After 50 overs, Sri Lanka 125/4
Shami continues. Its the first maiden over of the day. Partnership between Asalanka and Nissanka is now 22.
After 49 overs, Sri Lanka 125/4
Ashwin into the attack. Slip, silly point and short cover in place. Asalanka with another boundary towards third man. Five off the over.
After 48 overs, Sri Lanka 120/4
Shami continues. Nissanka clears the third man fence to find the boundary. These are much-needed runs for the visitors and will look to make it count. Four from the over.
After 47 overs, Sri Lanka 116/4
Ashwin continues. Oh no! What’s happened there? Nissanka looks to clear the midoff fence but finds Iyer there, who can’t hold on to the catch and eventually drops it. Could have been five down there.
After 46 overs, Sri Lanka 115/4
Shami continues. Asalanka with the first boundary of the day, finding the gap at the right of long leg. Four off the over.
After 45 overs, Sri Lanka 111/4
First signs of spin in the day as Ashwin is introduced. Just a single off Asalanka towards cover region in the over. Tidy stuff from Ashwin.
After 44 overs, Sri Lanka 110/4 (Asalanka 2, Nissanka 26)
Shami with the first over of the day. Two slips and two short midwickets in place. He starts off with a no-ball right away. Two runs from the first over of the day.
Time for LIVE action now. Nissanka (26*) and Asalanka (1*) will continuefrom where they left off on Day 2. Huge day for Sri Lanka in the context of this series. Mohammed Shami with the ball first up.
“I also told them that there is variable bounce and deliveries have started turning. So I sent a message that there is something on offer from the strip and I suggested that we should put them in to bat now itself.
“They were already tired fielding for nearly quarter to two days (five sessions),” Jadeja, who also picked up rival skipper Dimuth Karunaratne’s wicket, said after second day’s play. Read more on that here
Ravindra Jadeja let his bat do the talking on Saturday as he cruised to an unbeaten 175 to guide India to a mammoth total of 574. Relive Day 2 in pictures in our photogallery here.