Sri Lanka Vs India 2nd Test: Twitter Reacts As India Grab Day 2 Honours 1

After the batsmen sent Sri Lanka on a leather hunt, Ravichandran Ashwin’s twin strikes put India in a commanding position after the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. The island nation finished the day on 50 for 2, still runs behind India’s first innings total by 572 runs.

In reply to India’s mammoth first innings total, Sri Lanka were off to a poor start as their experienced opener Upul Tharanga was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin for a duck.

With the pitch providing ample turn and bounce, Ashwin struck once again, having Dimuth Karunaratne caught at slip for 25 to leave the hosts reeling at 33 for 2. Kusal Mendis (16) and Dinesh Chandimal (8) then saw off the remaining overs as Sri Lanka finished the tough day without suffering any further hiccup.

Earlier, India declared their innings on mammoth 622 for 9. Starting the day on 344 for 3, the visitors lost their centurions and overnight batsmen – Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane- early but handy knocks from the other batsmen propelled India to their second highest score in Sri Lanka. India could add only 6 runs to the overnight score before Pujara was trapped in front by Dimuth Karunaratne for 133. Rahane managed to add 29 runs to his overnight score before becoming Malinda Pushpakumara’s first Test wicket.

But Sri Lanka’s hopes of capitalising on the two early wickets were soon quashed by the lower-order batsmen as three batsmen- Ravichandran Ashwin (54), Wriddhiman Saha (67) and Ravindra Jadeja (70*) – scored half-centuries, guiding India to reach the 600-run mark for the second consecutive time.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the day’s play:

https://twitter.com/ImoRoflme/status/893412560438939652

https://twitter.com/onagoodlength/status/893338030802710528