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Highlights, India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Virat Kohli, Abhinav Mukund Put India On Top On Day 3
India rode on half centuries from skipper Virat Kohli and opener Abhinav Mukund to post 189/3 in their second innings and extend their lead to 498 at stumps on the third day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka here on Friday.
Galle: India rode on half centuries from skipper Virat Kohli and opener Abhinav Mukund to post 189/3 in their second innings and extend their lead to 498 at stumps on the third day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka here on Friday.
Joining forces after the early departure of the first innings centurions Shikhar Dhawan (14) and Cheteshwar Pujara (15), Kohli and Mukund put together 133 runs for the third wicket as India found themselves in a commanding position.
Kohli was unbeaten on 76 at stumps, having stroked five boundaries in the 114 deliveries he has faced so far.Mukund scored 81 off 116 balls with eight hits to the fence before being trapped leg before by Danushka Gunathilaka off the last delivery of the day.
Earlier, India decided against enforcing the follow-on even after taking a mammoth 309-run first innings lead. This was the biggest first innings lead by India on Lankan soil.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the Indian bowlers with figures of 3/67, as the home side was bundled out for 291 just after the lunch break.
The Indians were off to a rocky start in their second essay with Shikhar Dhawan -- star of the Indian first innings -- virtually gifting his wicket to Dilruwan Perera by offering an easy catch to backward point.
Earlier, the Lankans resumed at 289 for eight wickets after lunch break and the Indians needed only 1.3 overs to dismiss the hosts.
