Published: Aug 21, 2015, 05:39 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 21, 2015, 05:39 PM (IST)
The match continues to hang in balance at stumps on Day Two of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka at P Sara Oval, Colombo. Sri Lanka suffered an early blow but Kaushal Silva‘s ninth Test fifty kept them in the hunt as the hosts struggled to score at a decent pace. Silva crawled their way to his fifty before top edging Amit Mishra to get caught for 51. The Indian bowlers kept the pressure on the Sri Lankan rate. Sri Lanka are currently 140 for 3 with Angelo Mathwes batting with Lahiru Thirimanne. The trail is still 253 runs for the hosts to wipe off. Live cricket score India vs Sri Lanka 2015, 2nd Test at Colombo, Day 2
Kumar Sangakkara looked good before Ravichandran Ashwin again got the better of him, having him caught at first slip superbly by Ajinkya Rahane. Both he and Sangakkara added 74 runs before Sangakkara departed. He had received a guard of honour when he came out to bat which was a good sign from the Indian team.
India were bowled out for a score of 393 after being 319 for 6 at stumps on Day One. India were in trouble at 12 for 2 at one stage before which Virat Kohli and KL Rahul put up 164 runs to bring India back on track. Kohli missed out on his ton as he got out for 78 but KL Rahul scored a ton, his second one in Tests. Read: Virat Kohli’s positive cricket leads India forward in 2nd Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo
Rohit Sharma then took up the mantle to score a handy 79 to see India past 300 but he was the last man to get out on the first day. Wriddhiman Saha stepped up for India on Day Two scoring his second half-century in Tests. The tail wagged to an extent for India and India eventually were bowled out for 393. Rangana Herath was the best bowler for the hosts taking 4 for 81. Live cricket updates: India vs Sri Lanka 2015, 2nd Test at Colombo, Day 2
Earlier on Day One, India won the toss and elected to bat first. India made three changes with Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh and Varun Aaron going out for Vijay, Binny and Yadav. Sri Lanka had a forced change to make, they replaced Nuwan Pradeep with Dushmantha Chameera.
Brief scores:
India 393 ( KL Rahul 108, Virat Kohli 78, Rohit Sharma 79; Dhammika Prasad 2 for 84, Rangana Herath 4 for 81) lead Sri Lanka 140 for 3 (Kaushal Silva 51: Umesh Yadav 1 for 34) by 253 runs.
