trapped in front by Kaushal. However, Dhawan continued to collect runs at a brisk pace.

A few smiles on the Sri Lankan faces. Mathews seems to be happy with the session as he sports a smile. Sangakkara has a chat with Bhajji as the players walk out. The offie then joins Saha as they go to the dressing room.

Over: 91	0 0 Wd 1 0 0 0	IND 304/6
Harbhajan 0(4)	W Saha 25(49)	Dhammika 18-3-49-1

90.6 - Dhammika to Harbhajan, no run, good length ball around off, Harbhajan keeps it out in his own style. That will be tea on day 2

90.5 - Dhammika to Harbhajan, no run, short delivery at the batsman, Harbhajan gets inside the line and doesn't offer a shot, the ball hits the thigh pad and runs away to the fine leg fence. Oxenford signals dead-ball as Bhajji was not playing a shot

90.4 - Dhammika to Harbhajan, no run, on a length outside off, Harbhajan has a swing and fails to make contact. Then tells Saha he should have left it alone

90.3 - Dhammika to W Saha, 1 run, short of length and hurries onto Saha, who works it awkwardly behind square on the leg-side. In fact he was looking to duck, but the length was not that short

90.3 - Dhammika to W Saha, wide, banged in halfway down the wicket, it is way over Saha and the umpire doesn't like the height on that

90.2 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, fullish and around off, Saha shuffles across and pushes it to mid-on

90.1 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, pitched up outside off, Saha moves forward and drives with an open face, Kaushal at backward point dives to his right and makes a fine stop, saved a few runs there

Over: 90	3 1L 0 4 W 0	IND 302/6
Harbhajan 0(1)	W Saha 24(46)	Pradeep 19-1-70-2

89.6 - Pradeep to Harbhajan, no run, good length ball around off, Harbhajan defends towards cover

Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

89.5 - Pradeep to Ashwin, out Bowled!! Lovely delivery! Ashwin has been castled. Fourth wicket in the session for the hosts. Pradeep picks up his second. It was a good length delivery that nipped back in, Ashwin drives away from the body, leaves a gap between bat and pad for the ball to sneak through, crashes into off-stump. Sri Lanka have pulled things back superbly in the last hour. Ashwin b Pradeep 7(4) [4s-1]

Pradeep to Ashwin, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

89.4 - Pradeep to Ashwin, FOUR, short and outside off, Ashwin threw his bat at that, the outside edge flew over the slip cordon. No one at third man and that brings up the 300 for India

89.3 - Pradeep to Ashwin, no run, on a length close to off, Ashwin taps it with soft hands to backward point

89.2 - Pradeep to W Saha, leg byes, 1 run, strays onto the pads, Saha can't lay bat on the glance, wears it on the thigh pad and the ball rolls behind square

89.1 - Pradeep to Ashwin, 3 runs, fullish and on off, Ashwin went hard on the drive, the thickish outside edge goes to the left of backward point, Saha pushes Ashwin for the third, if the throw had come to the bowler's end, Ashwin would have been in trouble

Over: 89	0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 294/5
W Saha 24(45)	Ashwin 0(0)	Dhammika 17-3-47-1

88.6 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, pitched up outside off, Saha drives and finds mid-off in the way

88.5 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, short of length outside off, Saha ignores and the ball flies to Chandimal, who takes it above his chest

88.4 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, fuller and around off, Saha presses forward and blocks

88.3 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, on a length just outside off, Saha shuffles across and keeps it out

88.2 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, good length ball outside off, Saha covers the line and lets it pass

88.1 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, short of length just outside off, Saha moves back and across, defends solidly to cover

Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Over: 88	0 0 1 0 2 W	IND 294/5
Dhawan 134(271)	W Saha 24(39)	Pradeep 18-1-63-1

87.6 - Pradeep to Dhawan, out Bowled!! Chopped on! That looked like a tired shot. His feet went nowhere and the bat was late to come down. However, it is a fine innings that comes to an end. He walks back to an ovation. A good length delivery around off, Dhawan stayed rooted to the crease, is late to bring his bat down, drags it back onto the stumps. Some more delight for Sri Lanka. It has been a better session for them. Can they make it even better? Dhawan b Pradeep 134(271) [4s-13]

Pradeep to Dhawan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

87.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 2 runs, drifts onto the pads, Dhawan clips it behind square leg, he pushed Saha for the second and got it comfortably. After completing the run, he goes on his knees and takes a breather

Two slips and a gully in

87.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, good length ball angled across off, Dhawan lifts his bat and lets it go, goes on the bounce to Chandimal, who gets his body behind the ball

87.3 - Pradeep to W Saha, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Saha dabs it to the left of backward point, Dhawan calls for a sharp run

87.2 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, lovely delivery. It hit the seam and shaped away, Saha was shuffling across and looking to defend, the late movement beats the outside edge

87.1 - Pradeep to W Saha, no run, short of length on off, Saha turns it gently to short mid-wicket

Nuwan Pradeep [17.0-1-60-0] is back into the attack

Over: 87	0 0 0 3 0 4	IND 291/4
Dhawan 132(268)	W Saha 23(36)	Dhammika 16-2-47-1

86.6 - Dhammika to Dhawan, FOUR, half volley on the pads and Dhawan cashes in, he leans forward and flicks it beautifully square on the leg-side, the new ball raced away to the fence

Dhawan moves away as Dhammika was about to deliver. There was a crow which flew between him and the bowler.

86.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, back of a length on the pads, tucked in front of square on the leg-side

86.4 - Dhammika to W Saha, 3 runs, low full toss outside off, Saha gets well forward and drives through cover, the sluggish outfield denies him a boundary, stops just before the ropes and the batsmen come back for the third

86.3 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, no swing for Dhammika, pretty straight delivery outside off, Saha lifts his bat and lets it go

86.2 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, same line and length, Saha doesn't bother with it, left alone

86.1 - Dhammika to W Saha, no run, back of a length just outside off, Saha shuffles across and shoulders arms

Dhammika Prasad [15.0-2-40-1] is back into the attack

The second new ball has been taken. Oxenford shows it to the scorers. Dhammika returns as well. The important thing for India is that their opener Dhawan is still at the crease to negotiate the new ball.

Over: 86	0 1 0 1 0 0	IND 284/4
Dhawan 128(266)	W Saha 20(32)	Kaushal 23-0-109-2

85.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, flatter and just outside off, Dhawan stays back and taps it to cover-point

85.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, slower and outside off, Dhawan covers the line and leaves it alone

85.4 - Kaushal to W Saha, 1 run, slightly quicker and around off, Saha lunges forward to defend, is rapped on the pads and the ball rolls to the off-side, umpire Llong reckons he got an inside edge and gives it as runs. No appeal for lbw as the impact was outside off

85.3 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, tossed up outside off, Saha defends with the bat in front of his pads

85.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, drags the length back, Dhawan dabs it square on the off-side

85.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, floated up around off, Dhawan presses forward and blocks

Over: 85	0 2 0 0 2 0	IND 282/4
W Saha 19(30)	Dhawan 127(262)	Herath 27-2-54-0

84.6 - Herath to W Saha, no run, uses his feet and drives to short cover, straight to the fielder

84.5 - Herath to W Saha, 2 runs, edge doesn't carry to slip. Saha was neither forward nor back as he went feeling for the flighted delivery, he didn't push at it and hence it fell short of Mathews at first slip, the ball escapes past him and the duo collect two more

84.4 - Herath to W Saha, no run, once again Saha prefers to block it off the back foot

84.3 - Herath to W Saha, no run, flighted outside off, left alone

84.2 - Herath to W Saha, 2 runs, straighter one on the stumps, Saha gets inside the line and tickles it fine, easy two

84.1 - Herath to W Saha, no run, goes back to the tossed up delivery and defends

The second new ball has been available since 4 overs, but with the way Herath and Kaushal are bowling, it hasn't been taken. The wicket of Kohli seems to have brought a new lease of life for the hosts. As there is plenty of chirping and are more involved in the game - things which were lacking in the morning session. They also know with one more wicket they will be into the tail.

Over: 84	0 1 0 0 0 0	IND 278/4
Dhawan 127(262)	W Saha 15(24)	Kaushal 22-0-107-2

83.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, slower and on off, Dhawan leans forward and wrists it to mid-on, who was brought in to stop the single

83.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, slower and close to off, Dhawan closes the bat face early, the soft leading edge rolls back to Kaushal

83.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan covers the line and lets it pass

83.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, flighted around off, Dhawan blocks off the front foot

83.2 - Kaushal to W Saha, 1 run, nudged with the turn to backward square, another quick single taken

83.1 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, another huge shout for lbw, but nothing from umpire Llong. That looked very close. Sharp turn for Kaushal, it pitched outside off and turned in, Saha shuffled across and missed the glance, is struck low on the thigh pad, height was an issue there

Over: 83	0 1 0 1 0 0	IND 277/4
Dhawan 127(258)	W Saha 14(22)	Herath 26-2-50-0

82.6 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, too full, almost yorker length, Dhawan digs it to silly mid-on

82.5 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, tossed up outside off, Dhawan lunges forward in defence

82.4 - Herath to W Saha, 1 run, well-judged run from Dhawan, gets the thumbs up from Saha. Flighted on off, Saha goes back and nurdles it through leg slip, Dhawan was off in a flash

82.3 - Herath to W Saha, no run, tossed up on the stumps, defended back towards the bowler

82.2 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, shortens the length just outside off, dabbed towards backward point

82.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, flighted well wide of off, Dhawan skips out of the crease, reaches for it and keeps it out. That was cleverly bowled

Over: 82	0 0 0 0 1 4	IND 275/4
W Saha 13(20)	Dhawan 126(254)	Kaushal 21-0-106-2

81.6 - Kaushal to W Saha, FOUR, there comes the boundary ball for the over, overpitched outside off, Saha drives it in the vast vacant areas on the off-side, it was a teaser for Herath who gave chase from cover, the ball had enough to trickle away

81.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, this is were Sri Lanka need to be alert, an easy single given away. Tossed up outside off, Dhawan knocks it between point and cover, sets off for a quick single. Good response from Saha as well

81.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, lots of flight on this, Dhawan pushes it back to the bowler

81.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, floated up outside off, Dhawan covers the line and lets it pass

81.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, slower and outside off, Dhawan lets it pass

81.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, beaten! Kaushal is getting his rhythm back. Shortens the length and turns it sharply, Dhawan is back to defend, but is beaten comprehensively

Over: 81	0 0 0 0 1 0	IND 270/4
W Saha 9(19)	Dhawan 125(249)	Herath 25-2-48-0

80.6 - Herath to W Saha, no run, Herath goes up for caught behind, nothing from the close-in fielders. Certainly things have started to happen once Kohli went. Tossed up outside off, Saha presses across to defend, the ball turns and beats the outside edge

80.5 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, once again Dhawan steps out of the crease and eases the drive to long-on

80.4 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, comes down the track and finds short mid-wicket with a flick

80.3 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, nice floaty delivery, Dhawan leans forward and smothers the spin

80.2 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, pushed through outside off, Dhawan kicks it away

80.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, tossed up on off, defended to the on-side off the front foot

Over: 80	0 1 0 0 0 4	IND 269/4
W Saha 9(18)	Dhawan 124(244)	Kaushal 20-0-101-2

79.6 - Kaushal to W Saha, FOUR, all the pressure that was built has been let go. Kaushal offers a freebie off the last ball, full toss on off and middle, Saha doesn't do anything fancy, drives it to the left of mid-on, Sanga gave up on the chase

79.5 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, touch quicker and around off, Saha presses forward and misses the forward defensive, is struck on the pad, but the impact was outside off

79.4 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, spinning down leg, Saha shuffles across and misses the glance

79.3 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, more excitement! Flighted and spun back in sharply, Saha prods forward to defend, the ball squirts off the inside edge to the right of short leg, it was in the air and wide of Silva, who dived and couldn't reach it

79.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, too full and on the stumps, Dhawan wrists it down to long-on

79.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, shortens the length, Dhawan hangs back and taps it to short cover

Over: 79	0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 264/4
W Saha 5(14)	Dhawan 123(242)	Herath 24-2-47-0

78.6 - Herath to W Saha, no run, gives this plenty of air, Saha keeps it out calmly

78.5 - Herath to W Saha, no run, slower and close to off, Saha blocks off the front foot

78.4 - Herath to W Saha, no run, pushes it gently towards cover

78.3 - Herath to W Saha, no run, loud shout for caught behind, Oxenford remains unmoved. Some turn there for Herath. Angles it and gets it to turn across the batsman, Saha was playing for the angle and is beaten all ends up. There didn't seem to be an edge on that

78.2 - Herath to W Saha, no run, another solid forward defence from Saha to a well tossed up delivery

78.1 - Herath to W Saha, no run, flighted around off, Saha is forward and defending to the off-side

Over: 78	1 4 1 0 0 0	IND 264/4
Dhawan 123(242)	W Saha 5(8)	Kaushal 19-0-96-2

77.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, tossed up outside off, Dhawan lunges forward and defends off the outside half of the bat to point

77.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, floated up outside off, Dhawan doesn't offer a shot

77.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, slower and outside off, Dhawan dabs it towards point

77.3 - Kaushal to W Saha, 1 run, third full toss on the trot, Saha eases it to left of Kaushal, who dives and deflects it towards mid-off

77.2 - Kaushal to W Saha, FOUR, another full toss and Saha is onto it, he missed out in the previous over but not this time, places the drive between extra cover and mid-off to open his account

77.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, dropped! Thirimanne almost pulled off a stunner. It was a juicy full toss outside off, Dhawan drives it in the air towards cover, Thiri leaps to his left, gets both hands but doesn't hang on, parries it to mid-off and the batsmen take a quick single. Luck still going Dhawan's way

Drinks are on the field now. A much better hour for Sri Lanka. Kohli fell almost immediately after completing his hundred, a rare failure for Rahane. Dhawan is looking solid but needs help from the lower middle order.

Over: 77	0 0 0 1 0 0	IND 258/4
W Saha 0(6)	Dhawan 122(238)	Herath 23-1-47-0

76.6 - Herath to W Saha, no run, this one is given more air, pushed back towards the bowler

76.5 - Herath to W Saha, no run, slower and on the stumps, Saha lunges forward and blocks

76.4 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan shimmies down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and eases it down towards long-on

76.3 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, slower and on the off-stump line, defended with a straight bat

76.2 - Herath to Dhawan, no run

76.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, Herath gives this one more air, Dhawan gets well forward and blocks

Over: 76	1 W 0 0 0 0	IND 257/4
W Saha 0(4)	Dhawan 121(234)	Kaushal 18-0-90-2

75.6 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Saha goes back and defends it with a straight bat

75.5 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, Kaushal is getting the ball to talk now, spin and bounce from a length, Saha was slightly hurried as he pushed forward, gets hit high on the pads

75.4 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Saha watches it all along and defends it

75.3 - Kaushal to W Saha, no run, full toss to greet the new man, Saha doesn't make the most of it, driven straight to the fielder at cover

Wriddhiman Saha, right handed bat, comes to the crease

75.2 - Kaushal to Rahane, out Lbw!! Rahane falls for a duck! Crucial strikes by Kaushal. This was tossed up and spun back into Rahane, he was pressing half forward in defence, doesn't count for the spin, gets struck low and in front of off-stump. Easy call for umpire Llong, the finger came up in a flash. The ball was crashing into the middle stump. All of a sudden, India are now down to their inexperienced lower middle-order. Rahane lbw b Kaushal 0(5)

Kaushal to Rahane, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

75.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, another full toss from Kaushal, worked to the right of mid-wicket where the fielder makes a half-stop, can't save the single though

Over: 75	0 1 0 0 0 0	IND 256/3
Rahane 0(4)	Dhawan 120(233)	Herath 22-1-46-0

74.6 - Herath to Rahane, no run, pushed through on off, Rahane gets a good stride forward and blocks

74.5 - Herath to Rahane, no run, slower and on the off-stump line, Rahane presses well forward in defence

74.4 - Herath to Rahane, no run, the drifter from Herath, Rahane gets well forward as he blocks

74.3 - Herath to Rahane, no run, Herath gives this one more air, Rahane presses forward in defence

74.2 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, flighted delivery and on Dhawan's pads, tucked away behind square on the on-side for a single

A slip, FSL and a short mid-wicket in place

74.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Dhawan lunges forward and blocks

Rangana Herath [21.0-1-45-0] is back into the attack

Ajinkya Rahane, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Over: 74	0 4 1 1Nb 0 0 W	IND 255/3
Kohli 103(191)	Dhawan 119(231)	Kaushal 17-0-89-1

73.6 - Kaushal to Kohli, out Lbw!! Kohli was looking unconvincing the whole day on the sweep, this time he's trapped right in front. This was tossed up on the middle stump line and spun into Kohli, he was down on his knees as he looked to sweep and missed, gets struck low and in front of leg-stump. The ball was going on to hit the leg-stump, easy call for umpire Llong. Kohli looks disappointed, but he has to go, ends a fine partnership for the third wicket. First wicket for Kaushal, Sri Lanka needed it badly. Kohli lbw b Kaushal 103(191) [4s-11]

Kaushal to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

73.5 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, another full toss from Kaushal, driven straight to the fielder at extra cover

73.4 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, this one is given more air, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

73.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no ball, 1 run, Kaushal drifts one across Dhawan, he stays back and defends it towards the off-side. Called as a no-ball, Kaushal's back foot touched the tramline over there

73.3 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, flighted delivery and on Kohli's pads, nudged away behind square on the on-side for a single

73.2 - Kaushal to Kohli, FOUR, 11th Test hundred for Kohli, the dressing room is up in cheers, so does the partisan crowd in Galle. This was a gift from Kaushal, Full toss and well outside off, Kohli gets a big stride forward and drills it to cover where there is a fumble, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry. His 5th hundred in the last 6 Tests

73.1 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, tossed up and holding its line outside off, lures Kohli into the defensive push, inside edge to FSL - all along the ground though

Over: 73	1 0 0 0 0 0	IND 248/2
Dhawan 118(230)	Kohli 98(185)	Dhammika 15-2-40-1

72.6 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, fraction fuller and shaping away from outside off, another leave by the batsman

72.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, pitched up and moving across the left-hander, he doesn't need to play those, left alone

72.4 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, tad fuller and holding its line outside off, another easy leave for Dhawan

72.3 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, short of a good length and shaping across the left-hander, left alone

72.2 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and slanting across the left-hander, left alone

72.1 - Dhammika to Kohli, 1 run, too straight from Dhammika, ends up drifting onto Kohli's pads, tucked away past square leg for a single

Dhammika Prasad [14.0-2-39-1] is back into the attack

Over: 72	4Nb 0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 247/2
Dhawan 118(225)	Kohli 97(184)	Kaushal 16-0-82-0

71.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, the doosra from Kaushal, spun back appreciably into Dhawan after pitching, he watched it all along and defends it

71.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, Kaushal drifts one well outside off, Dhawan thrusts his pads at that and kicks it away

71.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Dhawan drives it straight to the fielder at mid-off

71.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, cracker from Kaushal, he's making the ball talk now, shortened his length a tad, drew Dhawan forward before getting it to turn across the face of the bat

71.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, this one is given more air, Dhawan gets forward and drives it towards cover

71.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, this is much better from Kaushal, tosses one just outside off, draws Dhawan forward before ripping past the outside edge

71.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no ball, FOUR, lovely shot, this was tossed up and on the stumps, Dhawan closes the face of the bat and punches it to the right of mid-on, first boundary for Dhawan after lunch. Kaushal had overstepped as well

Over: 71	4 0 1 0 0 1	IND 242/2
Dhawan 114(218)	Kohli 97(184)	Pradeep 17-1-60-0

70.6 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 1 run, short of a length and on Dhawan's pads, nudged away behind square on the on-side for a single

Dhawan removes his helmet, has a drink and is taking his time to recover. Kohli joins him as well, so does Mathews, who taps him on his back. All is well and Dhawan will resume.

70.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan has been struck on his helmet, he was taken totally by surprise to a bouncer that angled back at him. He was in no position to play, looked to take his eyes off the ball at the last moment and receives a blow, just above the place where Phil Hughes received that fatal blow, struck on the grill here - Dhawan. He looked stunned for a moment, but then jogs for a single. The umpire though called it as a dead ball. Kohli immediately signalled for the physio

70.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, fuller and well outside off, Dhawan goes down on his knees and drives it in front of silly mid-off

70.3 - Pradeep to Kohli, 1 run, short of a length and on Kohli's hips, tucked away in front of mid-wicket for a single

70.2 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, the loopy bouncer from Pradeep, Kohli watches it sail through to the keeper

70.1 - Pradeep to Kohli, FOUR, that's easy pickings for Kohli, this was banged in short and on his hips, he gets inside the line and helps it along very fine, the man in the deep is very square, one hit away from yet another overseas Test hundred

Over: 70	0 0 0 0 0 1	IND 236/2
Kohli 92(181)	Dhawan 113(215)	Kaushal 15-0-77-0

69.6 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, no maiden for Kaushal, tosses one on Kohli's pads, nudged away backward of square on the on-side for a single

69.5 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Kohli presses forward and pushes it back at the bowler

69.4 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, this one is tossed up and just outside off, Kohli gets half forward and defends it back towards the bowler

69.3 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, Kaushal drifts this one well down the leg-side, left alone

69.2 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, Kaushal drops one short and on the stumps, Kohli rocks back on the pull and gets a bottom edge towards leg slip

69.1 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, Kaushal gets this one to turn down the leg-side, Kohli watches it all along and lets it go

A slip, FSL and a leg slip for Kaushal

T Kaushal [14.0-0-78-0] is back into the attack

Over: 69	0 1 0 0 0 0	IND 235/2
Dhawan 113(215)	Kohli 91(175)	Pradeep 16-1-54-0

68.6 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, short of a length and angling into the left-hander, tucked away towards mid-on

68.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, short of a length and in that channel outside off, Dhawan gets behind the line and defends it towards the off-side

68.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Dhawan gets half forward and defends it towards cover

68.3 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, easy leave for the batsman

68.2 - Pradeep to Kohli, 1 run, another bouncer from Pradeep, this one didn't bounce all that much, Kohli swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it behind square on the on-side for a single

68.1 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, banged in short and angling well down the leg-side, Kohli drops his wrists and bends down low

Pradeep switches to round the wicket for Kohli

Both batsmen have some refreshments brought out by the Indian physio. Kohli quickly munches at a banana.

It is quite hot and humid reckons Ganesh, "Uncovered stadium, so the crowd has to find its own shade. One guy has got his auto or tuk-tuk into the grassbanks and parked it just next to the sight-screen."

Over: 68	1 0 0 1 0 0	IND 234/2
Dhawan 113(211)	Kohli 90(173)	Herath 21-1-45-0

67.6 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, this one is given more air, Dhawan presses well forward and smothers the spin

67.5 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, tossed up and on off, Dhawan lunges forward and blocks

67.4 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, flatter and on Kohli's pads, clipped away past square leg for a single

67.3 - Herath to Kohli, no run, slower and just outside off, Kohli gets forward and drives it towards short cover

67.2 - Herath to Kohli, no run, loud shout for LBW, did it straighten enough? Replays suggest umpire Llong might have got this one right. This was tossed up on the leg-stump line and drifted into Kohli, he went down on his knees as he looked to sweep and missed. The impact was in front of leg-stump and might have been sliding down

67.1 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan shimmies down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and eases it down towards long-on

Over: 67	0 0 0 1 0 0	IND 232/2
Kohli 89(170)	Dhawan 112(208)	Pradeep 15-1-53-0

66.6 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, another bouncer, this time it's directed much better, Kohli drops his wrists and sways away from the line

66.5 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, the bouncer from Pradeep, but it's too short and well down the leg-side, Kohli ducks under it

66.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Dhawan leans forward, presents an open face and works it square on the off-side for a single

66.3 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, pitched up and in that channel outside off, looking to tempt Dhawan into playing at that, he resists and lets it go

66.2 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, tad fuller and in that corridor outside off, Dhawan gets a big stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go

66.1 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, short of a length and holding its line outside off, Dhawan doesn't need to chase those, left alone

Over: 66	0 1 1 0 0 0	IND 231/2
Kohli 89(168)	Dhawan 111(204)	Herath 20-1-43-0

65.6 - Herath to Kohli, no run, this one is given more air, Kohli watches it all along and defends it with a straight bat

65.5 - Herath to Kohli, no run, slower and wider from Herath, looking to tease Kohli into the cut, he goes hard on the shot and mistimes it towards cover-point

65.4 - Herath to Kohli, no run, Herath drifts one on the off-stump line, Kohli gets half forward and defends it towards the off-side

65.3 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan comes down the track, takes the ball on the full and punches it towards long-on for a single

65.2 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, the whippy drive from Kohli, gets close to the pitch of the ball and drives it towards mid-off for a quick single

65.1 - Herath to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, Kohli leans forward and pushes it towards short mid-wicket

Over: 65	0 0 0 0 1 0	IND 229/2
Dhawan 110(203)	Kohli 88(163)	Pradeep 14-1-52-0

64.6 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Pradeep changes to round the wicket

64.5 - Pradeep to Kohli, 1 run, streaky from Kohli, comes forward to a well pitched up delivery as he looked to defend, gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side for a single

64.4 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Kohli gets a big stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go

64.3 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, just short of Thirimanne at gully, this was short and well outside off, Kohli was looking to steer it past gully, doesn't roll his wrists around it, the ball just bounces in front of the fielder, close call for Kohli

64.2 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, tad fuller and angling back into the right-hander, Kohli closes the face of the bat and drives it towards mid-on

64.1 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Kohli gets well forward and defends it with a straight bat

A slip and a wide gully for Pradeep

Over: 64	0 1 0 0 0 0	IND 228/2
Dhawan 110(202)	Kohli 87(158)	Herath 19-1-41-0

63.6 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, flighted delivery and holding its line outside off, Dhawan thrusts his pads forward and kicks it away

A slip, FSL and a short mid-wicket in place for Dhawan

63.5 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, pushed through flatter and just outside off, Dhawan goes back and nudges it towards the off-side

63.4 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, slower and on the off-stump line, Dhawan presses forward defensively

63.3 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, Herath drifts one wider outside off, Dhawan gets well forward and pushes it towards cover

63.2 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, this one is given more air, Kohli gets a good stride forward and drives it towards mid-off, off for a quick single, brings up the 200-run stand as well

63.1 - Herath to Kohli, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Kohli prods forward and defends it

Angelo Mathews is back on the field. He missed the first session with flu.. Herath will resume. A slip and a FSL in place

Welcome back.. Dhawan and Kohli have made Sri Lanka wait for the third wicket. This is a record stand for the third wicket for India against Sri Lanka. Dhawan's past his hundred, Kohli is closing in on one. Never before had India been placed so comfortably at the end of just four sessions in an overseas Test.

With the visitors gradually stretching the lead, the Sri Lankan fielders had a forlorn look on their faces. They need a spark of inspiration from somewhere to stay in the game. To make it worse for them, Mathews was off the field due to a fever and Thirimanne had to shoulder the responsibility of captaining the side. As far as the tourists are concerned, they will just look to pile on the runs and get a huge first innings lead.

In between, the southpaw cracked sparkling drives to keep the scoreboard moving. He reached his hundred with a trademark drive through the cover region. Remember, he also cracked a century in the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Fatullah. His partner at the other end, Kohli has been a bit circumspect. However, when presented with a loose ball on offer, he has taken a heavy toll of it. Kohli, too, looks set to compose a hundred. For Sri Lanka, none of their bowlers were impressive. Even Rangana Herath was off-colour. Kaushal, the off-spinner, bowled a few wicket-taking deliveries, but lacked the control. The wicket, too, seems to have flattened out.

Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli turned out to be the rocks for the tourists as they soaked up the pressure with the bat to build a commanding position. If Dhawan amassed his fourth Test century, then Kohli compiled a handy fifty. However, it has to be said that Dhawan has had his fair share of close shaves. He was dropped by Angelo Mathews late on Day 1 and survived a loud shout for lbw today. On both occasions, Tharindu Kaushal was the bowler.

The one noticeable thing in this session has been the total lack of intensity from the Lankans in the field. The keeper Chandimal who is usually a chirpy character has been silent and the entire team's body language suggests that they are waiting for things to happen instead of making it happen. Just going through the motions. No encouragement on view in the field and that has made the Indian batsmen's job easy. Too often the strike was rotated as the fielders weren't alert enough. All in all a totally disappointing and lethargic session from the Sri Lankans. Very poor cricket from them

The batsmen walk off and the team director, Ravi Shastri seems a happy man. He has a smile and then stretches his arms wide. Seems a bit lazy, Shaz. Maybe he is waiting to tuck in to his lunch. The batsmen share a joke and have a smile on their faces on their way back

Over: 63	1 0 0 0 0 0	IND 227/2
Dhawan 110(198)	Kohli 86(156)	Pradeep 13-1-51-0

62.6 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, pitched up outside off, Dhawan gets forward and defends solidly back to the bowler and that will be lunch on day 2

Last delivery of the session

62.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, full outside off, Dhawan won't play at that and leaves it alone

62.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, another slower delivery, outside off, left alone

62.3 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, short of length outside off, Dhawan shoulders arms

62.2 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, slower delivery, the off-break outside off, left alone

62.1 - Pradeep to Kohli, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Kohli pushes to mid-off and sets off, another quick single taken. Prasad at mid-off needed to be alert and he wasn't

This will be the last over before lunch

Over: 62	0 0 1 0 0 0	IND 226/2
Dhawan 110(193)	Kohli 85(155)	Herath 18-1-40-0

61.6 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, on the back foot and defending to short leg

61.5 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, pushed to short mid-wicket

61.4 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, tossed up outside off, Dhawan gets forward to block

61.3 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, slower on the off stump line, Kohli hangs back and wrists it to deep backward square leg

61.2 - Herath to Kohli, no run, on the off stump line, Kohli gets forward to block

61.1 - Herath to Kohli, no run, tossed up outside off, Kohli gets forward and pushes it to point

Rangana Herath [17.0-1-39-0] is back into the attack

Over: 61	1 1 1 0 0 4	IND 225/2
Dhawan 110(190)	Kohli 84(152)	Pradeep 12-1-50-0

60.6 - Pradeep to Dhawan, FOUR, full and angled in towards the stumps, Dhawan flicks through square leg and beats the man from deep backward square leg running across, he put in the dive but the ball had too much pace on it

60.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, good length outside off, Dhawan defends with an open face to gully

60.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, pitched up outside off, Dhawan gets forward to drive to short cover

60.3 - Pradeep to Kohli, 1 run, short of length outside off, Kohli defends in the vacant cover-point, region for a single

60.2 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 1 run, good length outside off, Dhawan steers it to deep backward point

60.1 - Pradeep to Kohli, 1 run, full on the stumps, clipped to the right of the diving short mid-wicket, a fumble and that will give the single

Nuwan Pradeep [11.0-1-43-0] is back into the attack

Adding to that Dhawan post - on flat and sub-continental tracks he looks a mighty fine batsman. But when he travels abroad he tends to struggle due to his technical deficiences. Needs to work on that. Having said that he got a hundred and a ninety against Southee, Boult and Co. in green New Zealand conditions. After being dropped in England and Australia this is a new lease of life for the moustache twirling Delhi man

Over: 60	0 0 1 0 4 3	IND 218/2
Kohli 82(150)	Dhawan 105(186)	Kaushal 14-0-76-0

59.6 - Kaushal to Kohli, 3 runs, on the stumps, Kohli gets a thick bottom edge on the sweep to fine leg, it is just stopped inside the ropes by Nuwan Pradeep

59.5 - Kaushal to Kohli, FOUR, fabulous drive. Kohli special. Very full outside off, Kohli drilled that with a strong bottom hand. Raced away past the diving short cover, the fielder went to his left but didn't stop it. Hit with too much power

59.4 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, tossed up outside off, Kohli went for his trademark whippy bottom-hand flick, mistimed to short mid-wicket

59.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, sliding across Dhawan, he gets forward and defends to the left of backward point

59.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, on the leg stump line, Dhawan defends to short mid-wicket

59.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, on the stumps, pushed off the front foot to short cover

Back-to-back hundreds for Dhawan. He made 173 against Bangladesh in the one-off Test and this now. He has made the most of his chance and is now in prime position to partner Murali Vijay at the top of the order. KL Rahul despite a fine hundred at Sydney will now to have wait for his next opportunity. He has been unlucky too as his pull-out of the Bangladesh Test due to dengue gave Dhawan another chance. Dhawan has grabbed that with both hands. That's how this game goes - one man's woe is another one's opportunity

Over: 59	0 0 1 0 1 0	IND 210/2
Kohli 75(147)	Dhawan 104(183)	Dhammika 14-2-39-1

58.6 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, short outside off, Kohli lets it go

58.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, 1 run, good length outside off, Dhawan defends it square of the wicket, in the vacant region and it is an easy single

58.4 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, short of length outside off, Dhawan defends

58.3 - Dhammika to Kohli, 1 run, drifting down leg, clipped to deep backward square leg

58.2 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, good length and on off stump, Kohli defends solidly to mid-on

58.1 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, full and towards off stump, Kohli shuffles across and clips it to mid-on

Over: 58	1 0 1 0 1 0	IND 208/2
Dhawan 103(181)	Kohli 74(143)	Kaushal 13-0-68-0

57.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, on the middle and leg line, Dhawan defends to the right of short cover, wants a quick single, Kohli isn't interested

57.5 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli gets forward and drives to mid-off, takes on Prasad and makes it with ease

57.4 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, flicked to short leg

57.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, spinning across Dhawan who dabs it to backward point, quick single taken

57.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, tossed up on the stumps, eased off the front foot to short cover

57.1 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, spinning into Kohli, he glances it to fine leg

Over: 57	0 2 1 0 0 4	IND 205/2
Dhawan 102(178)	Kohli 72(140)	Dhammika 13-2-37-1

56.6 - Dhammika to Dhawan, FOUR, 100 for Dhawan. And he is all smiles. Out comes the trademark Dhawan celebration. Arms stretched wide and with a broad smile to accompany it. He got there with a front foot drive, beat both short cover and the diving extra cover. The ball runs away to the fence. Consecutive hundreds for Dhawan in Tests

56.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, good length outside off, Dhawan wanted to run it down to third man, but it goes off an inner half of the bat to gully

56.4 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, pitched up outside off, Dhawan gets forward and drives, can't beat short cover

56.3 - Dhammika to Kohli, 1 run, good length outside off, Kohli gets forward and pushes it past cover, only a single as the fielder gets there

56.2 - Dhammika to Kohli, 2 runs, on the stumps and angling down, Kohli works it through mid-wicket for another two

56.1 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, Dhammika hits a good length and Kohli gets forward to defend it towards mid-on

Over: 56	1 0 2 0 0 2	IND 198/2
Dhawan 98(175)	Kohli 69(137)	Kaushal 12-0-65-0

55.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 2 runs, driven wide of extra cover and the slow outfield ensures it is just a couple

55.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, tossed up outside off, Dhawan gets forward and drives to extra cover

55.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, tossed up outside off, Dhawan defends to the right of short cover, Kohli sends Dhawan back

55.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 2 runs, flat and short outside off, Dhawan slices it past backward point for two more

55.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan gets back and shoulders arms as the ball is pitched outside off

55.1 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up and Kohli flicks with the spin to deep square leg

T Kaushal [11.0-0-62-0] is back into the attack

Over: 55	0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 193/2
Dhawan 94(170)	Kohli 68(136)	Dhammika 12-2-30-1

54.6 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, short of length outside off, defended to cover

54.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, good length outside off, Dhawan shoulders arms

54.4 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, full outside off, shaped away slightly off the seam, Dhawan drives and misses. Loose from Dhawan

Changes to round the wicket now

54.3 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, very full and a flowing drive but straight to the fielder at mid-off

54.2 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, full on off stump, driven back to Dhammika

54.1 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, good length on the stumps, defended

Dhammika Prasad [11.0-1-30-1] is back into the attack

Over: 54	1 0 0 2 0 1	IND 193/2
Dhawan 94(164)	Kohli 68(136)	Herath 17-1-39-0

53.6 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, short enough for Dhawan to hang back and tuck to backward square leg

53.5 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan steps out again but Herath drags his length back and forces the batsman to take the defensive line

53.4 - Herath to Dhawan, 2 runs, slower through the air and spinning back into the left-hander, Dhawan watchfully tickles it to fine leg

53.3 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, advances and almost yorks himself, dug out back to the bowler

53.2 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Dhawan kicks it out, no appeal from Sri Lanka as it was not heading to the stumps

53.1 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, driven nicely off the front foot but the man at short cover dives to his right and deflects it to mid-off

Ganesh brings this update from the ground. "Dhawan's right hand is quite bruised after the dropped catch yesterday. A little bit of swelling too but he's batting through the pain right now after some work with the physio."

Over: 53	0 0 4 3 4 1	IND 189/2
Kohli 67(135)	Dhawan 91(159)	Kaushal 11-0-60-0

52.6 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, well tossed up again, Kohli gets forward and drives to long-on for a single

Now over the wicket

52.5 - Kaushal to Kohli, FOUR, that's a cracking shot. Well tossed up outside off, no cover and Kohli had to hit it and he did just that. Hammering it through cover. Raced away

52.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 3 runs, Dhawan is into the nineties and nicely played too, rocks back and uses the pace to play a dab past the diving slip. Dilruwan Perera - the sub on for Mathews - gives chase and dives to pull it back. Did well to save a run with that effort. India into the lead now

52.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, FOUR, that's risky but Dhawan has got it away. On the stumps, Dhawan bottom-edges the sweep and beats Herath running across from deep backward square, the ball rolls away into the ropes. The partnership is now over 150

52.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, on the stumps, Dhawan gets forward to block

52.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, defended to the left of point, Kohli wanted a quick single and took a few steps down the track, Dhawan sends him back and in time too

Over: 52	1 0 2 0 0 0	IND 177/2
Kohli 62(133)	Dhawan 84(155)	Herath 16-1-35-0

51.6 - Herath to Kohli, no run, down leg, flicked to mid-wicket

51.5 - Herath to Kohli, no run, the arm ball and Kohli picks it, defends off the back foot

51.4 - Herath to Kohli, no run, slow and Kohli comes on the front foot to defend to silly point

51.3 - Herath to Kohli, 2 runs, on the stumps, Kohli looks to sweep and gets a top edge, beats the man at backward square leg, got lucky there and it is a couple

51.2 - Herath to Kohli, no run, on the off stump line, Kohli gets forward to block

51.1 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan comes down the track and eases it to long-on, takes the single

Over: 51	1 0 2 0 1L 0	IND 174/2
Kohli 60(128)	Dhawan 83(154)	Kaushal 10-0-48-0

50.6 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, tossed up outside off, Kohli gets forward and drives to mid-off

Stays round the wicket to Kohli

50.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, leg byes, 1 run, down leg, Dhawan misses the sweep, off the pad and it's a leg-bye

50.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, tossed up on off, Dhawan gets forward and defends it back to the bowler

50.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 2 runs, full down leg, flicked past short leg for a couple

50.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, flat outside off, Dhawan pushes it off the back foot to cover

50.1 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, on the stumps, flicked to deep mid-wicket, for a single

Over: 50	0 0 0 0 1 0	IND 170/2
Dhawan 81(150)	Kohli 59(126)	Herath 15-1-32-0

49.6 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, defended off the back foot to short leg

49.5 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, pushed off the front foot past silly point

49.4 - Herath to Kohli, no run, on the stumps, driven to short cover

49.3 - Herath to Kohli, no run, full toss and Kohli has hit it straight to the fielder at mid-on

49.2 - Herath to Kohli, no run, pushed off the front foot to mid-off, wanted a quick single but decided against it

49.1 - Herath to Kohli, no run, on the off stump line, Kohli gets forward to block

Time for drinks. India have played slowly but surely and have added runs to their kitty. The pitch is playing slow and it has eased off helping the Indians. Herath seems off-color and that is severely hampering the Lankan chances. They need wickets and quickly. India meanwhile will look to continue to pile on the runs

Over: 49	0 4 0 0 2 0	IND 169/2
Dhawan 81(149)	Kohli 58(121)	Kaushal 9-0-45-0

48.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, full on the stumps, Dhawan defends to short leg

48.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 2 runs, full down leg, clipped to fine leg, for two

48.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, loud shout for lbw but Oxenford has a long look and then shakes his head. Pitched on leg stump, turned across Dhawan, who missed the flick and is rapped on the pads. Seemed close and no Hawk-Eye so can't make out whether it would've gone onto hit or not. Must say following the trajectory of the ball, it may have gone on to hit the stumps. Dhawan still lucky to be there

48.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, pitches on middle and turns across Dhawan who reads it and defends off the back foot

48.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, FOUR, poor ball, down leg, easy for Dhawan as he sweeps it to fine leg, there is no-one there and it raced away

From round the wicket with a slip and a short leg

48.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, on the off stump line, Dhawan defends off the back foot to the left of slip

T Kaushal [8.0-0-41-0] is back into the attack

Over: 48	0 0 2 0 1 1	IND 163/2
Dhawan 75(143)	Kohli 58(121)	Herath 14-1-31-0

47.6 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan comes down the track and pushes it into the vacant cover region for a single

47.5 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli gets forward and plays his trademark bottom-handed off-drive wide of mid-off, good sliding stop keeps it to a single

47.4 - Herath to Kohli, no run, sliding onto off and middle, Kohli defends off the front foot to short mid-wicket

47.3 - Herath to Kohli, 2 runs, down leg, Kohli glances it fine to fine leg, for a couple

47.2 - Herath to Kohli, no run, on the off stump line, Kohli defends with an open face to backward point

47.1 - Herath to Kohli, no run, tossed up outside off, Kohli gets forward and drives to cover, slight fumble by Mubarak but they don't risk the single

Over: 47	4 1 0 0 0 1	IND 159/2
Kohli 55(116)	Dhawan 74(142)	Pradeep 11-1-43-0

46.6 - Pradeep to Kohli, 1 run, short of length outside off, dabbed to the left of cover and that's another good run taken

46.5 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, full and targetting off stump, Kohli defends to cover once more

46.4 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, good length outside off, Kohli comes on the front foot and blocks solidly to cover

46.3 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, angled into the pads, Kohli falls over and misses the flick, off the thigh pad and rolls to short mid-wicket. Shouts of 'catch' but no bat involved there

46.2 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 1 run, angled in towards middle and leg, Dhawan gets an inside edge onto pad on the flick, Kohli calls him through for a quick single as the ball rolls towards square leg

46.1 - Pradeep to Dhawan, FOUR, overpitched outside off and Dhawan leans into the square drive. Bent his front leg and stroked it wide of backward point. Raced away. First boundary of the day

Over: 46	0 0 0 0 1 0	IND 153/2
Kohli 54(112)	Dhawan 69(140)	Herath 13-1-27-0

45.6 - Herath to Kohli, no run, that turned and beat Kohli. Spun across Kohli, Herath dragged his length back and the ball gripped on the surface, Kohli though didn't stretch his foot out and had it grounded behind the line

Oxenford has gone upstairs for a stumping check. Kohli is safe. His back foot is grounded

45.5 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, on the stumps, flicked past short leg

45.4 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, well stopped by Herath diving to his left after Dhawan drove it

45.3 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, blocked off the front foot

45.2 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, ooh! Bat and pad and just wide of the diving short leg. The fielder at short leg went to his right but he is standing too far back. A definite chance had he been more forward. Dhawan edging the defence onto pad and getting lucky

45.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, tossed up outside off, Dhawan gets forward to block

Over: 45	1 1 1 0 0 0	IND 152/2
Kohli 54(111)	Dhawan 68(135)	Pradeep 10-1-37-0

44.6 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, good length outside off, Kohli is forward to defend and then takes the bottom hand off as the ball after pitching does something out of the ordinary

44.5 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, the first short ball of the day, down leg, Kohli lets it go

44.4 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, that's the textbook forward defence, right forward and head over the ball as Kohli meets the good length delivery in front of his eyes. Defended to mid-off

44.3 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 1 run, good length outside off, Dhawan gets forward to defend square of the wicket, another single

44.2 - Pradeep to Kohli, 1 run, wide of the crease and angled in on a good length outside off, Kohli gets forward and defends with an open face into the gap at backward point

44.1 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 1 run, full outside off, Dhawan gets forward to defend into the vacant cover region

Now Pradeep round the wicket to Dhawan

With the sun beating down the pitch now looks a batting beauty. Not much spin as yesterday, no reverse swing. Hard work for the bowlers. India's game to win from here on in

Over: 44	0 0 0 0 1 0	IND 149/2
Kohli 53(107)	Dhawan 66(133)	Herath 12-1-26-0

43.6 - Herath to Kohli, no run, on the middle stump, Kohli defends off the front foot

43.5 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, pushed past silly point for an easy single

43.4 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, pushed off the front foot to mid-off, Dhawan took a few steps out wanting the single, Kohli just turned his back on his partner

43.3 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, again Dhawan steps out, has to defend as he isn't to the pitch of the ball

43.2 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, good stop by Herath diving to his left after Dhawan came down and drove

43.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, tossed up on off stump, Dhawan gets forward to block

Over: 43	0 0 2 0 0 0	IND 148/2
Kohli 53(106)	Dhawan 65(128)	Pradeep 9-1-34-0

42.6 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, Pradeep hits a nice line and length outside off, another leave by Kohli

42.5 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, pitched up outside off, Kohli gets forward and shoulders arms

42.4 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, full outside off, solidly defended off the front foot this time

42.3 - Pradeep to Kohli, 2 runs, just short of Mubarak at gully. Very full and wide outside off, Kohli reached out and drove, away from the body, the lack of pace in the wicket meant that it didn't carry as Mubarak went diving to his left. The ball stops near the ropes, so only two

42.2 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, pitched up outside off, Kohli reaches out and mistimes the drive back to Pradeep

Two slips in place

42.1 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, full outside off, Kohli leans into a fine front foot drive, can't beat cover

Nuwan Pradeep [8.0-1-32-0] is back into the attack

The Sri Lankans aren't happy with the ball. The umpires put it through the circular rings and a mini drinks break is being taken as we have a short delay

Mathews hasn't taken the field today due to fever. Thirimanne is the acting captain

Over: 42	0 0 0 0 0 2	IND 146/2
Dhawan 65(128)	Kohli 51(100)	Herath 11-1-25-0

41.6 - Herath to Dhawan, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Dhawan eases a drive to sweeper cover, Prasad gives chase from backward point to keep it to two

41.5 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, flat and Dhawan prefers to block that off the back foot

41.4 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan uses his feet and can only find short mid-wicket

41.3 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, on the stumps, nudged to short mid-wicket

Herath is bowling from round the wicket

41.2 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, sliding on outside off, Dhawan gets back to defend to silly point

41.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, very full, almost yorker length, Dhawan pushes it back to Herath

Over: 41	0 0 0 0 1 0	IND 144/2
Kohli 51(100)	Dhawan 63(122)	Dhammika 11-1-30-1

40.6 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, angled in, Kohli shuffles across slightly and then pushes it to mid-on

40.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, 1 run, short of length on the hips, Dhawan nudges it down to fine leg

40.4 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, targetting the off stump, Dhawan again is solidly blocking that off the front foot

40.3 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, good length and Dhawan gets forward to defend solidly to mid-off

40.2 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, short on the stumps, Dhawan gets back and pushes it it to cover

40.1 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, good length outside off, slanted across, left alone

Over: 40	0 1 1 1 0 0	IND 143/2
Kohli 51(99)	Dhawan 62(117)	Herath 10-1-23-0

39.6 - Herath to Kohli, no run, pushed off the back foot into the covers, a bit of an yes-no between Kohli and Dhawan, they don't take the single eventually

39.5 - Herath to Kohli, no run, big shout for lbw, that looked close, but would've gone down leg, Llong gets it right. It needs to straighten after pitching for Herath to have a chance, it didn't, it was on the leg stump line, Kohli came forward to defend and missed, struck on the pad and going down with the angle

39.4 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, down leg, Dhawan turns it past short leg for an easy single

39.3 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, punched to silly point, it deflects off the foot of the fielder and goes wide of mid-off, quick single taken

39.2 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, flicked past short mid-wicket

39.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, on the stumps, flicked to short mid-wicket

Three men close-in now. Slip, short leg and a silly point with a short mid-wicket lurking

Herath and Mubarak have a chat as the helmet is brought out to the close-in fielder

Over: 39	0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 140/2
Kohli 50(96)	Dhawan 60(114)	Dhammika 10-1-29-1

38.6 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, outside off line, Kohli watches it and lets it go

38.5 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, short of length outside off, Kohli defends off the back foot

38.4 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, very full outside off, driven firmly to mid-off, the fielder gets a bad bounce but he handles it well and stops it cleanly

38.3 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, good length outside off, Kohli gets forward and shoulders arms

38.2 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, pitched up outside off, Kohli gets forward and drives to short cover

38.1 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, good length ball straightening around the off stump line, Kohli defends solidly back to the bowler

Over: 38	1 0 0 1 0 0	IND 140/2
Dhawan 60(114)	Kohli 50(90)	Herath 9-1-20-0

37.6 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, turns in slowly, Dhawan drops it in the vacant silly point region, looks for a quick single, Kohli isn't interested

37.5 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, flat outside off, an open-faced steer to backward point

37.4 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, flat arm ball, Kohli gets back to tuck it wide of short leg, that's his fifty as well. Rahane and Arshad Ayub clap from the dressing room

37.3 - Herath to Kohli, no run, very full and turned softly to short mid-wicket

37.2 - Herath to Kohli, no run, on the off stump line, Kohli gets forward to defend

37.1 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Dhawan gets forward and pushes it to the left of the diving Herath, he can't stop it cleanly and that allows the single to be taken

Over: 37	0 0 0 1 2 1	IND 138/2
Dhawan 59(111)	Kohli 49(87)	Dhammika 9-0-29-1

36.6 - Dhammika to Dhawan, 1 run, good length and on middle and leg, tucked to deep backward square leg for a single

36.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, 2 runs, good length on the stumps, Dhawan opens the face of the bat and guides it wide of gully, by the time the sweeper comes around it is two

36.4 - Dhammika to Kohli, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Kohli cuts hard and finds deep backward point, didn't find the gap

36.3 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, short of length on the stumps, solidly defended by Kohli and the ball bounces into the ground and over a leaping Dhammika

Dhammika is running in and hiding the ball with his hand. Is he getting reverse swing? As of now, there is no reverse on offer

36.2 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, good length outside off, left alone

36.1 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, short of length and bouncing, nips back in to cramp Kohli up, Kohli steers it to gully

Over: 36	0 1 1 0 0 1	IND 134/2
Kohli 48(83)	Dhawan 56(109)	Herath 8-1-18-0

35.6 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, down leg, Kohli defends wide of short leg and takes a single

35.5 - Herath to Kohli, no run, on the stumps, Kohli is forward to defend again

35.4 - Herath to Kohli, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Kohli gets forward and defends

Same field for Kohli

35.3 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, flat outside off, Dhawan opens the face of the bat and dabs it to the right of backward point, easy single

Slip and a short leg in

35.2 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up, Kohli gets forward and makes room to drive to mid-off, quick single taken

35.1 - Herath to Kohli, no run, huge shout for lbw but Llong shakes his head. Kohli is playing back to this arm ball, it drifts in and raps him on the pad, in line with leg stump, would've gone down and that's why Llong rejected the appeal. Kohli didn't pick that, went back to defend and missed

Rangana Herath [7.0-1-15-0] is back into the attack

Over: 35	1 2 0 0 0 0	IND 131/2
Dhawan 55(108)	Kohli 46(78)	Dhammika 8-0-25-1

34.6 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, well wide of off, left alone and Chandimal takes it in front of first slip

34.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, targetting the off stump, Dhawan gets forward to defend and it comes more off a thickish inside half to the left of the bowler

34.4 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, short of length and angled across Dhawan, he watches it and lets it go

34.3 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, good length on the stumps, Dhawan drops it in front of cover, no quick single as the fielder is in sharply towards the ball

34.2 - Dhammika to Dhawan, 2 runs, full on the stumps, Dhawan gets forward and eases a drive past cover, there is a man in the deep, so just a couple

34.1 - Dhammika to Kohli, 1 run, short of length outside off, Kohli stands tall and dabs it in the vacant point region for an easy single

The players walk out onto the middle. Sri Lanka need wickets and lots of them to make a comeback into the game. Dhammika Prasad will be key as he was the one who looked like taking a wicket yesterday. Will he get reverse swing? He will start off day 2. Kohli will face off. Two slips and a gully in place for the quickie

There were a few clouds hovering over the ground yesterday morning. How is the weather today? "Bright and sunny at Galle. Blue skies visible after a long time. Locals reckon that once the skies clear up it stays this way for three or four days. Good signs for this Test," reports Ganesh Chandrasekaran from the ground. He also adds, "Ajinkya and Ashwin are having throwdowns early today. Preparing well for when their time comes today."

Although they got KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma early, Shikhar Dhawan, who took his time at the start, played sensibly alongside skipper Kohli and ensured that no more damage was done. The duo added hundred runs for the third wicket and are looking good for more. With just 55 runs behind Sri Lanka's first innings total, India would hope that they have a good morning session, which will later on help them gain a big lead. A lead of about 150-160 could be very handy on this surface, which is already making the batsmen to dance to its tunes.

Poor strokes, a bad decision, unplayable deliveries, a couple of outstanding catches - nothing went Sri Lanka's way on Day 1 as their batsmen showed poor application to play good bowling. Barring skipper Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal, none of the top or middle-order batsmen were ready to spend time in the middle. The bowling too wasn't exactly as impressive as the Indians as they offered a freebie almost every over.

Ravichandran Ashwin kept it very simple, without trying many variations and was rewarded with as many as six Sri Lankan wickets. He gave the ball a lot of air-time and the pitch, which had enough in it for the spinners, did the rest. It also has to be said that the opening spell from both Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron too was impressive as the pace duo hit the right areas more often than not.

Day 2: It's an important day for Sri Lanka more than India because if they don't do well today, they could be well behind in the game. Hello and a warm welcome to Day 2 of the Galle Test. If you were an Indian cricket fan, you hardly had anything to complain yesterday as Virat Kohli and Co. played quality cricket and outclassed the Lankan boys.

So that ends proceedings on the opening day of the Cricbuzz Cup. Can Sri Lanka put up an inspired effort tomorrow and prevent India from gaining a big first innings lead? Join us back for all the action from Day 2. We'll be up nice and early as always. Ta-ta bye bye!

Dhammika Prasad, the spearhead of Sri Lanka's attack, then gave them a glimmer of hope by trapping KL Rahul in front. Mathews chipped in by dismissing Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli and Dhawan though, played with assuredness to make sure that they won't lose anymore wickets. Dhawan even composed his third Test fifty. The hosts would rue the fact that Mathews dropped a tough chance at first slip off Tharindu Kaushal's bowling. Dhawan was the lucky batsman on that occasion. Sri Lanka need a slew of wickets on day 2 to keep themselves in the game. They also would look up to Kaushal, the off-spinner, to put up a better show with the ball. He was largely disappointing on day 1. For India, they will hope that the overnight pair of Kohli and Dhawan can continue to score runs at a brisk pace and consolidate their advantage.

Only Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal played with a calm head on their shoulders to compose fifties. Indian seamers, Ishant Sharma and Varun Aaron, bowled aggressively with the new ball and ended up with a wicket apiece. Amit Mishra picked up a couple of scalps too. India's fielding was good in patches. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul showed sharp reflexes to take crucial catches. However, Shikhar Dhawan and Saha spilled a chance each. Dhawan though, made up for it, by taking a fine catch to dismiss Kaushal Silva.

On a day when 12 wickets tumbled, it was the visitors, who found themselves in the ascendancy. It was the bowlers, who bowled incisively to jolt Sri Lanka at regular intervals. Ashwin, with his flight and guile, was the wrecker-in-chief, and he took a 6-for. It turned out to be his 11th five-wicket haul in Tests. Most of Sri Lanka's batsmen didn't have much of a clue, while facing up to him.

Umpire Bruce Oxenford could not get to his mark in time for another over and that will be stumps on Day 1. Barring the toss, everything went India's way and Dhawan and Kohli smile as they walk back to the dressing room. Reserve players Pujara and Umesh stand and applaud near the boundary as the two unbeaten batsmen cross them.

Over: 34	1 1 0 0 0 0	IND 128/2
Dhawan 53(103)	Kohli 45(77)	Kaushal 8-0-39-0

33.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, very full and on the off stump, Dhawan leans forward to defend

33.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, poor bowling this from Kaushal, way outside off stump, Dhawan will not play those at this stage of the day

33.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, once again not close enough to make Dhawan play

33.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, spinning away outside off stump, left alone

33.2 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up just outside off stump, Kohli flicks it to mid-on and that brings up the 100 partnership. Kohli and Dhawan congratulate each other

33.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Dhawan flicks it to wide of mid-on

T Kaushal [7.0-0-39-0] is back into the attack

Dhawan wants to change his gloves. Clever time wasting strategy. Umpire Nigel Llong asks the reserve player to rush, Dhawan for a moment said he didn't want the gloves but then decided against it and called him again.

Over: 33	0 0 0 1 0 0	IND 126/2
Kohli 44(76)	Dhawan 52(53)	Pradeep 8-1-32-0

32.6 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, nice and full one again, Kohli keeps it out off the front foot

32.5 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, full and outside off stump, Kohli pushes it to the left of cover, wants a run but Dhawan says no

32.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 1 run, poor line, length ball down the leg-side, Dhawan tucks it behind square on the on-side for a single

There is a man at short cover for that uppish drive.

32.3 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, another mistimed drive from Dhawan, this time it rolls back to the bowler

32.2 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, overpitched outside off stump, Dhawan mistimes the cover-drive to mid-off

32.1 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, full and on the off stump, Dhawan drives it back to the bowler, who has a needless shy at the striker's end and almost takes Dhawan out with the throw

Over: 32	0 1 0 0 0 0	IND 125/2
Kohli 44(74)	Dhawan 51(52)	Herath 7-1-15-0

31.6 - Herath to Kohli, no run, short enough for Kohli to defend off the back foot

31.5 - Herath to Kohli, no run, on the stumps, driven back to the bowler

31.4 - Herath to Kohli, no run, floated up and spinning away outside off stump, Kohli defends off the front foot

31.3 - Herath to Kohli, no run, very full and on the leg stump, Kohli works it to backward square leg

31.2 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Dhawan drives it down the ground to long-on

31.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Dhawan looks to defend, gets an inside edge onto pad. Umpire Bruce Oxenford isn't interested in Herath's appeal for LBW

Over: 31	1L 1 0 4 Wd 0 0	IND 124/2
Kohli 44(70)	Dhawan 50(51)	Pradeep 7-1-31-0

30.6 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Kohli leans forward and defends well

30.5 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, full and outside off stump, Kohli ignores it

30.5 - Pradeep to Kohli, wide, this bouncer is way too high and Pradeep will have to rebowl it

30.4 - Pradeep to Kohli, FOUR, excellent on-drive. Full and just outside off stump, Kohli doesn't try to over-hit the ball, just rolls his wrists over it to keep it along the ground, it runs away through mid-on. The bat made a sweet sound as it made contact with the ball

30.3 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, full and outside off stump, Kohli drives it to mid-off

30.2 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 1 run, full and on the off stump, Dhawan flicks it wide of mid-on and sets off for a run. That takes him to fifty, his third in Tests. The dressing room stands and applauds as Dhawan raises his bat

30.1 - Pradeep to Kohli, leg byes, 1 run, half-shout for LBW. Good length and just tailing back, Kohli is beaten on the flick again, impact is on leg stump and it was snaking down the leg-side

Over: 30	0 0 0 1 0 3	IND 117/2
Kohli 40(65)	Dhawan 49(50)	Herath 6-1-14-0

29.6 - Herath to Kohli, 3 runs, once again Kohli rocks back but this time connects with the flick, sends it to deep mid-wicket and they scamper back for the third run as well

29.5 - Herath to Kohli, no run, optimistic shout for LBW, Kohli missed the flick off the back foot and this arm ball hit him in line with leg stump, however, the angle from round the wicket was taking it further down the leg-side

29.4 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, on the off stump, Dhawan steps out and nudges it past the diving short mid-wicket to long-on

29.3 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, slower through the air, Dhawan defends off the front foot

29.2 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan mistimes the drive and it goes uppishly, lands in front of mid-off though, Dhawan wasn't in full control of the front foot off-drive on that occasion

29.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, almost a yorker, dug out by Dhawan

Rangana Herath [5.0-1-10-0] is back into the attack

Pradeep is leaving the field, worrying signs for Sri Lanka.

Over: 29	0 0 0 2 Wd 1 0	IND 113/2
Kohli 37(63)	Dhawan 48(49)	Pradeep 6-1-25-0

28.6 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, short and outside off stump, left alone

Looks like Pradeep is not 100 percent. Once again he stretches his hamstring

28.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 1 run, on a length and on the stumps, Dhawan tucks it behind square on the on-side

28.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, wide, short delivery just down the leg-side, but it was too high reckons the umpire

28.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 2 runs, good length delivery on the stumps, Dhawan tucks it behind square on the on-side

28.3 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, appeal for LBW but it was quite optimistic as it was clearly slipping down the leg-side, Dhawan missed the flick and this good length delivery hit him in line with leg stump

Pradeep is seen stretching his right hamstring. Hopefully, he's fine. He's good to continue

28.2 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, back of a length outside off stump, Dhawan hangs back and defends

28.1 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Dhawan defends into the off-side

Nuwan Pradeep [5.0-1-21-0] is back into the attack

Over: 28	2 4 1 0 0 1	IND 109/2
Dhawan 45(82)	Kohli 37(62)	Kaushal 7-0-37-0

27.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, full on the stumps, Dhawan flicks it to wide mid-on

27.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, on the off stump, Dhawan works it to the left of the bowler and looks for a run, but the bowler gets a hand on it and prevents the run

27.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, spinning away outside off stump and bouncing a bit extra too, Dhawan checks his late-cut, plays a dab and sends it to backward point

27.3 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, on the stumps, tucked to mid-wicket

27.2 - Kaushal to Kohli, FOUR, Kaushal goes very full, Kohli drives it hard onto the ground, it bounces over the bowler, who jumps to his left in his followthrough in an attempt to stop the ball, but it beats him and beats mid-off and mid-on, who were giving chase

27.1 - Kaushal to Kohli, 2 runs, 'push, push, push, come back,' says Kohli soon after tucking this flighted delivery through mid-wicket

Over: 27	1 0 0 0 0 1	IND 101/2
Kohli 30(59)	Dhawan 44(45)	Herath 5-1-10-0

26.6 - Herath to Kohli, 1 run, bit of sharp turn for Herath on this flighted delivery, Kohli leans forward to defend, the ball takes a thick outside edge and goes past the man at slip

26.5 - Herath to Kohli, no run, floats this up on the stumps, Kohli defends off the front foot

26.4 - Herath to Kohli, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Kohli drives it to short cover

26.3 - Herath to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, driven back to the bowler

26.2 - Herath to Kohli, no run, very full on the leg stump, Kohli makes room and drives inside-out, only to pick out short cover

26.1 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, fullish and on the leg stump, Dhawan tucks it behind square on the on-side. 100 up for India

Over: 26	2L 0 1 0 4 0	IND 99/2
Kohli 29(54)	Dhawan 43(44)	Kaushal 6-0-29-0

25.6 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, inside-edge onto pad as Kohli looks to defend off the front foot, but it goes wide of the man at short leg

25.5 - Kaushal to Kohli, FOUR, flighted delivery goes very full, Kohli gets down on one knee and sweeps it along the ground through backward square leg

25.4 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, spins sharply but goes down the leg-side, Kohli fails to glance, almost falls over and Chandimal whips the bails off but Kohli had his back foot grounded

25.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, a good stride forward from Dhawan before he defended this towards cover and set off

25.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, goes deep in the crease and pushes this flatter delivery to point

25.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, leg byes, 2 runs, down the leg-side, Dhawan fails to tickle it, the ball goes off the pad and rolls to fine leg

Over: 25	0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 92/2
Kohli 25(51)	Dhawan 42(43)	Herath 4-1-8-0

24.6 - Herath to Kohli, no run, on the leg stump, Kohli tucks it to short leg

24.5 - Herath to Kohli, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Kohli defends off the front foot

24.4 - Herath to Kohli, no run, a compact forward defence from Kohli this time

24.3 - Herath to Kohli, no run, quicker ball, Kohli goes back and blocks

24.2 - Herath to Kohli, no run, slower through the air at 79.9kph, Kohli pushes it towards backward point

24.1 - Herath to Kohli, no run, spinning away outside off stump, punched to cover

Over: 24	0 0 1 0 1 Nb 0	IND 92/2
Dhawan 42(75)	Kohli 25(45)	Kaushal 5-0-24-0

23.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan shoulders arms and gets hit on the pad, Sri Lanka appeal for LBW again but it was optimistic as it was missing off stump

23.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no ball, the Sri Lankan players were appealing for LBW but the umpire put his arm sideways to signal a no-ball. Dhawan was caught in the crease as he tried to defend and was hit on the pad

23.5 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli leans forward and drives it to mid-on

23.4 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, appeal for LBW but it's turned down, Kohli fails to flick this flighted delivery and gets hit on the pad but it was probably going down the leg-side

23.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, shortish and spinning away outside off stump, Dhawan cuts it to cover-point

23.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, nice and full outside off stump, Dhawan defends off the front foot

23.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, almost the outside edge. Flighted delivery just outside off stump, the length was full enough to draw Dhawan forward, he was looking to defend and the ball spun just enough to beat the bat

Over: 23	0 0 0 4 1 0	IND 89/2
Kohli 24(43)	Dhawan 41(42)	Herath 3-0-8-0

22.6 - Herath to Kohli, no run, on the leg stump, Kohli watchfully tucks it behind square on the on-side

22.5 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, this time Dhawan easily drives it down to mid-on after coming down the track

22.4 - Herath to Dhawan, FOUR, driven nicely and past the diving fielder at mid-off. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Dhawan steps out, gets close to the pitch of the ball and drives it past the fielder, who was diving full length to his right

22.3 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Dhawan covers the line and defends

22.2 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan advances and works it towards short mid-wicket

22.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, waits for the ball to turn back and carefully dabs it towards point

Over: 22	0 0 0 3 4 0	IND 84/2
Kohli 24(42)	Dhawan 36(37)	Kaushal 4-0-21-0

21.6 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, spinning back in, tucked to short leg

21.5 - Kaushal to Kohli, FOUR, second full toss of the over, juicy ball from Kaushal, Kohli doesn't try to over-hit the ball, just drives with a straight bat and beats mid-on

21.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 3 runs, flatter delivery outside off stump, Dhawan cuts it late to square third man

21.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Dhawan drives it to cover

21.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Dhawan almost pokes at it as he gets beaten

21.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, this is a lucky escape for Dhawan, huge mix-up but all is well in the end for India and Dhawan. Full toss on the stumps, Dhawan drives it to mid-on and sets off, Kohli was never interested, Dhawan was halfway down the track before he turned back, luckily for Dhawan the throw was poor from the fielder as it went wide of the bowler, before Chandimal received another throw, Dhawan was in

Drinks are on the field now

Over: 21	0 2 0 0 0 0	IND 77/2
Kohli 20(40)	Dhawan 33(34)	Herath 2-0-3-0

20.6 - Herath to Kohli, no run, tossed up from Herath, Kohli defends off the front foot

20.5 - Herath to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Kohli drives it to cover

20.4 - Herath to Kohli, no run, goes back in the crease and defends

20.3 - Herath to Kohli, no run, full and on the stumps, Kohli defends and gets a leading edge that rolls to cover

20.2 - Herath to Kohli, 2 runs, full and outside off stump, drives it to the left of mid-off, where Pradeep fumbles

20.1 - Herath to Kohli, no run, tossed up on the stumps, pushed to mid-on

Kaushal to Dhawan, 2 runs, this is the 7th ball of the over, the umpires lost count there. Flatter and on the stumps, Dhawan flicks it to the left of mid-on for a brace

Over: 20	0 1 1 0 0 0	IND 73/2
Dhawan 31(60)	Kohli 18(34)	Kaushal 3-0-14-0

19.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Dhawan drives it to cover again

19.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, just outside off stump again, Dhawan pushes it to cover

19.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Dhawan drives it to cover

19.3 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Kohli works it to mid-on

19.2 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, flatter delivery just outside off stump, Dhawan cuts late, second slip gets a hand on it, but doesn't stop it cleanly, allowing the batsmen to steal a run

19.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, fullish on the stumps, Dhawan looks to flick, gets a soft leading edge that rolls towards cover

Over: 19	0 0 1 0 0 0	IND 71/2
Kohli 17(33)	Dhawan 30(55)	Herath 1-0-1-0

18.6 - Herath to Kohli, no run, in the airrr and just wide of the man at short leg. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Kohli flicks but it dies down on the way to the man at short leg, very tough to call that a dropped chance, Silva just got his fingertips to it by stretching forward

18.5 - Herath to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Kohli defends off the front foot

Herath is bowling from round the wicket to Kohli

18.4 - Herath to Kohli, no run, width on offer outside off stump, Kohli cuts and picks out point

18.3 - Herath to Dhawan, 1 run, advances and nudges this flighted delivery through square leg

18.2 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, right on the off stump this time, Dhawan offers a compact forward defence

18.1 - Herath to Dhawan, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, flicked into the on-side

Slip, leg slip and short leg for Dhawan

Rangana Herath, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Over: 18	1 1 0 Nb 0 1 4	IND 70/2
Kohli 17(30)	Dhawan 29(52)	Kaushal 2-0-12-0

17.6 - Kaushal to Kohli, FOUR, very full from Kaushal, Kohli leans forward, extends his arms and drives it nicely along the ground to the deep extra-cover boundary

17.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, dropped and it's the skipper himself, who has put this down at first slip. Flighted delivery just outside off stump, Dhawan leans forward to defend, the ball takes the thick outside and goes low, Mathews probably was a little late to react and he dived to his right and tried to grab it with one hand and he couldn't hold on. How costly will that be?

17.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, right on the stumps but the length is short enough for Dhawan to back and defend

17.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no ball, Kaushal oversteps for the 4th time, he's just bowled 9 legal balls until now. Flatter delivery outside off stump, Dhawan pushes it off the back foot towards point

17.3 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, very full from Kaushal, Dhawan defends off the front foot

17.2 - Kaushal to Kohli, 1 run, allows the ball to spin back in and nudges it to mid-on

A slip, leg gully and short leg in for Kohli

17.1 - Kaushal to Dhawan, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Dhawan turns it to mid-wicket

Two slips and short leg in place for Dhawan

Over: 17	0 0 0 0 4 0	IND 62/2
Kohli 12(28)	Dhawan 27(47)	Dhammika 7-0-22-1

16.6 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, back of a length close to off, Kohli defends solidly off the back foot

16.5 - Dhammika to Kohli, FOUR, cracking shot! That is a shot of authority. Short and width provided outside off, Kohli stands tall and cuts in front of square, not a single muscle moved in the field. That was hit with immense power

16.4 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, shortish and just outside off, Kohli gets on top of the bounce and knocks it to point

16.3 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, on a length close to off, Kohli stays in the crease and dabs towards point

16.2 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, good length ball around off, Kohli prefers to hang back and block to the off-side

16.1 - Dhammika to Kohli, no run, back of a length on off, Kohli gets right behind the line and defends to mid-on

Apologies for the delay we had a couple of overs back. There was a small technical glitch which has been sorted out now.

Over: 16	0 0 0 1Nb 0 Nb Nb 0 0	IND 58/2
Dhawan 27(47)	Kohli 8(22)	Kaushal 1-0-4-0

15.6 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, slower and outside off, Dhawan takes a step out and drives it back to Kaushal. End of a long over

15.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Dhawan punches it back to the bowler

15.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no ball, third time in the over that Kaushal has gone over the line, floated up close to off, defended to the off-side

15.5 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no ball, once more Kaushal has overstepped. Pushed through and hurries onto the batsman, Dhawan misses the flick and wears it on the pad, it was going down leg

15.4 - Kaushal to Dhawan, no run, tossed up just outside off, Dhawan drives it back to the bowler

15.4 - Kaushal to Kohli, no ball, 1 run, that is a rare sight - a spinner overstepping. But Kaushal has done so, flighted delivery on the stumps, eased down to long-on

15.3 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, once again turning into the pads, nudged away to the on-side

15.2 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, too full and around off, Kohli squeezes it back to the bowler

15.1 - Kaushal to Kohli, no run, works it with the turn to backward square leg, picks the fielder there

T Kaushal, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Over: 15	0 0 0 0 4 0	IND 54/2
Dhawan 27(42)	Kohli 7(18)	Dhammika 6-0-18-1

14.6 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, back over the wicket, shortens the length and tucks the batsman for room, Dhawan taps it with soft hands to mid-wicket

14.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, FOUR, poor delivery and deserved the treatment. Short and plenty of width on offer, Dhawan throws the kitchen sink at that, cuts it up and over backward point collects four more

14.4 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, Dhammika switches to round the wicket, keeps it full and outside off, Dhawan drives it straight to mid-off

14.3 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, short of a length and around off, Dhawan stands tall and punches, finds the point fielder

14.2 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, on a length just outside off, Dhawan watches it closely and lets it pass

14.1 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, slanted across the left-hander, Dhawan is not interested in playing at that

Dhammika Prasad [5.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack

Over: 14	2 4 0 0 0 0	IND 50/2
Kohli 7(18)	Dhawan 23(36)	Mathews 4-1-12-1

13.6 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, good length ball just outside off, Kohli presses forward and guides it to gully with an angled bat

13.5 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, lifter from Mathews, well over Kohli who ducks under it comfortably

13.4 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, hint of inward movement on this short of a length delivery, Kohli moves across, ekes out an inside edge onto the pad

13.3 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, back of a length on off, defended off the back foot to short mid-wicket

13.2 - Mathews to Kohli, FOUR, fabulous shot! It is a trademark Kohli shot. Nothing much wrong with the delivery, on a length and outside off, he moves well forward, presents the full face and caresses it through extra cover, Dhammika gives chase and comes second, the timing was sublime

13.1 - Mathews to Kohli, 2 runs, back of a length on off, Kohli shuffles across, gets inside the line and tucks it square of the wicket on the leg-side, easy two

Over: 13	0 0 1L 2 0 4	IND 44/2
Dhawan 23(36)	Kohli 1(12)	Pradeep 5-1-21-0

12.6 - Pradeep to Dhawan, FOUR, beautiful shot! Dhawan looks good when the ball is pitched up and not doing much, he gets well forward and creams it wide of mid-off, Herath didn't bother to chase that. That had four written all over it

12.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, too full and outside off, Dhawan drives and finds mid-off, where Herath collects and didn't look comfortable. Is he carrying an injury? Can't say for sure

12.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 2 runs, Pradeep goes round the wicket, offers a full delivery outside off, Dhawan punches through extra cover and gets back for a couple

12.3 - Pradeep to Kohli, leg byes, 1 run, that jagged back sharply and had Kohli in a tangle, it bounced a bit more as well, Kohli was stuck in the crease, is undone by the bounce, wears a blow on the back thigh and the ball pops in between keeper and first slip

12.2 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, short of a length outside off, Kohli keeps his gloves inside the line and watches the ball sail past him

12.1 - Pradeep to Kohli, no run, good length ball around off, Kohli presses it to cover after coming forward

Over: 12	0 0 0 0 0 1	IND 37/2
Kohli 1(9)	Dhawan 17(33)	Mathews 3-1-6-1

11.6 - Mathews to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli was in a hurry to open his account, closes the bat face and the leading edge rolls towards mid-off, he had to run around Mathews and a direct hit would have made things interesting

11.5 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, short of length just outside off, Kohli shuffles back and across, drops it near his feet

11.4 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, fuller and outside off, Kohli stretches forward and knocks it towards cover

11.3 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, slips one down leg, Kohli gets inside the line, can't connect with the tickle, Chandimal dives to his left and takes it on the bounce

11.2 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, good length ball on off, Kohli knocks it to mid-on

Kohli is standing out of his crease. A ploy that he employed while batting on bouncy Australian wickets. He has continued to bat in that fashion on slow Sri Lankan pitches as well

11.1 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, on a length outside off, Kohli moves across and defends

Over: 11	4 0 0 4 0 0	IND 36/2
Dhawan 17(33)	Kohli 0(3)	Pradeep 4-1-15-0

10.6 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, good length ball on the stumps, Dhawan pushes it to the left of the bowler

10.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, back of a length around off, Dhawan knocks it to point off the back foot

10.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, FOUR, lovely shot! Pradeep knew it was a bad ball, let out an expletive as soon as he delivered. Overpitched outside off, Dhawan presents the full face and drives it past the non-striker, the timing takes care of the rest

10.3 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, on a length close to off, Dhawan blocks with the bat and pad close together

10.2 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, shortens the length on off, Dhawan stands tall and defends to the off-side

10.1 - Pradeep to Dhawan, FOUR, Pradeep welcomed to the crease with a crunching drive. It was a half volley but still needed to be put away, Dhawan gets a good stride forward and drills it through extra cover, the ball sped across the turf

Nuwan Pradeep [3.0-1-7-0] is back into the attack

Over: 10	0 0 W 0 0 0	IND 28/2
Kohli 0(3)	Dhawan 9(27)	Mathews 2-1-5-1

9.6 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, on a length just outside off, Kohli gets right behind the line and defends to Mathews

9.5 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, splays it down leg, Kohli shuffles across and can't lay bat on the glance, good take by Chandimal diving to his left

9.4 - Mathews to Kohli, no run, Mathews greets Kohli with a bumper, it is too high and is dealt with ease

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

With that wicket, the players take drinks. It has been a good start for Sri Lanka. Dhammika sent back Rahul cheaply and should have had Rohit if not for the no-ball. However, the skipper took care of Rohit in the very next over. A lot now depends on the Indian skipper, who has walked out to join Dhawan. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, need to keep chipping away at the wickets..

9.3 - Mathews to Rohit, out Lbw!! After getting a reprieve in the last over, Rohit departs in this over. Once again he was caught in the crease. This one nips back in from a length, Rohit shuffles across and misses the defence, is struck on the back thigh, right in front of off-stump. Umpire Llong had the finger up in a flash. India in a spot of bother now. This game is moving pretty fast. already 12 wickets in the day and we have 30 more overs. Rohit lbw b Mathews 9(24) [4s-1]

Mathews to Rohit, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

9.2 - Mathews to Rohit, no run, wicket-to-wicket stuff from Mathews, Rohit defends to the right of the bowler

9.1 - Mathews to Rohit, no run, good length ball on off, Rohit defends off the inner part to mid-wicket

Over: 9	0 Nb 0 0 1 0 0	IND 28/1
Dhawan 9(27)	Rohit 9(21)	Dhammika 5-0-14-1

8.6 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, angled across the left-hander, Dhawan covers the line and lets it go

8.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, on a length just outside off, knocked to point off the front foot

8.4 - Dhammika to Rohit, 1 run, Dhammika is not happy with the batsmen pinching a single, pitches it up just outside off, Rohit eases it wide of point and takes off, throw comes to his end, but he had made it

8.3 - Dhammika to Rohit, no run, short of length on off, Rohit taps it to gully

8.2 - Dhammika to Rohit, no run, fullish and around off, Rohit defends to cover after coming forward

8.2 - Dhammika to Rohit, no ball, Oxenford raised his finger and immediately told Rohit to wait. He wants to check for a no-ball. Dhammika has clearly overstepped. Rohit survives! Disappointment for the hosts. Full delivery on the stumps, Rohit falls over on the flick, is struck low on the pads, ball would have hit leg-stump. Oxenford took a lot of time before raising his finger. However, he made a quick call to check for a no-ball

8.1 - Dhammika to Rohit, no run, fuller and close to off, Rohit blocks with the straightest of bats

Over: 8	0 0 4 0 0 1	IND 26/1
Rohit 8(16)	Dhawan 9(25)	Mathews 1-0-5-0

7.6 - Mathews to Rohit, 1 run, well-judged run from Rohit. Knocks the length delivery in front of mid-on and calls early for the single, Dhawan responds and they steal it with ease

7.5 - Mathews to Rohit, no run, fuller and just outside off, defended back to the bowler

7.4 - Mathews to Rohit, no run, tight line and length from Mathews, Rohit defends to mid-on

7.3 - Mathews to Rohit, FOUR, good length ball outside off, Rohit saw the width on that and threw his hands, slashed it to the right of backward point and it raced away

7.2 - Mathews to Rohit, no run, loud shout for lbw, but umpire Llong shakes his head. Mathews has his hands on his head. Jags back in from a length, Rohit misjudges it completely and doesn't offer a shot, is struck just outside off, but the ball was not doing enough to hit the stumps

7.1 - Mathews to Rohit, no run, gentle length delivery outside off, Rohit taps it in front of cover

Angelo Mathews, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Over: 7	0 0 0 1 2 0	IND 21/1
Dhawan 9(25)	Rohit 3(10)	Dhammika 4-0-12-1

6.6 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, back of a length around off, Dhawan is opened up as he defends to mid-off

6.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, 2 runs, shortish and just outside off, Dhawan stands tall and cuts it late past a diving gully, Kaushal chases and keeps the batsmen down to two

6.4 - Dhammika to Rohit, 1 run, fullish and outside off, Rohit drives to the left of mid-off, scampers across for a quick single

6.3 - Dhammika to Rohit, no run, good length ball on off, Rohit works it towards mid-wicket

6.2 - Dhammika to Rohit, no run, pitched up around off, Rohit drives back to the bowler, Dhammika gets a hand and makes a half stop

6.1 - Dhammika to Rohit, no run, back of a length just outside off, Rohit dabs it with loose hands to point

Over: 6	0 0 0 0 0 0	IND 18/1
Dhawan 7(23)	Rohit 2(6)	Pradeep 3-1-7-0

5.6 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, goes back to the line outside off, Dhawan is not interested in playing at that

5.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, fuller and around off, Dhawan presses forward and knocks it towards point. A much better line from Pradeep as he made the batsman play

5.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, fourth leave in a row, Pradeep keeps it outside off and Dhawan leaves

5.3 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, good length ball outside off, Dhawan shoulders arms

Dhawan pulls away as Pradeep loaded to bowl. There was some movement behind the bowler's arm and that put Dhawan off. Goes up to the umpire and sorts it out

5.2 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, touch fuller but the line remains outside off, Dhawan hoists his bat up and lets it pass

5.1 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone

Round the wicket comes Pradeep

Over: 5	0 0 2 0 0 0	IND 18/1
Rohit 2(6)	Dhawan 7(17)	Dhammika 3-0-9-1

4.6 - Dhammika to Rohit, no run, Dhammika keeps it on a good length outside off, Rohit has no problems in seeing it through

4.5 - Dhammika to Rohit, no run, fuller and outside off, Rohit ignores it

4.4 - Dhammika to Rohit, no run, shortens the length around off, Rohit is opened up slightly as he defends to the off-side

4.3 - Dhammika to Rohit, 2 runs, another batsman who plays with an open bat face, pitched up outside off, Rohit drives it past the diving backward point fielder, Mubarak gives chase and keeps it to a brace. Rohit wanted the third, but Dhawan wasn't keen

4.2 - Dhammika to Rohit, no run, good length ball outside off, Rohit lifts his bat and lets it go

4.1 - Dhammika to Rohit, no run, short of length on off, Rohit taps it with soft hands to the right of Dhammika

Our man Ganesh brings this update from the ground, "The Galle stadium is truly inclusive in many ways. Not only are there no stands, allowing people to watch the cricket from outside, but the public announcement system as well. One loudspeaker behind the pavilion is directed right at the bus stand outside."

Over: 4	0 0 0 0 0 2	IND 16/1
Dhawan 7(17)	Rohit 0(0)	Pradeep 2-0-7-0

3.6 - Pradeep to Dhawan, 2 runs, friendly full toss from Pradeep and Dhawan is generous enough to not go through with the drive, eased wide of mid-off for a couple

3.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, once more Dhawan plays round his pads, he is certainly a candidate for lbw, if he keeps playing like that. Fuller and on off, Dhawan works it to mid-on

3.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, fuller and outside off, Dhawan opens the bat face and drives to backward point

3.3 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, pitched up outside off, Dhawan presents the full face and punches to mid-off. Good looking shot for no runs, he even held his pose after playing that

3.2 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, angled across the left-hander, Dhawan has nothing to do with it, left alone

3.1 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, fuller and attacking the stumps, Dhawan plays it round his pads and sends it to mid-on

Rohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Over: 3	3 2L 0 1 2 W	IND 14/1
Rahul 7(7)	Dhawan 5(11)	Dhammika 2-0-7-1

2.6 - Dhammika to Rahul, out Lbw!! First wicket for Sri Lanka. Dhammika is delighted, raises both his arms and celebrates. Umpire Oxenford took a long time before raising his finger. Good length ball that nips back in, Rahul is late in bringing his bat down, is hit on the kneeroll, the ball would crashed into leg-stump. Just the start the hosts would have hoped for. Failure for Rahul means he has one more outing to claim a spot in the side. Rahul lbw b Dhammika 7(7)

Dhammika to Rahul, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

2.5 - Dhammika to Rahul, 2 runs, shortens the length around off, Rahul plays with an angled bat, steers it behind point, comes back for the second before Silva hunts the ball down from backward point

Third slip has been moved to cover

2.4 - Dhammika to Dhawan, 1 run, on a length close to off, Dhawan presses it to the vacant cover region and collects an easy single

2.3 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, good length ball on off, defended with the bat and pad close together

2.2 - Dhammika to Dhawan, leg byes, 2 runs, drifts onto the pads, Dhawan can't meet with the glance, the ball brushes the pad and goes fine, another couple added to the total

2.1 - Dhammika to Rahul, 3 runs, Rahul now drives. Fuller and outside off, Rahul gets a good stride forward, presents the full face and creams it through extra cover, the ball slows down near the rope, Mathews pulls it in and keeps them down to three

Over: 2	0 1 0 0 0 4	IND 6/0
Dhawan 4(8)	Rahul 2(4)	Pradeep 1-0-5-0

1.6 - Pradeep to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan is off and running. That is also his 1000th run in Tests. It was a long half volley and Dhawan doesn't miss out, bends his back leg and caresses the drive wide of backward point, opened the bat face to get the placement right

1.5 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, back of a length on off, Dhawan goes on his toes and punches, picks out Kaushal at backward point

1.4 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, good length ball slanted across off, Dhawan keeps his bat inside the line and lets it pass

1.3 - Pradeep to Dhawan, no run, fullish and on off, Dhawan pushes it to mid-off, got it off the outer half of the bat

Pradeep also has three slips and a gully

1.2 - Pradeep to Rahul, 1 run, on a length just outside off, Rahul shuffles across, taps it with soft hands towards cover and picks up an easy single

1.1 - Pradeep to Rahul, no run, nice looking drive, but straight to the fielder. Fuller and outside off, Rahul moves forward and drives to mid-off

Nuwan Pradeep, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Over: 1	0 1 0 0 0 0	IND 1/0
Dhawan 0(4)	Rahul 1(2)	Dhammika 1-0-1-0

0.6 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, once more swings away outside off, Dhawan lifts his bat and lets it go, the ball hardly carries to Chandimal, who doesn't glove it cleanly

0.5 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, teasing from Dhammika, pitches it up outside off, Dhawan is sucked into the drive, goes for it and is beaten on the angle. His feet didn't go to the pitch of the ball

0.4 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, swing for Dhammika, but after Dhawan let it go through, good take by Chandimal diving to his left

0.3 - Dhammika to Dhawan, no run, back of a length in the channel around off, Dhawan watches it closely and lets it pass

0.2 - Dhammika to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul is off the mark, another delivery that is short, Rahul stays inside the line and glances it to fine leg, Pradeep makes a slight fumble, but the duo don't risk a second

0.1 - Dhammika to Rahul, no run, short of length on off, Rahul shuffles across, gets inside the line and tucks it to square leg, immediately shouts "no run" for the single

Rahul and Dhawan are at the crease. Rahul is on strike. Dhammika will open the attack

Nine overs to go in the day. Can the Indian openers escape unscathed?

Dhawan did not field because of an injury on his right hand, but he will open the batting for India. Remember, he batted with pain and scored a hundred in the first innings.

Both got lucky just before lunch as the umpires failed to spot the inside edge when they were caught, but take nothing away from the duo. In fact, Chandimal was brilliant with his approach and never allowed the bowlers to bowl to their plans. Jehan Mubarak too made a valuable contribution down the order. So the target for India is 176. Once the ball loses its shine, batting becomes easier on this surface. We are in for an exciting finish.

Kumar Sangakkara stands and applauds from the dressing room as Dinesh Chandimal rushes back. Ravi Shastri and Co. are happy with their team's effort as well. Thanks to Chandimal's stupendous effort, Sri Lanka have got a sizeable lead. They say batting last in a Test match is never easy and the hosts would want to prove the saying right. When Sanga and Angelo Mathews departed in quick succession in the morning, it looked as if India could even win with an innings to spare, but Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirmanne shared a crucial 125-run stand to lift Sri Lanka.

82.2 - Ashwin to Pradeep, out Bowled!! Third 10-wicket haul in a Test match for Ashwin. Six wickets in the first innings and four in the second. Slider pushed through, Pradeep plays inside the line as he plays for off-spin, it goes straight on and hits the top of off. Pradeep b Ashwin 3(4)

Ashwin to Pradeep, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

82.1 - Ashwin to Pradeep, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Pradeep looks to defend, gets an inside edge onto pad, India appeal for LBW, but it's turned down and rightly so. Kohli has a look at the umpire

Ravichandran Ashwin [28.0-6-114-3] is back into the attack

Over: 82	0 W 0 3 4 0	SL 367/9
Chandimal 162(169)	Pradeep 3(2)	Ishant 13-0-77-1

81.6 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, short and outside off stump, Chandimal tries to help it towards long leg after shuffling across but fails to make contact

81.5 - Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, juicy ball and Chandimal, who is on 158, will not miss out. Adds four more runs to his bag. Full and outside off stump, lofted over cover and it ran away for four

81.4 - Ishant to Pradeep, 3 runs, full toss, Pradeep drives it through extra-cover, the ball stops near the rope and that allows Chandimal to get back for the third

81.3 - Ishant to Pradeep, no run, oopsy! That wasn't clever from Pradeep, doesn't even try to get in line with the ball, backs away and slashes at this short ball, misses it though

Nuwan Pradeep, right handed bat, comes to the crease

81.2 - Ishant to Kaushal, out Caught by W Saha!! Appeal from the Indians and umpire Nigel Llong raises his finger in a flash. Very full and outside off stump, Kaushal goes for the drive, was slightly late on the shot and the ball takes the outside edge before settling nicely into the hands of Saha. Kaushal c W Saha b Ishant 7(22) [4s-1]

Ishant to Kaushal, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

81.1 - Ishant to Kaushal, no run, way outside off stump, Kaushal will not play at those

Two slips, gully, short leg and leg gully in place

Ishant Sharma [12.0-0-70-0] is back into the attack

Will Kohli employ a spinner at the other end? The hard ball should do its trick for the likes of Ashwin, Mishra. No! Pace at both ends.

Over: 81	0 0 0 4 0 4	SL 360/8
Chandimal 158(167)	Kaushal 7(20)	Aaron 7-0-39-1

80.6 - Aaron to Chandimal, FOUR, down the track and smashed. Full and outside off stump, Chandimal drills it hard to the right of mid-off, who hardly moved. That raced away to the boundary in a flash

80.5 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal moves across the stumps, Aaron bowls a length ball on the off stump, Chandimal defends

80.4 - Aaron to Chandimal, FOUR, goes for the bumper but Chandimal hits that well. Swivels on the pull, rolls his wrists over to pull, sends it through backward square leg and fine leg had no chance

80.3 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, full and outside off stump, Chandimal drives it wide of mid-off

80.2 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, good length delivery drifting down the leg-side, Chandimal misses the flick and gets hit on the pad

80.1 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, straightaway catches the outside edge as this length ball jags away off the deck, Chandimal looks to defend off the front foot, played with soft hands and the edge didn't carry to gully

Lone slip and a gully in place

Varun Aaron [6.0-0-31-1] is back into the attack

Chandimal 150, Sri Lanka's lead 160 - explains the importance of his knock. The second new ball is available. Will India opt for it straightaway? They have taken it.

Over: 80	0 0 0 1 0 0	SL 352/8
Kaushal 7(20)	Chandimal 150(161)	Mishra 17-2-61-3

79.6 - Mishra to Kaushal, no run, googly again from Mishra, it's outside off stump this, Kaushal shoulders arms, ball bounces extra and Saha did well to collect

79.5 - Mishra to Kaushal, no run, googly from Mishra, Kaushal misses the flick and is hit on the pad but it was snaking down the leg-side

79.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, 150 for Chandimal, gets a big round of applause from his teammates, full toss and just outside off, driven down towards long-off for a single

79.3 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, this one is given more air, Chandimal leans forward and offers a defensive blade

79.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Chandimal prods forward and blocks

79.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, top-edge and safe! Chandimal wasn't in control of the sweep for once, the top-edge is found, but it bounces well in front of Ashwin at deep backward square leg

Amit Mishra [16.0-2-60-3] is back into the attack

Over: 79	0 0 0 1 4 0	SL 351/8
Kaushal 7(18)	Chandimal 149(157)	Ashwin 28-6-114-3

78.6 - Ashwin to Kaushal, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Kaushal lunges forward and blocks

78.5 - Ashwin to Kaushal, FOUR, Kaushal shows he can wield the bat as well, Ashwin drops one short and just outside off, Kaushal rocks back and pulls it past mid-wicket for a boundary

Four men round the bat

78.4 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, now, Chandimal takes the single, flighted delivery and on the stumps, eased down towards long-on for a single

78.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, pushed through flatter and just outside off, punched down towards long-off, decides against a single

78.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, tossed up and on Chandimal's pads, blocked back towards the bowler

78.1 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Chandimal presses forward and defends it

Over: 78	0 4 0 1Nb 0 1Nb 1 0	SL 346/8
Kaushal 3(16)	Chandimal 148(153)	Ishant 12-0-70-0

77.6 - Ishant to Kaushal, no run, short of a length and angling back into Kaushal, he judges the bounce well and lets it go

77.5 - Ishant to Chandimal, 1 run, short and just outside off, Chandimal paddles it round the corner and will take the run on offer

77.5 - Ishant to Kaushal, no ball, 1 run, tad fuller and holding its line outside off, Kaushal angles it down towards third man. He has overstepped once again, Kaushal takes the single and Chandimal is back on strike

77.4 - Ishant to Kaushal, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Kaushal pushes forward and a thin edge is found, doesn't carry to the keeper

77.4 - Ishant to Chandimal, no ball, 1 run, full and swinging into Chandimal's pads, whipped away to deep mid-wicket, takes the single now, the lead is now 151

77.3 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and angling into Chandimal, driven towards long-on, Chandimal refuses the single on offer again

77.2 - Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, cracking shot, little shimmy down the track, makes room as he does so, goes over cover and beats Harbhajan running across to his right from sweeper, the lead is now 149

77.1 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, short and just outside off, Chandimal chops it hard and to deep cover-point, refuses the single on offer

Over: 77	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 337/8
Kaushal 2(13)	Chandimal 142(148)	Ashwin 27-6-109-3

76.6 - Ashwin to Kaushal, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Kaushal stays behind the line and defends it

Ashwin changes to round the wicket

76.5 - Ashwin to Kaushal, no run, slower and holding its line outside off, Kaushal watches it all along and lets it go

76.4 - Ashwin to Kaushal, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Kaushal watches it all along, goes back and defends it

76.3 - Ashwin to Kaushal, no run, slower and well outside off, Kaushal lunges forward and defends it

76.2 - Ashwin to Kaushal, no run, the carrom ball from Ashwin, fraction too short though, Kaushal goes back and defends it

76.1 - Ashwin to Kaushal, no run, tossed up and well outside off, looking to drag Kaushal into the drive, he does so and gets an inside edge past leg stump

Ravichandran Ashwin [26.0-5-109-3] is back into the attack

Over: 76	0 0 2 0 0 4	SL 337/8
Chandimal 142(148)	Kaushal 2(7)	Ishant 11-0-61-0

75.6 - Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, the lead continues to grow! This was banged in short and on the stumps, Chandimal swivelled across and helped it very fine, the man in the deep was very square and it's another boundary for Chandimal

75.5 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, appeal for a caught behind, but it wasn't a concerted effort, the bouncer from Ishant, Chandimal went for the pull and missed

75.4 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, worked towards cover

75.3 - Ishant to Chandimal, 2 runs, Kaushal could have been run-out had Ishant collected the throw. It wasn't a good throw from Ashwin, and it bounced awkwardly in front of the bowler. Kaushal was coming for the second run and would have been well short. Chandimal isn't happy with his partner for coming back for the second. He had stroked it to the left of mid-wicket

75.2 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Chandimal leans forward and defends it towards cover

75.1 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Chandimal plays with an open face and runs it square on the off-side, refuses the single though

Ishant Sharma [10.0-0-55-0] is back into the attack

Over: 75	0 0 0 2 0 0	SL 331/8
Kaushal 2(7)	Chandimal 136(142)	Mishra 16-2-60-3

74.6 - Mishra to Kaushal, no run, another leg-break from Mishra, but it's way too short, Kaushal was looking to pull and bails out of the shot at the last moment

74.5 - Mishra to Kaushal, no run, the leg-break now, Kaushal spots it early, goes back and defends it with a straight bat

74.4 - Mishra to Kaushal, 2 runs, quicker delivery from Mishra, drifts onto Kaushal's pads, tucked away past short fine for a couple of runs

74.3 - Mishra to Kaushal, no run, slower and loopy outside off, Kaushal watches it all along and offers a dead bat

74.2 - Mishra to Kaushal, no run, this one is given plenty of air, Kaushal lunges forward and defends it

74.1 - Mishra to Kaushal, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Kaushal goes back and defends it with a straight bat

Over: 74	0 6 0 0 0 4	SL 329/8
Chandimal 136(142)	Kaushal 0(1)	Ashwin 26-5-109-3

73.6 - Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, poor ball from Ashwin, drops it short and on the stumps, Chandimal rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary, it was the attempted seam-up delivery from Ashwin

The deep fielders are coming in - trying to stop the single

73.5 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, the carrom ball from Ashwin, Chandimal goes back and turns it towards mid-wicket

73.4 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, slower and just outside off, Chandimal lunges forward and blocks

73.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, tossed up and on the off-stump line, Chandimal prods forward and defends it

73.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, SIX, he doesn't need to rotate strike when he can clear the ropes with ease, this was dropped short by Ashwin, Chandimal rocks back and pulls it high and over mid-wicket for a maximum

73.1 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, flatter and on the stumps, punched down towards long-on, Chandimal refuses the single

Ravichandran Ashwin [25.0-5-99-3] is back into the attack

Over: 73	0 0 0 1 W 0	SL 319/8
Kaushal 0(1)	Chandimal 126(136)	Mishra 15-2-58-3

72.6 - Mishra to Kaushal, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Kaushal goes back and defends it

Five men round the bat for Kaushal

T Kaushal, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Drinks are on the field now. Two wickets for India, the pitch is slowing down, as it happens normally at Galle and batting is becoming progressively easier as the Test moves on. Sri Lanka will look to boost this lead to around 150.

72.5 - Mishra to Herath, out Caught by Rahane!! World Record for Rahane, he's taken his 8th catch, the most by any non wicket-keeper in Tests. Looks like Herath was a trifle unlucky though, Mishra came from round the wicket and drifted one across Herath, he closed the face of the bat as he looked to nudge it towards the on-side. There was a deflection. Was it off the bat or did it come off Herath's thigh pad? Anyway, the finger went up and the Indians celebrate. Chandimal looks disconsolate at the other end, he's fast running out of partners. Herath c Rahane b Mishra 1(15)

Mishra to Herath, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

72.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up and on the stumps, worked away in front of square on the on-side for a single

72.3 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, Mishra drifts one on middle, Chandimal gets well forward and blocks

72.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery and on Chandimal's pads, he's happy to kick it away

72.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, tossed up and just outside leg, Chandimal presses forward and defends it

Amit Mishra [14.0-2-57-2] is back into the attack

Over: 72	0 4 0 1 Nb 0 0	SL 318/7
Herath 1(13)	Chandimal 125(132)	Ishant 10-0-55-0

71.6 - Ishant to Herath, no run, short of a length and angling across Herath, he drops his wrists and sways away from the line

71.5 - Ishant to Herath, no run, another bouncer from Ishant, this was much better directed, Herath yanks his head out of the way. Saha makes a meal of the stop, but the batsmen decide against a single

71.5 - Ishant to Herath, no ball, the bouncer from Ishant, left alone, but it's short and well down the leg-side, Ishant has overstepped

71.4 - Ishant to Chandimal, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, eased past cover for a single

71.3 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, driven back at the bowler. Ishant gets his foot in the way and deflects it away towards cover

71.2 - Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, width on offer from Ishant, Chandimal stands tall and cracks it in front of square. Harbhajan gtes across from deep point, puts in the dive, but the ball beats him to the fence

71.1 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and a hint of shape back into Chandimal, driven towards mid-off

Ishant Sharma [9.0-0-49-0] is back into the attack

A gully in place as Ishant comes back

Over: 71	6 2 0 1 0 0	SL 312/7
Herath 1(11)	Chandimal 120(128)	Harbhajan 17-0-73-1

70.6 - Harbhajan to Herath, no run, slower and just outside off, Herath watches it all along and defends it

70.5 - Harbhajan to Herath, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Herath presses well forward in defence

70.4 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, worked in front of square on the on-side for a single. Kohli rips in the throw, Saha can't collect it cleanly

70.3 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, tossed up and just outside off, punched back towards the bowler

70.2 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 2 runs, now the delicate reverse lap sweep, gets down on his knees, uses Harbhajan's pace and lobs it past Rahane at slip for a couple of runs

70.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, SIX, lovely shot, incredible hitting from Chandimal, there was a man at deep point and Chandimal has cleared him with the reverse sweep. Harbhajan looks nonplussed. This was tossed up and just outside off, Chandimal got plenty of power behind the shot

Over: 70	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 303/7
Herath 1(9)	Chandimal 111(124)	Ashwin 25-5-99-3

69.6 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, Ashwin drifts one just outside off, Herath gets a big stride forward in defence

69.5 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, slower and on the off-stump line, Herath lunges forward and blocks

69.4 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Herath presses forward and gets an inside edge towards the on-side

A leg slip moves in now

69.3 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Herath lunges forward and blocks

69.2 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, lovely drift from Ashwin, tosses one middle and gets it to spin away, Herath was left following the line and is beaten

69.1 - Ashwin to Herath, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Herath prods forward and gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side

Over: 69	1 4 W 0 0 1	SL 303/7
Herath 1(3)	Chandimal 111(124)	Harbhajan 16-0-64-1

68.6 - Harbhajan to Herath, 1 run, pushed through quicker and well outside off, worked wide of cover-point for a single

68.5 - Harbhajan to Herath, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, dabbed towards silly point

A slip and a silly point in place

68.4 - Harbhajan to Herath, no run, tossed up and well outside off, easy leave for the new batsman

Rangana Herath, left handed bat, comes to the crease

68.3 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, out Caught by Rahane!! Harbhajan has a wicket! Poor shot to end Mubarak's innings. A nothing shot really, this was tossed up and held its line outside off, Mubarak was perhaps looking to nudge it towards the off-side for a single, pushes inside the line, the healthy edge is found and Rahane at slip snaps up his seventh catch of the match. That equals Yajurvindra Singh's record for most catches by an Indian non-keeper in Tests. Mubarak c Rahane b Harbhajan 49(60) [4s-4 6s-2]

Harbhajan to Mubarak, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

68.2 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, FOUR, poor ball from Harbhajan, drops it horridly short and well outside off, Mubarak rocks back and pulls it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary. The lead is growing and growing

68.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, he's sweeping the bowlers into frustration, rolls his wrists and gets it away behind square on the on-side for a single

Over: 68	0 0 4 1 0 0	SL 297/6
Mubarak 45(58)	Chandimal 110(123)	Ashwin 24-4-99-3

67.6 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, the off-break from Ashwin, Mubarak was slightly done in on the flight, adjusts and turns it towards the on-side

67.5 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Mubarak gets half forward and blocks

67.4 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, Ashwin drops one short and gets this one to break back into Chandimal, cut away square on the off-side for a single

67.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, lovely shot, this was tossed up and on the stumps, Chandimal goes down low, rolls his wrists and bisects the gap between two men in the deep, another boundary for Chandimal

67.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal shimmies down the track to a well flighted delivery and drives it back at the bowler

67.1 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery and spinning back into Chandimal, driven back at the batsman

"Biggest crowd in all match right now. Helps that Sri Lanka are doing well but a sizable amount of them overflowing from the election rally scheduled later in the day. Good way to spend time until it begins," reports Ganesh.

Over: 67	1 0 0 0 0 0	SL 292/6
Mubarak 45(56)	Chandimal 105(119)	Harbhajan 15-0-58-0

66.6 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, tossed up and well outside leg, more bounce for Harbhajan, Mubarak is happy to pad it away

66.5 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, driven back towards the bowler

66.4 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, pushed through flatter and just outside off, Mubarak makes room and cuts it straight to the fielder at point

66.3 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, tossed up and on the leg-stump line, Mubarak presses forward in defence

66.2 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, flighted delivery and well outside leg, Mubarak is happy to take it on his body

66.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up and well outside off, dabbed in front of cover for a single, the lead is now 100

Over: 66	0 1 0 0 2 2	SL 291/6
Mubarak 45(51)	Chandimal 104(118)	Ashwin 23-4-94-3

65.6 - Ashwin to Mubarak, 2 runs, flatter and on the stumps, Mubarak goes back and whips it past Harbhajan at mid-wicket for another couple, the lead is now worth 99 runs

65.5 - Ashwin to Mubarak, 2 runs, the fine sweep from Mubarak, goes down on one knee, uses Ashwin's pace and gets it very fine, back for the second run

65.4 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, pushed through by Ashwin, Mubarak gets across and defends it

65.3 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, more turn for Ashwin, but it's pretty slow and allows Mubarak to adjust. He was prodding forward on the defensive shot and is beaten on the outside edge

65.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up and well outside off, Chandimal rolls his wrists and sweeps it past square leg for a single

65.1 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, Ashwin drops one short as Chandimal rocked back on the pull, hits Rohit at FSL and rolls away towards Kohli at mid-wicket, almost ricocheted for a catch

Over: 65	0 0 6 0 0 0	SL 286/6
Mubarak 41(47)	Chandimal 103(116)	Harbhajan 14-0-57-0

64.6 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, that's much better from Harbhajan, hits the length well, tad fuller and drifting across the left-hander, Mubarak is lured into the flashy off-drive and is beaten, Harbhajan needs to bowl them more often

64.5 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, Harbhajan drifts one on the leg-stump line, Mubarak presses forward in defence

64.4 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, Mubarak stays back and defends it with a straight bat

64.3 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, SIX, massive, excellent use of the feet from Mubarak, comes down the track, lifts it with the spin and clears long-on with ease, that's superb attacking cricket from the batsman

64.2 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

64.1 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, bounce for Harbhajan, Mubarak was half forward in defence, does well to jab it with soft hands, the ball drops in front of FSL

Over: 64	0 1 0 0 1 0	SL 280/6
Chandimal 103(116)	Mubarak 35(41)	Ashwin 22-4-89-3

63.6 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, slower and drifting into Chandimal, he wasn't completely forward as he played from the crease, a lunging stab in the end, the ball rolls away towards the off-side

Back over the wicket

63.5 - Ashwin to Mubarak, 1 run, this one is given more air, punched down towards long-off for a single

63.4 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Mubarak lunges forward and blocks

63.3 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, tossed up and just outside off, defended with soft hands towards the off-side

Round the wicket to Mubarak

63.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, flighted delivery and on the off-stump line, Chandimal comes down the track and eases it towards long-on

63.1 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, Ashwin tosses one outside off, gets it to spin and bounce onto Chandimal's pads, the ball lobs in front of the batsman

Ravichandran Ashwin [21.0-4-87-3] is back into the attack

Over: 63	0 1 0 1 4 0	SL 278/6
Mubarak 34(38)	Chandimal 102(113)	Harbhajan 13-0-51-0

62.6 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, that's much better from Harbhajan, dropped his length a fraction, gets it to turn and bounce across Mubarak, he played inside the line, doesn't spar at the ball and lets it go

Harbhajan changes to round the wicket

62.5 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, FOUR, Mubarak releases the pressure! This was tossed up outside off, Mubarak gets down on his knees and sweeps it towards the vacant mid-wicket region, a few bounces and the ball hits the ropes

62.4 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up and spinning back into Chandimal, worked in front of square on the off-side for a single

62.3 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery and on Chandimal's pads, turned away towards short fine

62.2 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, 1 run, fraction short and on Mubarak's pads, worked away wide of mid-wicket for a single. No consistency at all from Harbhajan

62.1 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, lovely delivery from Harbhajan, comes from over the wicket, tosses one on off, draws Mubarak forward before turning it past the outside edge

Over: 62	1 0 1 1 0 0	SL 272/6
Chandimal 101(111)	Mubarak 29(34)	Mishra 14-2-57-2

61.6 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, Mishra drifts one on the off-stump line, Chandimal gets half-forward and blocks

61.5 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, Mishra drifts one on the leg-stump line, Chandimal goes back and nudges it to the right of the bowler

61.4 - Mishra to Mubarak, 1 run, Mubarak comes down the track, takes the ball on the full and punches it towards long-on for a single

61.3 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up and on the stumps, worked to the right of mid-on for a single

61.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, tossed up from round the wicket, Chandimal gets half forward and defends it

61.1 - Mishra to Mubarak, 1 run, Mubarak shimmies down the track to a well flighted delivery, plays with the turn and eases it down towards long-on

Over: 61	0 2 0 0 1 0	SL 269/6
Chandimal 100(107)	Mubarak 27(32)	Harbhajan 12-0-45-0

60.6 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, the off-break from Harbhajan, turns into Chandimal, he watches it all along and pushes it towards mid-wicket

60.5 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, 1 run, nicely played by Mubarak, fraction shorter and just outside off, steered to the right of backward point for a single

60.4 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, this one is given more air by Harbhajan, blocked towards mid-off by Mubarak

60.3 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, pushed through by Harbhajan, stayed a tad low as well, Mubarak backs away and defends it towards the off-side

60.2 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, 2 runs, the fine sweep from Mubarak, gets down low and sweeps it very fine, comes back for the second run, uses Harbhajan's pace there to good effect

60.1 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, the slider from Harbhajan, Mubarak went back for the turn, gets his bat down in time and defends it

A slip, silly point and short extra cover in place

Over: 60	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 266/6
Chandimal 100(106)	Mubarak 24(27)	Mishra 13-2-54-2

59.6 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, Mishra gives this one plenty of air, driven straight into the hands of silly point

59.5 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, slower and on the middle-stump line, Chandimal gets well forward in defence

59.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, this one is given more air, Chandimal gets forward and drives it towards cover

59.3 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Chandimal lunges forward in defence

59.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, big leg-break from Mishra, spins right across the right-hander, Chandimal was prodding forward and is beaten

A slip and a silly point in place

59.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, tossed up from round the wicket and well outside leg, nudged towards short fine leg

Over: 59	1 0 0 1 1 0	SL 266/6
Mubarak 24(27)	Chandimal 100(100)	Harbhajan 11-0-42-0

58.6 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, Mubarak prods forward and blocks

58.5 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, 100 for Chandimal, he is chuffed to bits. He runs right towards the dressing room and does a one-knee salute, probably to Sangakkara, who was cheering on from inside. This has been an aggressive knock, his first hundred against a nation other than Bangladesh. His fastest as well, coming to the ball, he pushed one wide of cover and set off for a quick single, gets it with ease

58.4 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, 1 run, Harbhajan drops another one short and well outside off, cut to the right of cover-point, Ashwin can't stop it cleanly, allows a single

58.3 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, poor ball from Harbhajan, drops one short and well outside off, mistimed cut towards cover

58.2 - Harbhajan to Mubarak, no run, Harbhajan drops one short and just outside off, Mubarak makes room and punches it straight to silly point

58.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal moves onto 99, flighted delivery and just outside off, pushed in front of cover for a quick single

Slip and a FSL in place

The players are back for the final session. The Indians are in a huddle. Some stern talking by Kohli for sure. He would want to take these last four wickets quickly. Chandimal meanwhile is on the verge of a fabulous hundred. Harbhajan will start proceedings after tea

Sri Lanka lead by 71 runs with a well-set Chandimal at the crease. The current pair will look to stretch the field as much as possible and keep the Indian spinners at bay. A target anywhere close to 150 should make the game interesting. The visitors, on the hand, need the wicket of Chandimal. Who will come out on top in the final session? Join us back in a short while to find out...

Kohli was put under tremendous pressure when the partnership was blossoming. The Indian skipper was restless and made quite a few changes. He wasn't sure whom to throw the ball to as Ashwin and Mishra were leaking runs. With the ball reversing, Ishant and Aaron were also tried, but to no success. Finally, the wicket came through Ashwin, who got Thirimanne edging, Rahane once again pulled off a stunner at slip.

Out of the eight sessions that have been played in the match, Sri Lanka have won two and this is one of them. The other being yesterday's post-lunch session. The 125-run stand between Chandimal and Thirimanne has given the hosts a glimmer of hope. It was the former who counter-attacked and took on the Indian spinners, his positive attitude rubbed off on his partner as well. Chandimal registered his second fifty of the match and is now very close to a hundred. Mubarak too is playing in a positive manner.

That will be tea on Day 3. Sri Lanka have scored 155 runs in the session. More importantly their run rate was 5.54 per over.

Over: 58	0 0 4 1 1 0	SL 263/6
Mubarak 23(23)	Chandimal 98(98)	Mishra 12-1-54-2

57.6 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Mubarak defends

Oopsy! We've got a Monkey running across the ground now. It's gone past the boundary line and sneaked into one of the stands there.

57.5 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up just outside off stump, Chandimal drives it to long-off

57.4 - Mishra to Mubarak, 1 run, leaves the crease and flicks the flighted delivery to mid-on

57.3 - Mishra to Mubarak, FOUR, Mubarak jumps out of the crease, Mubarak gets close to the pitch of the ball and slogs it through mid-wicket, it was in the air for while but in the gap

57.2 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Mubarak leans forward to defend

57.1 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Mubarak defends it into the on-side

Over: 57	0 0 1 0 3 4	SL 257/6
Chandimal 97(97)	Mubarak 18(18)	Ashwin 21-4-87-3

56.6 - Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, rank long hop, short and outside off stump, Chandimal rocks back and cuts it hard to the deep extra-cover boundary. He's now just one hit away from a hundred

56.5 - Ashwin to Mubarak, 3 runs, another chase for Pujara, this time he dives and just flicks it back in time to save a run. Flatter delivery on the leg stump, Mubarak glances it to fine leg

56.4 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Mubarak defends and gets a soft outside edge that rolls towards gully

56.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, looks to defend, gets an inside edge that goes past short leg

56.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, on the stumps again, Chandimal blocks off the front foot

56.1 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Chandimal defends after covering the line

Over: 56	0 2 1 1 1 1	SL 249/6
Chandimal 92(93)	Mubarak 15(16)	Mishra 11-1-48-2

55.6 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, edged but doesn't carry to Kohli at slip. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Chandimal looks to drive, played with soft hands, hence the edge dropped down immediately. Kohli couldn't make a clean stop despite diving to his left

55.5 - Mishra to Mubarak, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Mubarak digs it out to mid-on

55.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, spinning away from Chandimal, pushed to deep backward point

55.3 - Mishra to Mubarak, 1 run, in the airr and just over the leaping short leg. Flighted delivery just outside off stump, Mubarak tries to sweep, the ball hits the top edge and then takes the arm-guard, Rohit jumps high and tries to catch it with his right hand but it evades him

55.2 - Mishra to Mubarak, 2 runs, full toss from Mishra, Mubarak gets down on one knee and paddles it to fine leg

55.1 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Mubarak looks to defend off the front foot, the ball goes off a soft inside edge to short leg

Over: 55	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 243/6
Chandimal 90(91)	Mubarak 11(12)	Ashwin 20-4-79-3

54.6 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, shortish and on the stumps, Chandimal opts to stay back and blocks. It's a maiden over after a long time, in fact it's the first since lunch

54.5 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, slower through the air, Chandimal defends off the front foot

54.4 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, Ashwin drops it short, Chandimal plays the reverse-pull and picks out point

54.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, full toss on the stumps, driven back to the bowler

54.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, another reverse-sweep attempted by Chandimal but he misses and it almost shaves the leg stump, hands on head for Ashwin

54.1 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, spinning down the leg-side, ball rolls off the thigh pad to backward square leg

Over: 54	2 1 1 1 0 0	SL 243/6
Mubarak 11(12)	Chandimal 90(85)	Mishra 10-1-42-2

53.6 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, defended off the back foot this time as the length is on the shorter side

53.5 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, too full, easily kept out

53.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, full and on the stumps, Chandimal taps it to point for a run

53.3 - Mishra to Mubarak, 1 run, googly from Mishra, Mubarak advances and gets very close, tries to dig it out, the inside edge rolls to backward square leg

Slip, leg slip, short leg in for Mubarak

53.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, gets down on one knee and sweeps this through backward square leg

53.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, 2 runs, poor ball, short and spinning away outside off stump, Chandimal had almost an hour to camp back and cut through point, Lambu gives chase and hunts it down

Over: 53	4 0 0 3 0 0	SL 238/6
Mubarak 10(9)	Chandimal 86(82)	Ashwin 19-3-79-3

52.6 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, defended off the front foot to cover

52.5 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, very full and slightly quicker through the air, Mubarak defends

52.4 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 3 runs, the switch-hit again from Chandimal, Pujara gives chase and just flicks it back in time to save a run

52.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, similar ball and a similar result

52.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, carrom-ball from Ashwin, Chandimal pads it away as it pitched outside leg

52.1 - Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, the switch-hit from Chandimal and it's effective, not exactly where he wanted to send this, but he'll take it. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Chandimal doesn't find the middle of the bat, the ball goes through extra-cover

Over: 52	1 6 0 0 0 4	SL 231/6
Mubarak 10(7)	Chandimal 79(78)	Mishra 9-1-37-2

51.6 - Mishra to Mubarak, FOUR, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Mubarak gets down on one knee and sweeps it along the ground through square leg

51.5 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, dangerous forward defence from Mubarak. He leaves a small gap between bat and pad as he looks to block off the front foot, luckily the inside edge didn't sneak through and rolled back to the bowler

Round the wicket, this should be interesting

51.4 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, flatter in trajectory and on the leg stump, Mubarak watchfully tucks it to short leg

51.3 - Mishra to Mubarak, no run, shorter in the length, Mubarak goes back and defends

51.2 - Mishra to Mubarak, SIX, Mubarak was on a pair but he plays a brave shot to open his account in the match. Flighted delivery on the stumps, with the ball spinning back into the him, Mubarak uses his feet, gets closer to the pitch of the ball and lofts it handsomely over long-on

51.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal gets down on one knee and paddle-sweeps it to long leg

Amit Mishra [8.0-1-26-2] is back into the attack

Over: 51	0 1 1 W 0 0	SL 220/6
Mubarak 0(2)	Chandimal 78(77)	Ashwin 18-3-72-3

50.6 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, floated up on the stumps, Mubarak blocks

50.5 - Ashwin to Mubarak, no run, very full from Ashwin, Mubarak defends

Slip, gully, silly-point, short leg

Jehan Mubarak, left handed bat, comes to the crease

50.4 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, out Caught by Rahane!! That's a thick edge, it flew quickly but what a fielder Jinks is, it's another good grab from him. Flighted delivery outside off stump, slightly quicker through the air and it grips the surface, turns sharply, which opens up Thirimanne. He pokes at it and gets the outside edge, Rahane was actually going to his left initially, but reacted just in time and moved both hands to his right to take it well. Thirimanne falls 6 runs short of a fifty and that ends a gritty 125-run stand as well. Thirimanne c Rahane b Ashwin 44(76) [4s-4]

Ashwin to Thirimanne, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

50.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, Ashwin tries the carrom ball but starts well down the leg-side, Chandimal easily works it behind square on the on-side

50.2 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, 1 run, on the leg stump, Thirimanne works it to backward square leg

50.1 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, defended

Slip and gully

Ravichandran Ashwin [17.0-3-70-2] is back into the attack

Over: 50	0 4 1 1 0 0	SL 218/5
Chandimal 77(76)	Thirimanne 43(73)	Aaron 6-0-31-1

49.6 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, play and a miss. Chandimal chases this widish ball and it goes past the edge. Chandimal did not move his feet on that occasion, just threw his hands at it

49.5 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, hit on the pad as Chandimal falls over on the flick and misses, but no appeal from India as it was snaking down the leg-side

49.4 - Aaron to Thirimanne, 1 run, nice back foot punch as Aaron drops it slightly on the shorter side, the ball runs away through point but there is protection in the deep

49.3 - Aaron to Chandimal, 1 run, inswinging good length delivery outside off stump, Chandimal defends it through point for a run

49.2 - Aaron to Chandimal, FOUR, edgeddd and past the diving gully, no one at third man to stop the ball. Chandimal pushes away from the body at this length ball, gets a thick edge but the ball goes wide of Rohit Sharma, who was diving to his left

49.1 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, well directed bouncer from Aaron, right on the off stump, Chandimal was initially looking to pull, but changed his mind at the last moment and ducked under it

Over: 49	0 4 0 0 4 1	SL 212/5
Chandimal 72(71)	Thirimanne 42(72)	Ishant 9-0-49-0

48.6 - Ishant to Chandimal, 1 run, full and on Chandimal's pads, tucked away past square leg for a single

48.5 - Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Ishant, Chandimal waits on it and cuts it late, beats point and races away to the fence in a hurry. Ishant looks frustrated

48.4 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, much better from Chandimal, gets well forward to a pitched up delivery and defends it towards short cover

48.3 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, almost chopped on! This was short and came back into Chandimal, he was cramped for room on the cut, gets an inside edge that clips the pads and rolls away past the leg-stump

48.2 - Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, poor ball from Ishant, drifts one onto Chandimal's pads, he gets inside the line and helps it on its way, beats Saha and races away to the fence

Change of ends for Ishant, just a gully in place

48.1 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery and angling into Chandimal's pads, he looks to flick and misses, the ball brushes the thigh pad and rolls past the leg-stump

Ishant Sharma [8.0-0-40-0] is back into the attack

Over: 48	0 0 1 0 0 0	SL 203/5
Thirimanne 42(72)	Chandimal 63(65)	Aaron 5-0-25-1

47.6 - Aaron to Thirimanne, no run, tad full and more evidence of some reverse for Aaron, Thirimanne closes the face of the bat and clips it towards mid-wicket

47.5 - Aaron to Thirimanne, no run, fuller length delivery and a hint of shape back into Thirimanne, he was looking to flick and missed. Aaron goes up in an appeal, but the ball was sliding down leg

47.4 - Aaron to Thirimanne, no run, on a length and angling into Thirimanne's pads, he looks to flick and misses, gets struck high on the pads

47.3 - Aaron to Chandimal, 1 run, full and on Chandimal's pads, flicked to the right of mid-wicket where Rahul makes a tumbling stop, can't save the single though

47.2 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, the bouncer from Aaron, Chandimal drops his wrists and sways away from the line

47.1 - Aaron to Chandimal, no run, short and wide from Aaron, Chandimal throws his bat at that and is beaten

Varun Aaron [4.0-0-24-1] is back into the attack

Another change of bowling, Varun Aaron comes into the attack. Kohli is looking a bit restless, he's searching for a wicket now.

Over: 47	3 0 1 0 1 2	SL 202/5
Thirimanne 42(69)	Chandimal 62(62)	Harbhajan 10-0-39-0

46.6 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, 2 runs, nicely played by Thirimanne, Harbhajan dropped one short and well outside off, Thirimanne waits on it and cuts it late. Pujara gives the chase from backward point, keeps them down to a couple of runs

46.5 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, flighted delivery and just outside off, worked with soft hands wide of point for a single, brings up SL's 200

46.4 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, appeal for LBW, but the ball had pitched outside leg. Chandimal was setting himself up for a switch hit and missed

46.3 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, 1 run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, worked away in front of square on the on-side for a single

46.2 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, no run, a little shimmy down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and blocks it

A slip and a silly point in place for Thirimanne

46.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 3 runs, nicely played by Chandimal, gets down on his knees, uses Harbhajan's pace and laps it very fine. Rahul gives chase and keeps them down to three runs

Over: 46	0 0 2 1 0 0	SL 195/5
Thirimanne 39(66)	Chandimal 58(59)	Ishant 8-0-40-0

45.6 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Thirimanne presses across and defends it towards mid-off

45.5 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, on a good length and angling across the left-hander, dabbed straight to the fielder at point

A wide slip and a gully for Thirimanne

45.4 - Ishant to Chandimal, 1 run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, eased square on the off-side for a single, brings up the 100-run stand as well

45.3 - Ishant to Chandimal, 2 runs, short of a length and holding its line outside off, Chandimal plays with an open face and guides it behind square on the off-side, gets back for two and Sri Lanka have a lead now

45.2 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, blocked towards cover

Just a wide slip in place

45.1 - Ishant to Chandimal, no run, short of a length and jagging back into the right-hander, had Chandimal cramped for room on the cut. Saha went up in an appeal, the bowler joined him late, but the umpire says NO

Drinks are on the field now. Sri Lanka are effectively 0/5, but India will be under pressure as the lead grows. The ball has gone soft and old, nothing much in it for the bowlers. To their credit, the two batsmen have been very positive. The break couldn't have come at a worse time for the Indians, Kohli is having an animated talk with his players.

Over: 45	1 0 0 0 0 0	SL 192/5
Thirimanne 39(64)	Chandimal 55(55)	Harbhajan 9-0-32-0

44.6 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, no run, much better from Harbhajan, more loop and more drift on this one, forces Thirimanne to reach to the ball, he can't keep his drive down, the ball pops up in the air and bounces well in front of point. A better over though from Harbhajan, more probing and asking some questions to the left-hander

44.5 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, no run, more drift from Harbhajan, gets some turn as well, Thirimanne stabs from his crease and pushes it towards the off-side

44.4 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, no run, pushed through flatter and just outside off, Thirimanne goes back and offers a defensive blade

44.3 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, no run, a little shimmy down the track, Thirimanne gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it

44.2 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up and well outside off, Thirimanne lunges forward and defends it towards the off-side

44.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, India will have to bat again, the sweep from Chandimal, gets it behind square on the on-side, just a single to Pujara in the deep

Over: 44	0 4 0 0 0 0	SL 191/5
Thirimanne 39(59)	Chandimal 54(54)	Ishant 7-0-37-0

43.6 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, Ishant shortens his length and gets it to leave the left-hander, Thirimanne covers his off-stump and watches it go by

43.5 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, the bouncer from Ishant, Thirimanne watches it all along and ducks under it

43.4 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, that's very loose from Thirimanne, on a good length and slanting across the left-hander, Thirimanne was pushing away from his body, it stayed a tad low as well, beaten comprehensively

43.3 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, Ishant pushes one across the left-hander, Thirimanne covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Back to over the wicket

43.2 - Ishant to Thirimanne, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Ishant, Thirimanne drills it on the up and finds the gap behind point, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry

43.1 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, fuller length delivery and slanting across the left-hander, left alone

Over: 43	1 3 1 0 1 0	SL 187/5
Chandimal 54(54)	Thirimanne 35(53)	Harbhajan 8-0-31-0

42.6 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, no run, the straighter delivery from Harbhajan, pitched up on off and goes through with the angle, Chandimal was playing for the spin, pushes forward and is beaten on the outside edge

42.5 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, 1 run, good use of the feet from Thirimanne, comes down the track and drives it towards mid-off, calls for a quick single and gets it with ease

42.4 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, no run, flighted delivery and on the off-stump line, Thirimanne gets half forward and defends it with soft hands

42.3 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, flatter and going with the angle, Chandimal makes room and mistimes the cut wide of cover

Harbhajan changes to round the wicket for Chandimal

42.2 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, 3 runs, Thirimanne shimmies down the track, gets underneath the flighted delivery, gets plenty of height and clears mid-on - on the lofted shot. Mishra runs back and does well to haul the ball back in, saves a run for his team

42.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up and just outside off, Chandimal bends down low, rolls his wrists around and sweeps it behind square on the on-side for a single

Over: 42	0 0 Nb 0 0 1 Nb 1	SL 181/5
Chandimal 52(51)	Thirimanne 31(50)	Ishant 6-0-33-0

41.6 - Ishant to Chandimal, 1 run, full and drifting onto Chandimal's pads, clipped away behind square on the on-side for a single

41.6 - Ishant to Chandimal, no ball, on a length and nipping back into Chandimal, tucked towards short mid-wicket. Ishant has overstepped once again though

41.5 - Ishant to Thirimanne, 1 run, edged, but the ball dropped well in front of the slip cordon. On a good length and holding its line outside off, Thirimanne pushes forward with soft hands, the edge falls well in front of the slip fielders

41.4 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Thirimanne shuffles across and defends it with a straight bat

41.3 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Thirimanne plays a crisp looking drive - straight to the man at cover

41.3 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no ball, on a good length and in that corridor outside off, Thirimanne prods across and defends it towards mid-off. Ishant has overstepped though

41.2 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, tad fuller and wider outside off, Thirimanne laces the drive straight to the fielder at point

41.1 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, short of a length and angling away from the left-hander, Thirimanne looks to cut and is beaten

Two slips and a gully as Ishant changes to round the wicket

Over: 41	1 0 0 4 0 1	SL 177/5
Thirimanne 30(44)	Chandimal 51(49)	Harbhajan 7-0-25-0

40.6 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, 1 run, slower from Harbhajan, gave this ball more air, draws Thirimanne forward and finds the inside edge, but the ball rolls away behind square on the on-side for a single

40.5 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up and on the off-stump line, Thirimanne gets half forward and defends it

40.4 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, FOUR, this is emphatic batting from Thirimanne, flighted delivery and well outside off, Thirimanne gets down on his knees and sweeps it high and over mid-wicket, another boundary for Thirimanne

Two slips and a FSL in place

40.3 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, no run, this one is given more air, Thirimanne presses well forward and defends it towards cover-point

40.2 - Harbhajan to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up and on the off-stump line, Thirimanne goes back and defends it

Worried look on Kohli's face as Harbhajan switches to round the wicket

40.1 - Harbhajan to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal continues to sweep, this one lands just in front of Ishant at backward square leg. Chandimal didn't roll his wrists around, as a result, hit the ball in the air

Harbhajan Singh [6.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

Over: 40	4 4 1 2 2 0	SL 171/5
Thirimanne 25(39)	Chandimal 50(48)	Ishant 5-0-29-0

39.6 - Ishant to Thirimanne, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, looking to tempt Thirimanne into the drive, he resists and lets it go

39.5 - Ishant to Thirimanne, 2 runs, more runs for Thirimanne, tad fuller and on the stumps, Thirimanne leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and punches it to the left of mid-on. Harbhajan chases, but the batsmen get back for the second run

39.4 - Ishant to Thirimanne, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and a hint of nip back into Thirimanne, he was looking to work it with a closed face of the bat, gets an inside edge past square leg for another brace

39.3 - Ishant to Chandimal, 1 run, fifty for Chandimal, gets a round of applause from his mates, on a good length and just outside off, worked away to the left of point for a single. He's managed to keep the Indians on the back foot, excellent counter-attacking knock

39.2 - Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, edged and four, this was banged in short and just outside off, Chandimal was looking to work it towards the on-side, closed the face of the bat, gets a leading edge that goes through the gap between gully and point

A slip and a wide gully in place

39.1 - Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, lovely shot, a wide half-volley from Ishant, Chandimal goes down on one knee, gets to the pitch of the ball and caresses it past extra cover for a boundary

Ishant Sharma [4.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

50 runs from 9 overs after lunch. The deficit has been whittled down to just 34 runs.

Over: 39	0 0 4 0 1 1	SL 158/5
Chandimal 41(45)	Thirimanne 21(36)	Ashwin 17-3-70-2

38.6 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, the sweep from Chandimal, he's used the shot very well in this innings, fetches it from well outside off, rolls his wrists and keeps it down, just a single to backward square leg

38.5 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, 1 run, flighted delivery and on Thirimanne's pads, nudged away behind square on the on-side for a single

38.4 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, Thirimanne runs down the track, Ashwin held his line back, Thirimanne gets his body behind the line and defends it

38.3 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, FOUR, Ashwin continues to leak runs! This was tossed up on the middle stump line, Thirimanne gets a big stride forward, plays the slog sweep over mid-wicket, almost went all the way, bounces just in front of the ropes

38.2 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Thirimanne leans forward and defends it

38.1 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, lovely off-break from Ashwin, turn and bounce there, drew Thirimanne forward, angled into him before drifting past the outside edge

Over: 38	3 1 0 1 0 0	SL 152/5
Chandimal 40(44)	Thirimanne 16(31)	Mishra 8-1-26-2

37.6 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, this one is the leg-break from Mishra, Chandimal spots it early, plays with an open face and guides it towards point

37.5 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Chandimal gets well forward and defends it

37.4 - Mishra to Thirimanne, 1 run, the sweep from Thirimanne, rolled his wrists and played it with the turn, gets it to deep square leg for a single

37.3 - Mishra to Thirimanne, no run, flighted delivery and on the off-stump line, Thirimanne prods across and defends it

37.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up and just outside off, Chandimal gets forward and drives it to the right of cover. Harbhajan is lazy to bend down and allows a single

37.1 - Mishra to Thirimanne, 3 runs, that's nicely played by Thirimanne, this was tossed up wider outside off, Thirimanne leans forward, opens the face of the bat and slaps it square on the off-side. Long chase for the fielder at cover, the batsmen take three, brings up SL's 150 as well

Over: 37	4 1 3 0 1 4	SL 147/5
Chandimal 39(41)	Thirimanne 12(28)	Ashwin 16-3-64-2

36.6 - Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, Chandimal continues to deal in boundaries, he brings out the reverse sweep once again, doesn't get hold of the shot, gets more of a top-edge, there's no one deep in the off-side, the ball bounces twice and hits the ropes

36.5 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, 1 run, Ashwin tosses one on the stumps, worked away with the spin - past mid-wicket for a single

36.4 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up outside off and spinning away from outside off, left alone

36.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 3 runs, more aggression from Chandimal, he goes for the reverse sweep, got into a poor position on the shot, gets enough to send it almost all the way, the ball plugs in front of the ropes, Rahane chases and keeps them down to three runs

36.2 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, worked to the left of Mishra at mid-on for a single

36.1 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, FOUR, more positive cricket, this time from Thirimanne, comes down the track, gets to the pitch of a well flighted delivery and goes back over Ashwin's head, one bounce and over the ropes for a boundary

Over: 36	0 0 0 0 0 2	SL 134/5
Chandimal 32(39)	Thirimanne 6(24)	Mishra 7-1-21-2

35.6 - Mishra to Chandimal, 2 runs, the wrong 'un from Mishra, Chandimal didn't spot it either, he was pushing forward with soft hands, gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side for a couple of runs

35.5 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, this one is given more air and just outside off, Chandimal gets half forward and defends it towards point

35.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery and well down the leg-side, Chandimal goes for the sweep and misses, Saha can't collect it cleanly either

35.3 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, this one is given more air and Mishra gets the ball to dip onto Chandimal, he almost fell away as he pushed it towards mid-on

35.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, fraction shorter and just outside off, Chandimal stays back and stabs it to the left of point

35.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, pushed through by Mishra, Chandimal goes back and defends it towards mid-on

Over: 35	1 1 0 0 0 0	SL 132/5
Thirimanne 6(24)	Chandimal 30(33)	Ashwin 15-3-51-2

34.6 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, much better from Ashwin, gave this one more air and in that corridor around off, Thirimanne lunges forward and blocks it

34.5 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, Ashwin drops another one short and just outside off, Thirimanne backs away and mistimes the cut towards cover-point

34.4 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, Ashwin drops one short and well outside off, Thirimanne makes room and cuts it straight to the fielder at point

34.3 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Thirimanne stands tall and punches it towards short cover

A slip, gully and a silly point for Thirimanne

34.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, the sweep from Chandimal, rolls his wrists and keeps it down, just a single to Ishant at deep backward square leg

34.1 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, 1 run, fraction short and wide from Ashwin, punched to the right of mid-off for a single

Over: 34	6 0 0 2 0 0	SL 130/5
Chandimal 29(32)	Thirimanne 5(19)	Mishra 6-1-19-2

33.6 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, Mishra gave this one plenty of air, Chandimal watches it all along and presents a defensive blade

33.5 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Chandimal prods well forward and defends it

33.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, 2 runs, nicely played by Chandimal, gets a good stride forward, meets the ball on top of the bounce and drives it through extra cover, beats Harbhajan and gets back for the second run

33.3 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, slower and just outside off, looking to lure Chandimal into the drive, he resists and offers a straight bat in defence

33.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, Mishra shortens his length and drifts one across Chandimal, defended with a straight bat towards the off-side

33.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, SIX, Chandimal is batting aggressively, this was tossed up by Mishra, Chandimal gets down on his knees and sweeps it with the breeze, sends it sailing high and over backward square leg for another maximum

Over: 33	0 2B 0 0 0 0	SL 122/5
Thirimanne 5(19)	Chandimal 21(26)	Ashwin 14-3-49-2

32.6 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, more drift from Ashwin, Thirimanne gets a good stride forward as he defends

32.5 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, Thirimanne shimmies down the track to a well flighted delivery and blocks

32.4 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, Thirimanne prods across and defends it towards the on-side, came off the inside edge

32.3 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, lovely line from Ashwin, tossed up just outside off and spins across a fraction, Thirimanne was pushing down the original line and is beaten

32.2 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, byes, 2 runs, more spin for Ashwin, he gave this one plenty of air and spun away, Thirimanne went for the big slog sweep and missed. Saha was beaten as well, so did Rahane at first slip, two byes is the end result

32.1 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, the off-break from Ashwin, slightly short and wide outside off, punched straight to the fielder at point

Over: 32	6 0 0 0 0 0	SL 120/5
Chandimal 21(26)	Thirimanne 5(13)	Mishra 5-1-11-2

31.6 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, more flight from Mishra, attacking the middle and leg stump line, Chandimal makes room and pushes it towards cover

31.5 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, Mishra tosses one on the middle stump line, Chandimal gets forward and defends it towards silly point

31.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, more air from Mishra, Chandimal gets half cock forward as he blocks

31.3 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, the drifter from Mishra, comes into Chandimal, he gets half forward and defends it to the left of the bowler

31.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Chandimal gets well forward in defence

31.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, SIX, poor ball from Mishra, gentle loosener down the leg-side, Chandimal rocks back and pulls it over square leg, the ball sails high and over the ropes for a maximum

Over: 31	1 4 1 0 0 0	SL 114/5
Thirimanne 5(13)	Chandimal 15(20)	Ashwin 13-2-49-2

30.6 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, more flight from Ashwin, Thirimanne was tentatively forward as he defended with his bat/pad tucked together

30.5 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, Ashwin drifts one onto Thirimanne's pads, he goes back and turns it towards backward square leg

30.4 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Thirimanne stands tall and punched it towards cover

30.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, another sweep from Chandimal, this time the ball loops off his gloves, goes over the fielder at leg slip, some more luck for Chandimal

30.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, this is aggressive batting from Chandimal, this was flighted well outside off, Chandimal gets down on his knees, rolls his wrists and sweeps it powerfully behind square on the on-side, beats Ishant to the fence

Four men round the bat for Chandimal

30.1 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, 1 run, tossed up and just outside off, Thirimanne lunges forward and gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side, Chandimal calls him through for a quick single and makes his end safely

A slip, gully, silly point and a FSL in place as Ashwin resumes..

Welcome back.. The Indian spinners are on a rampage. The pitch is playing tricks and we might well be witnessing the last session of play now. Can Chandimal and Thirimanne resist? Sri Lanka still have batting left with Jehan Mubarak slated to bat at eight.

Both Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne then got very lucky as the umpires missed the inside edge, when they were caught at leg gully and silly-point respectively. The duo survived a few nervy moments but managed to escape unscathed to lunch. The Indians have had a lot going their way in the last 30 odd minutes before the break and with the pitch doing its bit every now and then, Sri Lanka will have to play extremely well in the second session to make India bat again.

Just as the Sangakkara-Mathews stand was blossoming nicely, Ashwin had Sangakkara brilliantly caught at slip. The ball turned square and took the outside edge and flew to the left of first slip, where Rahane dived full length and took a one-handed catch. Sanga walked off in disbelief as Galle gave him a standing ovation. Virat Kohli held back Amit Mishra, but the leg-spinner struck in his very first over as he accounted for Mathews.

India were off to a great start on Day 3 as Varun Aaron bowled a nasty bumper to remove nightwatchman Dhammika Prasad first ball. However, skipper Angelo Mathews and Kumar Sangakkara showed great temperament and after settling down, took the attack to the Indian bowlers. Ravichandran Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors as he bowled a consistent line and got good purchase from the pitch.

That will be lunch on day 3. The Indians don't seem to be happy with the umpiring. Kohli has a word with the umpire as the players walk off

Over: 30	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 108/5
Chandimal 10(18)	Thirimanne 4(9)	Mishra 4-1-5-2

29.6 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, flighted leggie on a leg stump line, Chandimal defends wide of short leg

Another man brought in close for the last ball of the session

29.5 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, on the stumps, pushed to mid-on

29.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, brilliant leggie, turn and bounce, Chandimal got forward to defend and is lucky that he survived that. Very close to the snick

29.3 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, driven hard into the turf before it strikes silly point's boot, on the toe and the ricochet is caught by Mishra

The umpires have gone upstairs. Has that gone straight off the boot? Or has it bounced before it strikes the boot of the silly point fielder? Mishra takes the rebound and celebrates. Looks like it has bounced. If it hasn't then Chandimal will have to go. Third umpire taking his time to decide on the decision. Should be not out. Jonty on air says that he will give it out because of great fielding. Good footwork he says. Not out is the final call

This will be the last over before lunch

29.2 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, tossed up outside off, Chandimal gets forward and defends past silly point

29.1 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, turn and sharp turn after pitching outside off, Chandimal pushes and the ball spins past the outside edge

Over: 29	0 2 1 1 0 0	SL 108/5
Thirimanne 4(9)	Chandimal 10(12)	Ashwin 12-2-43-2

28.6 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, now the outside edge doesn't carry to Rahane at slip. He signals that it hasn't carried. Similar delivery to the one that got him out in the first innings, Thirimanne pushed out and the edge didn't carry to Rahane's left

28.5 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, shortish outside off, Thirimanne slices off the back foot to point

28.4 - Ashwin to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Chandimal takes it from there and sweeps hard to deep backward square leg

28.3 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Thirimanne gets forward to block and a thick outside half of the bat is found and it runs to backward point, for a single

Four men close-in for Thirimanne

28.2 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, 2 runs, shortish outside off, Thirimanne goes back to punch to sweeper cover, for a couple

28.1 - Ashwin to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Thirimanne gets forward to block

Now round the wicket is Ash

Two wrong decisions in two overs. Both Chandimal and Thirimanne lucky to be still out there. Replays show that Chandimal had edged the sweep onto the helmet grille

Over: 28	0 0 0 1 0 0	SL 104/5
Chandimal 9(11)	Thirimanne 1(4)	Mishra 3-0-5-2

27.6 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, shortish and Chandimal punches off the back foot to cover

27.5 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, tossed up outside off, driven off the front foot to cover

27.4 - Mishra to Thirimanne, 1 run, driven wide of mid-off, quick single taken

27.3 - Mishra to Thirimanne, no run, clear inside edge onto the pads and caught at silly point. Not given. Mishra and Kohli seem not happy. The Indian captain shakes his head. Mishra bowled it on the stumps, Thirimanne got an inside edge onto pad, caught at silly point. Mishra was pleading with Llong but the umpire shakes his head. Kohli had a chat too, replays show a big snick

27.2 - Mishra to Thirimanne, no run, spinning into the pads, Thirimanne comes down the track and misses the nudge to leg, went off the pad

27.1 - Mishra to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Thirimanne gets forward to block

Over: 27	4 0 0 0 0 4	SL 103/5
Chandimal 9(9)	Thirimanne 0(0)	Ashwin 11-2-39-2

26.6 - Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, the pressure is on Chandimal and he comes down the track and slogs it from outside off, over mid-wicket, didn't hit it sweetly but got four as everyone were in on the on-side

26.5 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, another carrom ball, pushed to short cover

26.4 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, India can't believe that it hasn't been given out. Replays aren't conclusive at all. It was tossed up outside off, Chandimal went for a big sweep and seemed to have got a thin edge onto the helmet grille, it popped to Che at leg-slip. The Indians surround Oxenford from all corners appealing, the umpire is under pressure and shakes his head. Kohli asks him why it isn't out. Replays show he may or may not have edged it onto his grille. Side-on replays show that Chandimal had edged the sweep onto the helmet grille. Oxenford got that wrong

26.3 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, carrom ball and quicker on the stumps, Chandimal pushes it back to the bowler. That hurried on to Chandimal

26.2 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, again the sweep and Chandimal gloves it, had he missed it, would've been a huge shout for lbw, it was in line with the stumps

26.1 - Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, that is risky but Chandimal connects. Pre-meditates the sweep, it was on the off stump line and Chandimal got it wide of backward square leg, raced away

Lahiru Thirimanne, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Over: 26	0 0 1Nb 0 1 0 W	SL 95/5
Mathews 39(63)	Chandimal 1(3)	Mishra 2-0-4-2

25.6 - Mishra to Mathews, out Caught by Rahul!! Sharp take by KL at silly point. Mishra strikes. Turned and bounced from a length, Mathews came forward to block and it took the bat handle and went head high to the man close-in, he took it with no trouble at all. Mathews just walked off in disappointment. Mathews c Rahul b Mishra 39(63) [4s-4 6s-1]

Mishra to Mathews, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

25.5 - Mishra to Mathews, no run, tossed up outside off, Mathews shuffles across and defends

25.4 - Mishra to Chandimal, 1 run, turn and bounce for Mishra, Chandimal nudges it awkwardly wide of short leg, in the air but never in catching range

25.3 - Mishra to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal closes the face of the bat and gets a leading edge, but it doesn't go in the air, wide of silly point

Short leg in for Chandimal

25.3 - Mishra to Mathews, no ball, 1 run, Mishra oversteps and Mathews gets forward to drive to mid-off, who is standing deep

Even the Indian team management stood up to applaud Sangakkara's final innings at Galle. Sangakkara raised his arms and appreciated the ovation before walking off

25.2 - Mishra to Mathews, no run, tossed up outside off, Mathews dead-bats

Slip and a silly point in

25.1 - Mishra to Mathews, no run, tossed up on middle, Mathews gets forward to push it to mid-on

Amit Mishra [1.0-0-1-1] is back into the attack

Over: 25	0 1 0 0 W 0	SL 92/4
Chandimal 0(1)	Mathews 38(58)	Ashwin 10-2-31-2

24.6 - Ashwin to Chandimal, no run, turn in first ball to Chandimal, he gets into a tangle and is hit high on the pad

Dinesh Chandimal, right handed bat, comes to the crease

24.5 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, out Caught by Rahane!! Sangakkara goes. Standing ovation from the Galle crowd. His wife is shocked but recovers her composure to stand up and applaud Sangakkara's final innings at Galle. But what a catch to get him out. It was a beauty. Shortish and outside off, turned away, Sangakkara punched and it took a thick outside edge and was going to the left of first slip, Rahane dived full length to his left and stuck out his left-hand. The ball stuck and he gets up to flick the ball away. Sheer nonchalance about it all. Anticipation the key and Rahane took a step to his left as he saw Sangakkara shape for the shot. What a fielder Jinks is. The stubborn stand is broken. Sangakkara c Rahane b Ashwin 40(70) [4s-5]

Ashwin to Sangakkara, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

24.4 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, good fielding by Kohli at short cover, dives to his left and parries back to the bowler after Sangakkara used his feet and drove, saved runs

24.3 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, loud shout for caught behind and not given. Ashwin didn't go up. Saha too went up belatedly. Kohli was appealing wildly from short cover. Oxenford says not out. It was flat and outside off, Sangakkara was looking to defend off the back foot, played slightly inside the line and got beaten. Looked like there was no nick. Sangakkara just stands there stoic

24.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, slower and on the stumps, Mathews nudges it to deep backward square leg

24.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, tossed up on off and Mathews gets forward to smother it down

Over: 24	1 0 0 0 0 0	SL 91/3
Sangakkara 40(67)	Mathews 37(56)	Harbhajan 6-0-19-0

23.6 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, slower on the off stump line, Sangakkara defends with soft hands to slip

23.5 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, very full on the stumps, defended to the left of the bowler

23.4 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, outside off, turns away, left alone

23.3 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, drifting in towards off stump, Sangakkara defends off the inner part of the bat to short mid-wicket

23.2 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up and Sangakkara defends off the front foot

23.1 - Harbhajan to Mathews, 1 run, patted past short leg and since it was fumbled they take the single

Over: 23	0 1 0 1 4 1	SL 90/3
Mathews 36(55)	Sangakkara 40(62)	Ashwin 9-2-30-1

22.6 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, now comes down the track and drives to long-on, retains the strike with that run

22.5 - Ashwin to Mathews, FOUR, the backward point is vacant and Mathews takes it on and executes the reverse sweep to get a boundary. Floated on the stumps, Mathews got into position quickly and put it away. Hit that hard too

22.4 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, 1 run, down leg, nurdled to deep backward square leg

22.3 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up on the stumps, defended to short mid-wicket

22.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, this one straightens on middle, Mathews plays for the turn and is nearly squared up, manages to get it down to point, the ball drifted in the air and then after pitching didn't turn

22.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, spinning in, turned to short leg

Now Ash round the wicket

Over: 22	0 2 1 0 4 0	SL 83/3
Sangakkara 39(60)	Mathews 30(51)	Harbhajan 5-0-18-0

21.6 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, short and wide outside off, Sangakkara rocks back and cuts, finds extra cover to his left. Didn't hit the gap

21.5 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, FOUR, Sangakkara takes on Harbhajan now and gets four. Comes down and lofts over mid-on, came more off a thick inside half but got it over the man. Didn't get completely to the pitch of that one that time

21.4 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, outside off, doesn't turn and Sangakkara lets it go. Watched that till the end

21.3 - Harbhajan to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews takes a step out and wrists it to long-on

The last ball has gone through the vacant leg-slip and Kohli puts a man in there now. Have seen that a lot from Kohli. Whenever a ball goes through an unguarded area, next delivery he puts in a man. Will learn with time that it doesn't always work that way

21.2 - Harbhajan to Mathews, 2 runs, tossed up and turns in, Mathews nudges it with soft hands to fine leg, for two more

21.1 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, quicker and straightens outside off, Mathews defends from the crease to the off-side

Over: 21	0 0 0 0 1 0	SL 76/3
Sangakkara 35(57)	Mathews 27(48)	Ashwin 8-2-23-1

20.6 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, on the stumps, defended with a straight bat

20.5 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, swept to deep backward square leg

20.4 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, quicker delivery on the stumps, Mathews dead-bats

20.3 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, flicked to short mid-wicket after coming down the track

20.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, takes it on the full and finds short mid-wicket

20.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, a half-hearted shout for lbw as Mathews swept, it took the glove and rolled wide of slip. Clearly went off the glove as Mathews was early into the shot

Over: 20	1 0 0 1 0 0	SL 75/3
Sangakkara 35(56)	Mathews 26(43)	Harbhajan 4-0-11-0

19.6 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, another quick delivery, on the stumps, pushed back to Harbhajan

19.5 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, pushed through outside off, Sangakkara punches it to point

19.4 - Harbhajan to Mathews, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Mathews gets forward and drives to long-on for a single

19.3 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, flat outside off, straightens too, Mathews defends off the back foot

19.2 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, tossed up outside off, Mathews gets forward and wrists it to short mid-wicket

19.1 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, 1 run, Sangakkara pushes from the crease and gets it to cover, who is deep, easy single

Over: 19	1 0 1 0 1 0	SL 73/3
Mathews 25(40)	Sangakkara 34(53)	Ashwin 7-2-22-1

18.6 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Mathews advances and flicks it to short mid-wicket

18.5 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, 1 run, on the leg stump, worked away to backward square leg

18.4 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, sharp turn, Sangakkara is beaten after a long time and he smiles! Flighted delivery pitching just outside off stump and turning square, Sangakkara was opened up but he did well not to poke at it and played well inside the line

18.3 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, fetches it from well outside off stump and gets down on one knee to sweep this along the ground through backward square leg

18.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, moves across the stumps and glances it to leg gully

18.1 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, 1 run, short and spinning away, Ashwin is very lucky that Sangakkara cut it straight to cover-point

Over: 18	0 0 0 0 1 0	SL 70/3
Mathews 24(37)	Sangakkara 32(50)	Harbhajan 3-0-9-0

17.6 - Harbhajan to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, driven back to the bowler

17.5 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, 1 run, floats this up very full, driven to mid-off, Mishra has a shy at the bowler's head but Sangakkara was easily in

17.4 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, slower through air but again not great spin on offer for Harbhajan, Sangakkara cuts it to point off the back foot

17.3 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, not much of spin on this one for Harbhajan, Sangakkara defends it to cover

17.2 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, well outside off stump, Sangakkara was unmoved

17.1 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Sangakkara leans forward and defends

Over: 17	4 1 1 1 3 0	SL 69/3
Mathews 24(36)	Sangakkara 31(45)	Ashwin 6-2-19-1

16.6 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, spinning down leg, Mathews lets it go

16.5 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, 3 runs, still the length is short, allows Sangakkara to wrist it wide of mid-on, Mishra gives chase and they take three with aggressive running. Mishra looked to be running in slow motion almost

16.4 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, punched off the back foot wide of mid-on, another single

16.3 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, 1 run, flat outside off, Sangakkara punches off the back foot to the left of point for a quick single

16.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Mathews takes it from there and sweeps to deep backward square leg, in total control of the shot

16.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, FOUR, Kohli claps while Ashwin holds his head. It was on the stumps, Mathews comes down the track and whips it in the air, there is a man at mid-wicket standing deep but the ball has gone wide and over him. A calculated blow and it has come off

Over: 16	4 0 0 0 0 0	SL 59/3
Sangakkara 27(43)	Mathews 18(32)	Harbhajan 2-0-8-0

15.6 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Sangakkara is forward and defending to short cover

15.5 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up outside off, Sangakkara gets forward and drives to mid-off

15.4 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Sangakkara defends to mid-on

Short leg moves to silly point

15.3 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up on the off stump line, Sangakkara blocks

15.2 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Sangakkara defends off the front foot

From round the wicket with a slip and a short leg

15.1 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, FOUR, Harbhajan starts with a short and wide delivery outside off, Sangakkara rocks back and cuts through cover. Raced away

Harbhajan Singh [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

The players have a drink and after losing Prasad first ball, Sri Lanka have ensured good progress. Both batsmen look settled at the crease. Ashwin has started to get some purchase from the track. Will be an interesting second hour

Over: 15	6 0 0 0 0 0	SL 55/3
Mathews 18(32)	Sangakkara 23(37)	Ashwin 5-2-9-1

14.6 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, turn and bounce for Ashwin, Mathews went back and nudged it, Rohit couldn't get his fingers under the ball at leg-slip. The ball was touching the ground as he scooped it up. Replays prove to be very grainy and inconclusive. The third umpire makes the decision after a lot of looks

The umpires are having a chat. Rohit Sharma takes a catch and isn't sure. It has gone upstairs. Mathews nudged it to leg-slip, Rohit dived and took it, not sure so it has gone up. The soft signal is not out. Front on replays are very grainy and inconclusive. The other angle too isn't conclusive. Seems the ball has been grassed. Mathews in all likelihood will survive this. The players use this chance to take drinks. The third umpire is taking a lot of looks at the replays. Not out is the final call

14.5 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, slower outside off, Mathews sweeps and finds Rohit in the way

14.4 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Mathews takes a step forward and blocks

14.3 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, flat and Mathews nudges it to Rohit at leg-slip

14.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, tossed up outside off, Mathews gets forward to block

Mid-on goes back now

14.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, SIX, Mathews takes on Ashwin and gets six. Down the track and then lofts it over mid-on, all the way

Over: 14	1 1 4 4 0 0	SL 49/3
Sangakkara 23(37)	Mathews 12(26)	Aaron 4-0-24-1

13.6 - Aaron to Sangakkara, no run, angled across Sangakkara once more, Sangakkara gets forward and shoulders arms

13.5 - Aaron to Sangakkara, no run, slanted across Sangakkara, left alone

13.4 - Aaron to Sangakkara, FOUR, short down leg, Sangakkara swivels and pulls, not off the middle of the bat but still enough to beat the fielder who has been put in now at fine leg, Aaron is a disappointed man

Back over the wicket now

13.3 - Aaron to Sangakkara, FOUR, easily put away. Slanted in from round the wicket, Sangakkara gets inside the line and tucks it away, the fielder isn't at fine leg, so Sangakkara gets a boundary

13.2 - Aaron to Mathews, 1 run, short outside off, Mathews doesn't get hold of the pull, mistimes it to mid-on, Kohli runs around and fields

13.1 - Aaron to Sangakkara, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Sangakkara gets forward and drives to cover, Kohli fumbles and they take a single. That should've been stopped

Varun Aaron [3.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack

Over: 13	0 2 0 0 0 0	SL 39/3
Mathews 11(25)	Sangakkara 14(32)	Ashwin 4-2-3-1

12.6 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, Mathews skips out and pushes it back to Ashwin

12.5 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, Mathews gets outside the line of off and misses the sweep, no way that can be given out

Slip, short leg and leg-slip in

12.4 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, huge turn for Ashwin, a puff of dust as the ball landed and spun across Mathews, takes the pad and goes to leg

12.3 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, tossed up outside off, Mathews gets forward to defend back down the track

12.2 - Ashwin to Mathews, 2 runs, fine effort by Ishant at deep backward square, saves two runs with a dive after running around. It was outside off and Mathews swept it behind square

12.1 - Ashwin to Mathews, no run, turn and bounce for Ashwin, Mathews nudges it with soft hands to leg-slip. Was in the air but played with soft hands so doesn't carry

Over: 12	0 0 0 0 2 0	SL 37/3
Sangakkara 14(32)	Mathews 9(19)	Ishant 4-0-16-0

11.6 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, stayed a tad low on off and middle, Sangakkara defends to mid-wicket

Ishant loses his run and has to go back to bowl that one again

11.5 - Ishant to Sangakkara, 2 runs, short of length on the hips, nudged to deep square leg, for a couple

11.4 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, slightly full and on the stumps, Sangakkara pushes it with the full face to mid-on

11.3 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, full and angled in, Sangakkara falls over slightly and misses the flick, rapped on the pads but going down. No real appeal from the Indians

11.2 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, good length and angled in, Sangakkara defends to mid-off

11.1 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, short on the stumps, Sangakkara ducks and the ball swings after passing the batsman

Over: 11	0 0 0 0 0 1	SL 35/3
Sangakkara 12(26)	Mathews 9(19)	Ashwin 3-2-1-1

10.6 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, 1 run, very full on the stumps, Sangakkara gets forward and pushes it to the left of mid-on for an easy single

10.5 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, slow turn, allows Sangakkara to go back and push it to the left of Ashwin

10.4 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, turned to short leg

Short leg added now

10.3 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, again flighted on off, Sangakkara gets forward to block

10.2 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, floated on middle, Sangakkara defends off the front foot

Slip and a silly point. Short cover in too

10.1 - Ashwin to Sangakkara, no run, flat from round the wicket, turned to mid-wicket

Ravichandran Ashwin [2.0-2-0-1] is back into the attack

"The sight screen has a tear. A couple of guys are actually holding it up now for play to continue," reports Ganesh.

Over: 10	0 0 1 0 0 0	SL 34/3
Mathews 9(19)	Sangakkara 11(20)	Ishant 3-0-14-0

9.6 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, that stopped on Mathews a tad and he checked his front foot drive, pushed back to Ishant in the end

9.5 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, good length outside off, nips back in, not enough to hit off, Mathews shoulders arms

9.4 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, good length outside off, defended to cover

9.3 - Ishant to Sangakkara, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Sangakkara looks to punch it to mid-off, the ball takes a thick inside edge and goes to the left of mid-on

9.2 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, full and on the stumps, Sangakkara pushes it to mid-on

Ashwin is warming up

9.1 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, full outside off, left alone

Again this nonsensical delay due to the sightscreen. It has been three days since the game started and they haven't managed to sort it out. Sanga waits for the issue to be sorted out. The cloth has come off the screen and is revealing the dark background. Three minute delay and we are ready to go again

Over: 9	0 Wd 2 1B 0 0 0	SL 33/3
Mathews 9(16)	Sangakkara 10(17)	Aaron 3-0-14-1

8.6 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, back of a length outside off, Mathews again defends off the back foot, this time to mid-on

8.5 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, short of length outside off, easily blocked off the back foot

8.4 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, short and on the stumps, Mathews fends it down. Played it well and with soft hands

8.3 - Aaron to Sangakkara, byes, 1 run, poor delivery, Aaron sprayed it down leg, Saha dived and parried it away, they take a single

8.2 - Aaron to Sangakkara, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Sangakkara gets down on one knee and drives to deep extra cover, two taken as Kohli chases and fields

8.2 - Aaron to Sangakkara, wide, another wide as Aaron bowls a high bouncer, Sangakkara sinks down and turns his head away

8.1 - Aaron to Sangakkara, no run, short outside off, Sangakkara rises a little and defends to point

Over: 8	Nb 0 0 0 4 0 4	SL 29/3
Mathews 9(13)	Sangakkara 8(14)	Ishant 2-0-13-0

7.6 - Ishant to Mathews, FOUR, short outside off, doesn't rise high enough to trouble Mathews, he swivels and pulls wide of mid-on. Hit it well and gets his second boundary of the over. That was a positive stroke

7.5 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, full outside off, Mathews shuffles slightly and defends to mid-on

7.4 - Ishant to Mathews, FOUR, fine shot. Pitched up outside off, Mathews just drives through the line and gets it wide of mid-off. Raced away

7.3 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, full outside off, Mathews gets forward and defends to the left of mid-off, they don't take the single

7.2 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, good length outside off, Mathews shuffles across and defends

Mathews is still feeling the effects of that blow. Has called for the physio. Magic spray on the bruised ribs. Sanga necks some water. Slight delay in play. Now a chest guard in place and Mathews is ready to go again

7.1 - Ishant to Mathews, no run, short of length and slanting down leg, Mathews gets inside the line to flick and misses

Mathews is rubbing his stomach. That blow has hurt him. Meanwhile, KL Rahul with a helmet on stands at short leg

7.1 - Ishant to Mathews, no ball, Ishant oversteps and gets the short of length delivery to nip back in, strikes Mathews on the stomach

Over: 7	1 0 1 2Wd 2 0 0	SL 20/3
Sangakkara 8(14)	Mathews 1(6)	Aaron 2-0-11-1

6.6 - Aaron to Sangakkara, no run, good length on off, Sangakkara gets half-forward and defends it back to Aaron

6.5 - Aaron to Sangakkara, no run, short of length and Sangakkara pushes from the crease to short cover

6.4 - Aaron to Sangakkara, 2 runs, length delivery on the pads, tucked past short leg to deep square leg, easy runs

6.4 - Aaron to Mathews, 2 wides, too high again and a leaping Saha gets a glove on it, can't haul it in and they take a run

6.3 - Aaron to Sangakkara, 1 run, the short ball has Sangakkara in trouble, it was over his left shoulder and got big on him, he tried to ride the bounce and since it was rising, made it awkward for him as he pulled and got lucky. In the air and just wide of Ishant at mid-on. That was a pacy and well-directed short ball

6.2 - Aaron to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Sangakkara looks to defend and a thick outside edge runs along the ground to gully. Aaron nearly squared Sangakkara up there

6.1 - Aaron to Mathews, 1 run, short of length on the stumps, Mathews shuffles across and tucks it to deep backward square leg

Dhawan isn't on the field. Pujara is the sub

Over: 6	0 0 0 0 4 0	SL 14/3
Sangakkara 5(9)	Mathews 0(5)	Ishant 1-0-4-0

5.6 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, full outside off, shaping away, left alone

Two slips and two gullies in

5.5 - Ishant to Sangakkara, FOUR, in the air and just wide of Rahane at gully. Full outside off, Sangakkara square drove and it went to the left of the fielder. Was in the air but flashed away to the fence

5.4 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, Ishant keeps plugging away outside off, Sangakkara gets forward and shoulders arms

5.3 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, well outside off, Sangakkara lets it go

Ishant is bowling from round the wicket

5.2 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, full outside off, left alone

5.1 - Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, short of length outside off, Sangakkara pushes it to the right of short cover

Ishant Sharma, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Over: 5	W 5Wd 0 0 0 0 0	SL 10/3
Mathews 0(5)	Sangakkara 1(3)	Aaron 1-0-5-1

4.6 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, Mathews was lucky that it wasn't on the stumps, that one stayed low and shot under his bat, it was outside off and Mathews crouched low to block, couldn't do so and the ball went under the bat. Didn't carry to Saha

4.5 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, good length outside off, Mathews shuffles across and defends to cover

4.4 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, dug in short outside off, easy leave

4.3 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, full outside off, shaping away, left alone

4.2 - Aaron to Mathews, no run, good length and targetting off stump, Mathews defends solidly

Two slips and a gully with a short leg in too

4.2 - Aaron to Mathews, 5 wides, too high that time and Mathews just yanked his head out of the way. No chance for Saha as he leapt and saw it go over

Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.1 - Aaron to Dhammika, out Caught by Rahane!! Gone! First ball of day 3 and Aaron strikes. The nightwatchman is out. A terrific short delivery - right on the stumps, Dhammika couldn't get out of the way, fended it, it took the bat handle and a good diving take to his left at gully. Rahane made that look easy. Dhammika could've dropped his gloves but didn't do so. Fab start for India. Dhammika c Rahane b Aaron 3(12)

Aaron to Dhammika, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

The Indian team is in a huddle. Crackers being set as Sanga comes down the steps and onto the field. Will be this the last day of the game? A big task ahead for Sri Lanka and Sanga. Kohli is all smiles - not sure what made him so happy. Varun Aaron is the man with the ball. Prasad to face

The latest update from Ganesh, "The covers have been completely removed and play will start on time."

Pitch Report: "We have seen a lot of balls turn already. The concern for the Sri Lankan batsmen is that some balls have kept low. The cracks are getting wider and you might see the odd ball skidding low," reckons Jonty Rhodes.

It is a big day for the hosts. Having already lost Silva and Karunaratne, they have their backs against the wall and they need more than just Sangakkara and Mathews to step up. A lot will depend on the likes of Thirimanne, Chandimal and Mubarak. Yes, the pitch is offering assistance to the spinners, but these players were brought up on these conditions. They must find a way to cope with India's spin trio. Will they be able to do so? Or will the Indian spinners continue to torment the hosts' batsmen? Answers coming up as we gear up for the start of the first session...

On a day where India consolidated, Dhawan registered his 4th hundred - his slowest in Tests, while Kohli scored his 11th and 4th as captain. The Delhi pair were involved in a record 3rd wicket partnership of 227 runs. They batted through the morning session and had seen off the first hour in the second session before Kaushal sent back the Indian skipper. The offie then got into his groove and picked a 5-wicket haul. A fighting fifty from Saha saw India stretch their lead close to 200. Kohli started with spin and he was rewarded for that as Ashwin and Mishra sent back the Sri Lankan openers for noughts.

All the talk in the Indian camp leading up to the Test series was play aggressive cricket and pick 20 wickets to win the Test. Well, they are on course to achieving that. Hello and welcome to day 3 of the first Test of the Cricbuzz Cup. Before we go any further, here's an update about the weather from our man Ganesh, "Drizzling very briefly but the sun is still out. Could be just a passing cloud but groundstaff pulling the covers on." In a few minutes he goes on to say, "In a matter of seconds it has stopped. Groundstaff milling around not knowing what to do by the looks of it. Pitch covered still but not rest of the ground."

India are in the driver's seat. They couldn't have asked for a better start than this to the Cricbuzz Cup. If they can get Sangakkara and Mathews early tomorrow, surely they can wrap things up inside three days and take a 1-0 lead. Will they be able to do so? Join us back tomorrow to find out. Until then, take care and Cya!

Just when Sri Lanka looked set to bowl out the tourists, Saha frustrated them with a fighting fifty, before Pradeep prised him out. However, on replays it showed that the ball went off the helmet. Varun Aaron was the last man to be dismissed. As they have already lost a couple of wickets, the hosts have a gargantuan task in front of them. India will be pleased with how the first two days have progressed and are right on top in this game.

For the hosts, Tharindu Kaushal was the chief wicket-taker. He ended up with five scalps to his name. The pacer, Nuwan Pradeep, picked up three. On Day 1, the off-spinner had struggled for rhythm. He though, put up a better show today. It was Kaushal, who ended the stand between Kohli and Dhawan by snaring the former's wicket. He followed it up by dismissing Ajinkya Rahane. Pradeep then strung together a few tight overs and was rewarded with the scalp of Dhawan.

A 227-run stand between Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan propelled India to a sizeable first innings lead. To make it a great day for them, Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva were cleaned up by Ashwin and Mishra for no score, respectively. Earlier, Kohli and Dhawan played through the first session of the day. Dhawan was the more aggressive of the two, but Kohli, too, checked in some fine shots to keep the scorecard ticking. Both notched up hundreds. However, Dhawan had his share of luck, as a couple of catches were dropped.

Sangakkara goes up to Kohli and congratulates him. Always a true gentleman. The Indians are delighted with their brief outing. Plenty of handshakes going on and they seem a happy bunch as they make their way to the pavilion.

Over: 4	0 1 0 0 0 3	SL 5/2
Dhammika 3(11)	Sangakkara 1(3)	Harbhajan 1-0-4-0

3.6 - Harbhajan to Dhammika, 3 runs, floated up outside off, Dhammika gets a good stride forward and drives through the vacant areas on the off-side, Sangakkara pushes him for the third. That will be stumps on day 2

Last ball of the day..

3.5 - Harbhajan to Dhammika, no run, quicker and on leg-stump, Dhammika doesn't offer a shot, pads it away comfortably

3.4 - Harbhajan to Dhammika, no run, overpitched outside off, Dhammika comes forward and drives it straight into the silly point fielder, who takes a blow on the shinguard

3.3 - Harbhajan to Dhammika, no run, gives this plenty more air, Dhammika stays back and fails to defend, is rapped on the pads but the turn was going down leg

3.2 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, 1 run, Bhajji shortens the length, the line is outside off, Sangakkara dabs it to backward point and opens his account

Moves the gully fielder to short cover

3.1 - Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, flighted just outside off, Sangakkara push-drives it towards cover

Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Last over of the day and Bhajji to have a crack. Clever move as he will be bowling to a left-hander. Slip, gully, silly point and short leg waiting for the ball

Over: 3	0 0 0 0 0 0	SL 1/2
Dhammika 0(7)	Sangakkara 0(1)	Ashwin 2-2-0-1

2.6 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, bit too full from Ash, Dhammika manages to turn it towards short mid-wicket

2.5 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, slower and spinning, Dhammika hangs back and misses the defence, the ball goes off the thigh to a squarish leg slip

2.4 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, flatter and on off, Prasad goes back and defends to the on-side

2.3 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, almost another! Ashwin has his hands on his head. Slower through the air and breaks back in, Prasad prods forward and ekes out an inside edge onto the pad, the ball goes wide of the leg slip fielder

2.2 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, tossed up on off, Prasad is half-forward and defending

2.1 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, stifled appeal for bat-pad. Spun back in sharply, Dhammika stays in the crease to defend, he misses and the ball lobs off the pad to short leg

Over: 2	0 Nb 0 0 0 W 0	SL 1/2
Sangakkara 0(1)	Dhammika 0(1)	Mishra 1-0-1-1

1.6 - Mishra to Sangakkara, no run, Mishra goes round the wicket, tosses it up generously outside off, Sangakkara lunges forward and defends back to the bowler

Kumar Sangakkara, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Sangakkara comes out to bat for the last time at Galle. A slew of crackers go off in the background. He has a job on his hands though

1.5 - Mishra to Kaushal Silva, out Bowled!! Wow! This just keeps getting better and better. Both openers have been sent back for a duck. It was the wrong 'un which Silva didn't pick, it was on a driveable length and Silva went for it, he missed and the ball brushed the pad before hitting the off and middle stump. Kohli's ploy to start with Mishra has also worked. Kaushal Silva b Mishra 0(6)

Mishra to Kaushal Silva, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

1.4 - Mishra to Kaushal Silva, no run, googly and Silva didn't pick that, he comes forward to defend, the ball squirts off the inside edge to the on-side

1.3 - Mishra to Kaushal Silva, no run, floated up outside off, Silva drives it towards cover

Short leg moves next to the gully fielder

1.2 - Mishra to Kaushal Silva, no run, slower and around off, Silva blocks off the outside half to the right of gully

A slip, gully, short leg and silly point in place..

1.2 - Mishra to Kaushal Silva, no ball, Mishra oversteps and Sri Lanka are off the mark, tossed up around off, defended to silly point

1.1 - Mishra to Kaushal Silva, no run, flighted on the stumps, Silva is half-forward and defending

Amit Mishra, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Mishra to share the new ball with Ash and not Bhajji

Over: 1	0 0 0 0 W 0	SL 0/1
Dhammika 0(1)	Kaushal Silva 0(0)	Ashwin 1-1-0-1

0.6 - Ashwin to Dhammika, no run, quicker and outside off, Dhammika pushes-drives it towards mid-off, Bhajji dives to his left and saves some runs, is applauded for his effort by his mates

Five men around the bat. Slip, gully, short leg, silly point and leg slip crowd Dhammika, who has been sent as a nightwatchman

Dhammika Prasad, right handed bat, comes to the crease

0.5 - Ashwin to D Karunaratne, out Bowled!! What a start! Ashwin continues to trouble the Sri Lankan left-handers. He set Karunaratne up beautifully. After tossing a couple of deliveries, he pushes this one and gets it to skid onto the batsman, Karunaratne was rooted to crease and tried to defend, the inside edge crashes into leg-stump. D Karunaratne b Ashwin 0(5)

Ashwin to D Karunaratne, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

0.4 - Ashwin to D Karunaratne, no run, slower and outside off, Karunaratne covers the line and lets it go

0.3 - Ashwin to D Karunaratne, no run, stays a bit low just outside off, Karunaratne brings his bat down and jams it to the off-side

0.2 - Ashwin to D Karunaratne, no run, beauty! Turn with the new cherry as well. Angled in from round the wicket, pitches around off and beats Karunaratne's forward prod. Plenty of chirping going around

A slip, gully, short leg and silly point in place

0.1 - Ashwin to D Karunaratne, no run, quicker and around off, Karunaratne hangs back and knocks it to short cover

D Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva are at the crease. D Karunaratne is on strike. Ashwin will open the attack