Vijay hits half-century, India 97-1 at lunch on Day 2
November 25, 2017  11:34


India 97-1 (39 ovs) vs SL 205 | Scorecard

Pujara gets an edge off Perera but the ball falls short of Mathews in the slips, who does well to stop it on the bounce and save some runs.

Pujara then comes down and hits it straight down the ground past mid-off for a four followed by two singles.

The run rate has taken a sharp rise in the last hour or so with India scoring 48 runs from the last 10 overs.

The ball is just flowing off Vijay's bat as he plays another good drive through the covers which is half stopped by the fielder to keep it down to just one.

Sri Lanka bring back Lakmal to make a breakthrough with both batsmen looking in no trouble at the moment.

Pujara takes a single off the third ball before Vijay defends the rest of the over.

Pacers from both ends as Shanaka comes into the attack but Pujara seems to have shut shop and is happy to play out a maiden.

Lakmal to bowl the final over of the morning session. Vijay takes a single from the third ball and two balls later Pujara clips it to deep square leg for another run.

A good session for India as they cruise to 97 for one in 39 overs at the lunch interval on Day 2.
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