STUMPS - DAY 2

SL 154-5 (44 ovs) vs India 600 | Scorecard

India continued their dominating showing as they reduced Sri Lanka to 154 for five at stumps on Day 2, needing another 246 runs to avoid the follow-on.

Mohammed Shami claimed two wickets in an over to finish with two for 30, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Umesh Yadav picked up a wicket each.

Abhinav Mukund, who took a brilliant diving catch at short leg to send back Dickwella, produced another sharp moment on the field to run out the well-set Tharanga for 64.

Earlier, India had posted a mammoth 600 in their first innings with Hardik Pandya hitting a half-century (50) on debut and Ravichandran Ashwin scoring 47 along with important contributions from the lower order.