SL 26-2 (16 ovs) 135 vs India 487 | Scorecard

Young chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav to open the bowling for India on Day 3. Left-hander Dimuth Karunaratne defends the first two balls before he flicks the third ball through the leg side for a four.

He is struck on the pads off the last ball but the stifled appeal for leg before wicket doesn't interest the umpire.

Mohammed Shami to start off from the other end. He is bang on target off the first ball, a full delivery on the stumps which shapes in enough to beat nightwatchman Malinda Pushpakumara, but the appeal for LBW is turned down. He tries it again but this time it goes wide down the leg side with Saha unable to collect it cleanly to give away two byes.

Shami has settled into a good rhythm already as Pushpakumara is beaten twice in the over.

Just one over for Kuldeep before Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack and he strikes in his first over of the third day with the wicket of Karunaratne, who is caught at slip for 16.

Ashwin bowls it quicker as he gets it to bounce and turn and Karunaratne, who was committed into playing it, has a poke but the extra bounce takes the glove and Rahane completes a regulation catch.

Second innings man Karunaratne is dismissed quite early on Day 3 as Sri Lanka are faced with the prospect of batting nightmare.

New batsman Kusal Mendis plays right back and is squared up as he somehow keeps it out. Ashwin gets another one to turn sharply as Mendis is beaten trying to defend but there is no inside edge as short leg takes the catch.