Kohli century helps India extend lead
Galle, Aug 13: India skipper Virat Kohli struck an impressive century while Shikhar Dhawan scored 134 to help India extend their first innings lead to 121 runs at tea on Day 2 of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Cricket Stadium here on Thursday.
India reached 304/6 in 91 overs at tea after Sri Lanka were bowled out for 183 on Day 1 itself.
Scoreboard at tea on the second day of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka being played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium here on Thursday:
Sri Lanka (first innings) 183
India (first innings) (Overnight 128/2)
Lokesh Rahul lbw b Prasad 7
Shikhar Dhawan b Pradeep 134
Rohit Sharma lbw b Mathews 9
Virat Kohli lbw b Kaushal 103
Ajinkya Rahane lbw b Kaushal 0
Wriddhiman Saha not out 25
Ravichandran Ashwin b Pradeep 7
Harbhajan Singh not out 0
Extras (lb 8, w 3, nb 8) 19
Total (six wickets in 91 overs) 304
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Rahul, 2.6 overs), 2-28 (Rohit Sharma, 9.3), 3-255 (Kohli, 73.6), 4-257 (Rahane, 75.2), 5-294 (Dhawan, 87.6), 6-302 (Ashwin, 89.5)
Bowling:
Dhammika Prasad 18-3-49-1
Nuwan Pradeep 19-1-70-2
Angelo Mathews 4-1-12-1
Tharindu Kaushal 23-0-111-2
Rangana Herath 27-2-54-0