SL 171-5 (40 ovs) & 183 vs Ind 375 | Scorecard

Thirimanne gives Ashwin the charge and lofts him straight back over his head for a four. He takes a single from the next ball before Chandimal plays the reverse sweep for three runs as Rahane does a good job on the point fence.

He repeats the shot off the last ball of the over, reverse it behind point for a four.

In the next over, Thirimanne throws his bat at a wide delivery from Mishra, hitting it square on the off-side for three runs to bring up Sri Lanka's 150 followed by a single as Harbhajan struggles to get down and collect the ball.

The partnership is worth 57 runs from 12 overs as India's lead is getting slimmer rather quickly.

Ashwin bowls a beauty, spinning past the bat as Thirimanne while trying to play the front foot defense. He then slog sweeps the off-spinner over midwicket for a four to continue the flow of runs.

Kohli decides to bring back pacer Ishant with the spinners going for runs. The first ball is full and wide and Chandimal crashes it through the covers for a four.

He gets a leading edge off the next ball, which goes through the vacant thirdman region for another boundary.

A single from the third ball brings up his fifty, from just 48 balls, his second of the match.

Thirimanne also getting confident as he flicks Ishant through square leg for two runs. He drives the next ball down the ground for two more as the flow of runs continue.

Superb counter-attack from the two youngsters as Sri Lanka reach 171 for five in 40 overs, having hit 63 runs in 10 overs after the lunch break.