India under three tons of runs. 2nd Day First Test

On a day of centuries, third umpire reviews and dropped catches, Sri Lanka took a firm grip on the first Test at the SSC, Colombo, a ground have turned into a fortress of sorts, giving all comers a torrid time. Warnapura (115) was the first centurion, the twice reprieved captain Jayawardene 9136) extended his dream run at the venue but it was Samarweera who played the knock of the day, remaining unbeaten on 111*. Sri Lanka, 442 for 4, re not done yet, but whenever they relinquish the batting crease, the pressure will be on India’s batsmen to deliver and same this game. Match Summary and Scoreboard.

“It’s a good batting wicket, batting here is all about settling in the initial period, it’s easy to graft runs. With the two dropped catches I’ve been very lucky, but that’s how it goes. Sometimes things go your way.”, said Mahela jayawardene.

In this match create a history, Review system makes debut. On three occasions, the umpire review system was put to the test. Mark Benson was the stating umpire  on each occasion and twice when the Indians appealed, his orginal decision was found to be correct while Sri Lanka won a successful appeal, giving Tillakratne Dilshan becoming a first players to successfully have a standing umpire change his decision.