Prasidh Krishna and Manav Suthar took a wicket each as India reduced Sri Lanka to a precarious 8/2 in just three overs before bad light brought early stumps on Day Two of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Monday.
If day one was about shared honours, day two was thoroughly dominated by India, who need a win to boost their World Test Championship (WTC) final chances. A visibly frustrated Jayasuriya departed for two, and flung his gloves away upon reaching the dressing room as umpires halted play for the day due to poor light without allowing another ball to be bowled.
Joined by Krishna, Jurel continued to attack by pulling Fernando over deep backward square leg for another six before scampering two runs off a low full-toss. Krishna then added the final touches to the innings by scything a low full-toss through cover for a boundary to push India past the 500-mark, before skipper Shubman Gill signalled for the duo to come back and declare their innings, as India maintained its pole position in the game.
