Sreesanth struck the day's first blow, dismissing Paranavitana. The Kerala pacer bowled a perfect out-swinger which got the edge of the left-hander and was brilliantly taken by the skipper M S Dhoni behind the stumps.
The left-hander scored 38 from 84 deliveries, inclusive of six boundaries, adding 82 runs for the second wicket with Sangakkara.
Riding on his three-wicket burst in the first session, Sreesanth picked up two more in the second to bring the Lankans on their knees. Despite a half-century partnership between Mahela (47) and Prasanna Jayawardene (39), Lanka went into tea with 219 for 8.
Down in the trenches after losing four wickets in the first session, the two Jayawardenes — Mahela and Prasanna — dug in deep to lead Lanka’s fightback. Often beaten and rushed into shots by the two spinners, they carried on manfully.
Down in the trenches after losing four wickets in the first session, the two Jayawardenes — Mahela and Prasanna — dug in deep to lead Lanka’s fightback. Often beaten and rushed into shots by the two spinners, they carried on manfully.
Pragyan Ojha, who is making his Test debut, impressed, as he not only kept the runs down, but also grabbed his maiden Test wicket when he dismissed the in-form Mahela Jayawardene.
Jayawardene, who struck a double century in the last Test, looked to loft Ojha over mid-on, but failed to connect and spooned an easy catch to Sachin Tendulkar Ojha then came back to pick the wicket of Muttiah Muralitharan. He finished with the figures of 23-12-37-2.
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