India fought back early into day two of the third Test against Sri Lanka. After reaching stumps on the first day at 4-293, India has come back at the Lankans like last night's pizza to have them stumbling at 8-388.
Pragyan Ohja was the star with the ball, taking 97-4. Playing in just his second Test, Ohja snared former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene for 56, danger man Angelo Matthews on 45 and wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene for 9, each man falling LBW.
Randiv was caught by Rahul Dravid for 8 from the bowling of part-timer Virender Sehwag. Lasith Malinga came to the crease on the back of a Test match best of 64, but there were no heroics this time as he was caught and bowled by Amit Mishra for 4.
Earlier on day 1, Sangakkara had made his way to 75 before losing concentration and falling to Virender Sehwag at long-on off........... Pragyan Ohja! India was left to rue a misjudgement by Suresh Raina when hewas on 23. The edge from Sangakarra appeared to be comfortably travelling to VV.S Laxman at second slip before Raina lunged to his right and dropped the catch.
India were terrible at times, sending down 16 extras (including an intolerable 14 no-balls and two wides) but they were good enough to make regular breakthroughs, rather than play straight into Sri Lanka's hands.
Sangkkara won the toss, chose to bat and promptly put on 87 with Tillakaratne Dilshan after the early loss of opener Tharanga Paranavitana, who fell to young paceman Ishant Sharma for 8. But Dilshan's innings was cut short by a sad end:
Tillakaratne stepped out of his crease to defend a no-ball from Ohja when Murali Vijay gathered the ball at silly point and delivered to wicketkeeper M.S Dhoni who then duly removed the dangerous Dilshan.
Mahela Jayawardene then continued the carnage, putting on 84 with Thilan Samaraweera before he was poorly adjudged LBW by Australian umpire Rod Tucker. Yet Samaraweera continues to anchor the innings on 125 not out
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