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Colombo: Kumar Sangakkara and Tharanga Paranavitana served the Indians a painful reminder of the initiative lost on the first day of the series, cashing in on some unthreatening bowling that offered plenty of opportunities to score on a seemingly lifeless track.
The pair batted throughout the afternoon session, putting together a second wicket partnership of 174 to carry Sri Lanka to 273-2 as India's bowlers toiled on a placid pitch.
Paranavitana, who played the passive role in the opening partnership of 99 with Tillakaratne Dilshan, continued to assist his captain in a further stand.
After tea he was bowled by Ishant Sharma on 100 after hitting one six and ten fours on a good batting track.
Sangakkara, displaying more aggression than his partner, unbeaten on 130 at the break having stroked fifteen fours of his own.
India tried six bowlers, their only success the wicket of Dilshan in the morning session.
The Sri Lankan openers justified Sangakkara's decision to bat first by scoring runs briskly off a depleted Indian attack missing Zaheer Khan and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.
Dilshan attacked from the beginning, smashing Ishant Sharma for four consecutive fours in his second over and repeating the treatment on Abhimanyu Mithun.
Dilshan completed his half century off 39 balls with 10 fours but at 54 got over-ambitious and in attempting to drive left-arm spinner Pragjyan Ojha gave a simple catch to VVS Laxman at short extra cover.
Sangakkara joined the cautious Paranavitana and took Sri Lanka to tea without further loss. Sri Lanka lead the 3-match series 1-0.
Brief score
Sri Lanka 312 for 2 (Sangakkara 130*, Paranavitana 100)
