SL hit back after India take 111-run lead
ESPNcricinfo staff
30-Aug-2015
Ishant and Umesh Yadav then got rid of the Sri Lanka openers cheaply, reducing the hosts to 11 for 2 inside six overs•AFP
Stuart Binny compounded Sri Lanka's woes by dismissing Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal; Sri Lanka went to lunch at 47 for 5•AFP
Ishant struck with the second ball after the break to send Lahiru Thirimanne for seven-ball duck, and forced Dhammika Prasad to retire hurt after pinging him on the hand•AFP
Debutant Kusal Perera, however, counterattacked his way to a fifty while adding a vital 79 runs with Herath•AFP
But he top-edged Ishant, handing a straightforward catch to Virat Kohli at mid-off•AFP
Herath frustrated India further by adding 29 runs with Tharindhu Kaushal and 27 with a returning Prasad, but fell one short of a fifty as Ishant completed his five-for. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 201, handing India a 111-run first-innings lead•AFP
Prasad continued his trend of taking a wicket in his first over, bowling Pujara for a two-ball duck with a ripper•AFP
Nuwan Pradeep followed it with a double-strike to leave India at 21 for 3 at stumps•AFP