25 November 2017, 16:49 PM
Over 98 | Score 312/2 (Cheteshwar Pujara 121; Virat Kohli 54)
India end second day's play with a 107-run lead over Lanka with Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli stitching a 96-run third-wicket stand as India take complete control of the match. That was after a double-hundred partnership between Pujara and Murali Vijay.
25 November 2017, 16:06 PM
14th Test 100 for @cheteshwar1 and 4th vs Sri Lanka #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/OSglC0nRVd
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 25, 2017
25 November 2017, 16:01 PM
Over 87 | Score 265/2 (Cheteshwar Pujara 101; Virat Kohli 28)
Brilliant hundred from India's batting mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara. A double off the second ball of the 87th over, bowled by Dasun Shanaka.
India's lead now 60 runs and the third-wicket stand is 50 off 70 balls.
25 November 2017, 15:35 PM
Over 82 | Score 245/2 (Cheteshwar Pujara 91; Virat Kohli 18)
Drinks!
India increase the lead to 40 runs with a minimum of 16 overs' play left in the day. Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli added 29 runs for the third wicket.
25 November 2017, 15:11 PM
Over 77 | Score 224/2 (Cheteshwar Pujara 88; Virat Kohli 3)
Murali Vijay loses his wicket, trying to play sweep shot against full toss. Caught at short fine leg.
Wicket: Murali Vijay c Dilruwan Perera b Rangana Herath 128 (221)
It happened off the third ball of the 76th over. And thus ended a massive 206-run second-wicket stand. Skipper Virat Kohli is India's new man.
25 November 2017, 15:00 PM
Over 74 | Score 211/1 (Murali Vijay 126; Cheteshwar Pujara 77)
Finally, India take the lead, by one six
Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara continue to punish Lankan bowlers. They have added 204 runs for the second wicket.
Meanwhile, Pujara becomes first Indian to hit thousand runs in Test this year. Two other players to have achieved the feat are Dean Elgar of South Africa (1097 in 11 Tests) and Lankan Dimuth Karunaratne (1000 in 12 Tests).
25 November 2017, 14:47 PM
Over 65 | Score 195/1 (Murali Vijay 116; Cheteshwar Pujara 71)
What a blow. Sadeera Samarawickrama, at forward short leg, bears the brunt of full-blooded pull shot from Murali Vijay. He's out. Off the field. It hit him in the ribs. That happened off the third ball of the 70th ball.
Meanwhile, India's deficit is reduced to 10 runs.
25 November 2017, 14:30 PM
Meanwhile, HERE's what Aussie captain Steve Smith did today, against England.
25 November 2017, 14:14 PM
Over 65 | Score 185/1 (Murali Vijay 106; Cheteshwar Pujara 71)
Tea! Another session for India.
A 178-run stand between Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara means that India are only 20 runs behind. In the last ten overs, India have scored 41 runs.
25 November 2017, 13:56 PM
.@mvj888 celebrates as he brings up his 10th Test ton. This is his first against Sri Lanka #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/fBqe3TqaCA
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 25, 2017
25 November 2017, 13:54 PM
Over 61 | Score 173/1 (Murali Vijay 102; Cheteshwar Pujara 63)
What a comeback! Murali Vijay takes a quick single off the fourth ball of the over, bowled by Dilruwan Perera, for his tenth hundred. Nine fours and a six.
His second-wicket stand with Cheteshwar Pujara is now worth 166, from 346 balls. And India's deficit reduces to 32 runs.
25 November 2017, 13:40 PM
Over 58 | Score 160/1 (Murali Vijay 94; Cheteshwar Pujara 58)
A good period of play for India, scoring 46 runs in the last ten overs. India's trail is now 45 runs, with a minimum of 40 overs left in today's play.
Murali Vijay is six runs away from his 10th Test hundred. What a knock from the opener.
At the start of the 58th over, Dasun Shanaka convinced Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal to take a review, for caught behind against Vijay, but there was nothing. Wasted review.
25 November 2017, 13:09 PM
Over 52 | Score 125/1 (Murali Vijay 75; Cheteshwar Pujara 42)
The second-wicket stand between Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara is now worth 118 runs from 289. India now trail Lanka by 80 runs.
For the visitors, Rangana Herath and Suranga Lakmal continue to toil hard.
There were a couple of drop chances, but India are sure dominating the proceedings.
25 November 2017, 12:33 PM
Over 43 | Score 102/1 (Murali Vijay 61; Cheteshwar Pujara 33)
Steady play from the Indian batsmen. Five runs added to the grand total in four overs after the Lunch break. But the partnership between Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara is nearing the 100-run mark as India also reached 100.
25 November 2017, 11:37 AM
Over 39 | Score 97/1 (Murali Vijay 56; Cheteshwar Pujara 33)
LUNCH!
Two runs from the last over before lunch as India slowly by steadily eat into Lanka's lead in Nagpur. Murali Vijay hits his 16th fifty and Cheteshwar Pujara is on for a big score too.
The difference is 108 runs.
25 November 2017, 11:30 AM
Over 38 | Score 95/1 (Murali Vijay 55; Cheteshwar Pujara 32)
What a comeback from Murali Vijay. The opener notches up his 16th Test fifty with a sublime on-drive, leaving Dashun Shanaka clueless. It happened off the first ball of the 34th over. Watch Vijay's celebration here.
His partnership with ever reliable Cheteshwar Pujara is now worth 88, and it helps India reduce the first innings deficit to 110 runs.
25 November 2017, 11:01 AM
Over 31 | Score 75/1 (Murali Vijay 47; Cheteshwar Pujara 20)
Brilliant batting from Murali Vijay. Three runs away from his 16th Test fifty. Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara added 68 runs in 163 balls as India reduced the difference to 130 runs.
25 November 2017, 10:27 AM
Over 22 | Score 42/1 (Murali Vijay 21; Cheteshwar Pujara 13)
Three back-to-back maiden overs as Rangana Herath and Lahiru Gamage tie down Indian batsmen in the centre. India still trail Lanka by another 163 runs.
Meanwhile, Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara added 35 runs for the second wicket, with 15 of those coming in the last ten overs.
25 November 2017, 10:04 AM
Over 16 | Score 34/1 (Murali Vijay 19; Cheteshwar Pujara 7)
Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara are in building the Indian innings, and both look in complete control of the proceedings. They have added 27 runs for the second wicket partnership. India still trail by 171 runs. For Lanka, Suranga Lakmal and Rangana Herath are operating in tandem.
25 November 2017, 09:38 AM
Over 9 | Score 16/1 (Murali Vijay 7; Cheteshwar Pujara 2)
What a start. Murali Vijay plays a sumptuous drive to start the day's proceedings in Nagpur. Loosner from Suranga Lakmal? One more single and five runs from the over.
25 November 2017, 08:58 AM
One good sight to start the day, captain Kohli shares light moment with man's best friend
Sharing a light moment with man’s best friend - Captain @imVkohli before the start of day’s play. pic.twitter.com/q7KcRd5VpB
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 25, 2017
25 November 2017, 08:35 AM
Day 1 Recap
There were talks of a green top awaiting both the teams in Nagpur in the run-up to the second match, like the one we have witnessed in Kolkata. But after winning the toss, Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal opted to bat first, thus giving us enough that that's certainly not so. Then, came Ishant Sharma. The lanky pacer rocked the Lankan top-order early in the day yesterday to give India a good start. Dreaded spin twins R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja then did the cleanup work.
India took the opening day honours dismissing Lanka for 205, with the trio sharing all ten wickets among themselves. Ashwin and Jadeja, who went wicketless in the first Test at Kolkata, returned figures of 4/67 and 3/56, while Ishant bowled a telling spell of 3/37 to bowl out the Lankans for a paltry total in 79.1 overs.
For the visitors, skipper Chandimal (57) and opener Dimuth Karunaratne (51) hit fifties and showed fleeting moments of brilliance, but Indian bowlers were too disciplined to let them off the hook.
However, Lanka responded in style by removing KL Rahul (7), who played on a Lahiru Gamage delivery onto his stumps, late in the day.
So, India will resume at 11/1 with Murali Vijay (2) and Cheteshwar Pujara (2) batting.
