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Colombo Test: India tighten grip against Sri Lanka on 2nd day

Colombo, Aug 4 (CRICKETNMORE):  Sri Lanka posted 50/2 in their first innings in reply to India's mamoth total of 622/9 declared at stumps on the second day of the second cricket Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club here on Friday.

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Colombo Test: India tighten grip against Sri Lanka on 2nd day
Colombo Test: India tighten grip against Sri Lanka on 2nd day ()
Saurabh Sharma
By Saurabh Sharma
Aug 04, 2017 • 06:15 PM

Colombo, Aug 4 (CRICKETNMORE):  Sri Lanka posted 50/2 in their first innings in reply to India's mamoth total of 622/9 declared at stumps on the second day of the second cricket Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club here on Friday.

Saurabh Sharma
By Saurabh Sharma
August 04, 2017 • 06:15 PM

Kusal Mendis (16 batting) and Dinesh Chandimal (8 batting) were at the crease when the umpires decided to call it a day. 

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India now have a lead of 572 runs.

Star off-spinner Ravichandran Aswin made good use of the considerable turn being offered by the pitch to remove Lankan openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Dimuth Karunaratne.

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka (first inings): 50/2 (Kusal Mendis 16 batting; Ravichandran Ashwin 2/38) vs India (first inings): 622/9 declared (Cheteshwar Pujara 133, Ajinkya Rahane 132, Ravindra Jadeja 70 not out; Rangana Herath 4/154).

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