The post-lunch session was the most productive session for India as they took four wickets at the expense of 56 runs.
Ishant Sharma and Pragyan Ojha shared the spoils with two wickets apiece as Indian bowlers got their mojo back to bowl out Sri Lanka for 425 in their first innings on the second day of the third and final cricket Test in Colombo today.
Besides Ishant (3/72) and Ojha (4/115), leggie Amit Mishra and part-timer Virender Sehwag claimed one wicket apiece as India removed the last six Sri Lankan wickets for 132 runs and in 51 overs.
The post-lunch session was the most productive session for India as they took four wickets at the expense of 56 runs.
In reply, India were 32 for no loss in 7.2 overs with Sehwag in his usual aggressive form with a run-a-ball 21. Murali Vijay was giving him company on 10. India still trail by 393 runs with all their first innings wicket intact.
For Sri Lanka, Thilan Samaraweera remained unbeaten on 137 which he made from 288 balls and with the help of 12 boundaries and a six.
Angelo Mathews (45) was the other main contributor for Sri Lanka today while the five lower order batsmen could not reach double digit figures as the home side were all out after facing 138 overs around half an hour before the tea break.
Resuming the post-lunch session at 396 for six, Suraj Randiv was the first to go when he scooped a simple skier of the bowling of Sehwag to Rahul Dravid at first slip in his individual score of eight.
Malinga (4) was the next to go as he popped up a simple return catch to Amit Mishra giving the bowler his first wicket.
The remaining batsmen, however, continued to hang on for a while along with Samaraweera who gave some special treatment to Ojha.
It was left to Ishant to get Ajantha Mendis when the batsman stabbed it to gully where Suresh Raina made no mistake.
Ishant then got his third wicket when Chanaka Welegedera failed to gauge a short pitch bouncer that took the edge of his gloves and went to the wicket keeper for a fairly straightforward catch.
In the morning session, Ojha scalped two quick wickets but Samaraweera's patient hundred carried the Sri Lankans forward.
Samaraweera's century came off 229 balls and comprised 10 boundaries.
Ishant Sharma and Abhimanyu Mithun extracted a bit of bounce from the pitch early on, but they could not provide any breakthrough.
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