Enthused by his team going past the 400-run mark, Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said though he hasn't set a target, he is looking to put India under pressure by piling enough runs.
"It is a good batting wicket. It is about application. If you can settle in it is easy to bat on," he said.
"We want to provide a good challenge," he added.
He said the team hasn't decided on the amount of runs it plans to put up.
"We want to get enough runs to put pressure on India," Jayawardene said, adding he is looking forward to the ball turning on the fourth and fifth days.
"This is the idea to make use of the two spinners. We also have good fast bowlers in Chaminda Vaas and Kulasekara," Jayawardene said.
On India forfeiting two of the three attempts to challenge the umpire's decision under the referral mechanism, Jayawardene said it is important to take a call on decisions that can have a 50-50 chance going either way.
"It is hard to decide by the third umpire when there is a 50:50 chances," he said, adding the wicketkeeper could perhaps be the best person for the fielding side to consult before opting to challenge the on-field umpire's decision.
Centurion Malinda Warnapura said he changed his technique during his 20 month-long absence from Test cricket.
"I wanted to come back into the side," he said, adding he had been working towards scoring runs at any given opportunity rather than merely going on the defensive.
Indian paceman Ishant Sharma defended the visiting bowlers, saying there was not much for the bowlers in the pitch, which was full of runs.
"There was a carry only on the new ball and not the old one," he said adding there was not enough of ball movement in the pitch.
Asked whether he expected the Ajantha Mendis and Muttiah Muralitharan to extract turn from the pitch on the third or the fourth day, he said, "So far I have not seen any turn in the wicket."
He said dropping catches are part and parcel of the game and that the bowlers should continue to maintain good line and length to contain the Sri Lankan batsmen.
On India losing two of its three permissible challenges under the new referral system, Sharma said the ICC has introduced the system and teams will avail it.
