India reduced Sri Lanka to 21 for one in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the second Test in Nagpur on Sunday. At the close of play, Sri Lanka still trail India by 384 runs with nine wickets in hand.
India's top-order batsmen Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Puajra smashes centuries and knitted a mammoth 209-run stand for the second wicket to help hosts dominate Sri Lanka on day 2 of the second Test in Nagpur on Saturday.
Cheteshwar Pujara scored his 14th test century and remained unbeaten on 121 as India finished day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka at 312/2 Saturday in its first innings with a lead of 107 runs.
India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Murali Vijay (128) and Cheteshwar Pujara (121*) smashed brilliant hundreds to give hosts a firm grip in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Nagpur.
India's spin duo of - Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja shared seven wickets as Sri Lanka were spun out for 205 by India on the first day of the second Test on Friday in Nagpur.
An 89-run partnership between captain Smith, who scored his 22nd Test half-century, and recalled No. 6 Shaun Marsh, who was unbeaten on 44, salvaged the innings after the hosts slumped to 76/4 at the start of Friday's evening session.
India vs Sri Lanka: Ravichandran Ashwin picked up a four-fer and led from the front to bowl out an inexperienced Lankan side for 205 on day one of the second Test in Nagpur.
The right-handed Vince defied Australia's much-vaunted pace attack for most of the opening day of the series, scoring 83, almost double his previous high score in Test cricket before he was dismissed in a play-of-the-day style run out by Nathan Lyon.
The Indian skipper once again spoke in a roundabout manner about the cramped schedule, which hampers preparation for the upcoming South Africa tour.
Having earned the psychological edge by blowing the Sri Lankan batting unit during the final session of the drawn first Test in Kolkata, the hosts will once again play on a green track at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Jamtha.
After dominating the first four days of the match, Sri Lanka were reeling on 75/7 in their second innings when bad light forced the umpires to bring the curtains down on the contest.
Welcoming Bolt's appointment ahead of the opening Ashes Test in Brisbane, Australian batsman Peter Handscomb informed that the Jamaican sprinter has been giving his side few pointers on how to get a little bit faster.
Bhuvneshwar will take no further part in the Test series, whereas, Shikhar Dhawan will be available for selection in the third Test in Delhi.
Kohli's hunger for runs and his ability to convert half-centuries into hundreds was on full view as he bounced back from his first innings duck to score an unbeaten 104 in the second innings of Kolkata Test vs Sri Lanka.
Pothas also added that the side which is in transition after the departure of two legends - Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara - are up for the challenges in the future.
The Uttar Pradesh-born fast bowler brought India tantalisingly close to victory with dream figures of 11-8-8-4 in Sri Lanka's second innings.
India turned around the Kolkata Test in the final two sessions with pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar hitting top gear en route to superb bowling figures of 4/8 to reduce Sri Lanka to 75/7 in pursuit of 231 before bad light stopped play at 26.3 overs.
Kohli scored an unbeaten 104 as India declared their second innings at 352 for eight, which left Sri Lanka with an improbable 231 to chase in little over a session in the opening Test at Kolkata.
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