New Delhi: It was yet again a dominant performance by Team India, with Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane slamming centuries to help the visitors post 344/3 on Day 1. ( SCORECARD || FULL COVERAGE || DAY 1 - REPORT) 


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Overs 90 | Score 344/3 | Rahane 103 (168) ; Pujara 128 (225)


What a day of Test match batting from the Indian point of view! Both batsmen were simply superb. Both Pujara and Rahane batting with aplomb and panache to put India into a great position.


Overs 86 | Score 339/3 | Rahane 100 (154) ; Pujara 126 (215)


Rahane gets it finally. His ninth Test match ton. 12 boundaries with a strike rate of over 66! It has been a breeze for the Mumbai batsman.


Overs 83 | Score 329/3 | Rahane 96 (143) ; Pujara 123 (208)


Rahane marching towards his ninth Test match ton. He is matching Pujara stroke to stroke. The partnership is about to reach the 200-run mark.


Overs 78 | Score 306/3 | Rahane 81 (126) ; Pujara 116 (195)


Pujara is grinding the bowlers here, 10 fours and a six in his knock. Rahane meanwhile approaching another ton, 10 boundaries against his name too!


Overs 73 | Score 288/3 | Rahane 70 (112) ; Pujara 109 (179)


Pujara-Rahane complete 150-run martnership, putting an end to Sri Lanka's hopes of restricting India to a moderate total. Both batsmen look on song to amass yet another big team total on board.


Overs 68 | Score 270/3 | Rahane 57 (95) ; Pujara 104 (166)


Cheteshwar Pujara has been the man of the moment as he completes his 13th Test match century in his 50th game. He enjoys the slow and low wickets of Asia and once again carved out a patient, valuable ton. 


Overs 63 | Score 252/3 | Rahane 49 (80) ; Pujara 94 (151)


Pujara really making the most of the 50-Test match of his. Playing safe and sound as Dilruwan and Perera are operating in tandem with the ball.


Overs 58 | Score 238/3 | Rahane 41 (60) ; Pujara 89 (140)


India are sitting pretty at tea on Day 1 of this Test match. The bowlers or the pitch has not troubled the two batsmen who are out there in the middle. 


Overs 57 | Score 235/3 | Rahane 39 (55) ; Pujara 88 (139)


Pujara has been fabulous in his 50th Test match, patiently carving out a superb piece of knock. Rahane has been a wonderful support cast in this all-important partnership. 


Overs 52 | Score 207/3 | Rahane 32 (39) ; Pujara 68 (125)


That has been a tremendous pice of 10 overs for the Indians. Pujara accelarated his performance. From 17 off 65 he went to 67 off 122. Ergo scoring 50 runs off just 57 deliveries. 200 up for India too and the dup at pitch is looking preety strong for the waek Sri Lankan attack.  


Overs 40 | Score 134/3 | Rahane 0 (3) ; Pujara 28 (89)


Rangana Herath got the better of Virat Kohli. Inside out as Kohli aimed to cut it past the slip to third man, but failed to do so as the slip clutched onto the ball. Ajinkya Rahane walked in next  


Overs 32 | Score 114/2 | Kohli 3 (5) ; Pujara 19 (67)


Run-out mishap as KL Rahul departs for 57. He walked back, venting out his frustration. Was it Pujara's fault? Rahul did call for the run and Pujara replied, but then denied to sprint further as Chandimal capitalised on the confusion to dismiss the opener. Skipper Kohli walked in next.  


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Overs 28 | Score 101/1 | Rahul 52 (73) ; Pujara 14 (58)


KL Rahul notches up his comeback fifty, his eighth Test fifty in total as India cross the 100-run mark before departing for lunch  


Overs 25 | Score 96/1 | Rahul 47 (66) ; Pujara 14 (47)


Pujara and Rahul continue it slow with the former inching closer to 4000 Test runs, while the later closer to his first Test fifty since return.  


Overs 20 | Score 91/1 | Rahul 44 (52) ; Pujara 12 (30)


Pujara and Rahul display absolute composure at the pitch as the run rate remains above four. Sri Lankan spinners need to get yet another wicket to disrupt Indian momentum at Colombo.


Overs 15 | Score 70/1 | Rahul 27 (37) ; Pujara 8 (16)


Dilruwan Perera stepped in with the ball and off went Dhawan. Struck his pads, but umpire denied, Sri Lanka this time went upstairs for a review. And yes indeed, OUT it is. Dhawan's fast paced start comes to an end. Cheteshwar Pujara stepped in next. His 50th Test today. ( READ: His 5 best Test knocks )


Overs 10 | Score 56/0 | Rahul 21 (24) ; Dhawan 34 (35)


The duo at pitch continue with their thrashing with Rahul too joining in the occasion at times. Chandimal finally replaces Hearth for Karunaratne who is more of a swing bowler with a shorter run-up. Four down the leg side by Rahul and India bring up a 50-run stand and comes up in just 8.4 overs. That's impressive indeed!


Tenth over, Karunaratne jammed the ball in and struck Rahul's pad. Huge appeal and Umpire raise his finger. Not happy and Rahul went for a review. Outside pitching, missing the stumps due to hieght and Rahul saved. Successful review for the Indians.  


Overs 5 | Score 23/0 | Rahul 3 (9) ; Dhawan 20 (21)


A new Indian opening pair for the Colombo Test – Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul. Nuwan Pradeep started off with the attack followed by Rangana Herath, with the latter being smashed for a huge six over long-on. Dhawan seems all aggressive - stepping out to strike, pulling shots through midwicket.  


India XI: KL Rahul, S Dhawan, CA Pujara, V Kohli, AM Rahane, R Ashwin, HH Pandya, WP Saha, RA Jadeja, UT Yadav, Mohammed Shami


Sri Lanka XI: WU Tharanga, FDM Karunaratne, BKG Mendis, LD Chandimal, AD Mathews, N Dickwella, DM de Silva, MDK Perera, HMRKB Herath, PM Pushpakumara, N Pradeep


09:34 IST: India win toss and elect to bat first 


09:30 IST: Pujara getting ready for 50th Test.



09:15 IST: Men in Blue en route to Sinhalese Sports Club Ground to get Day 1 underway!



The Virat Kohli-led Team India began the Sri Lanka tour with a thumping win in the first Test at Galle. The 304-run win in the Test was India’s biggest overseas win in terms of runs while it was Sri Lanka’s second biggest loss at home. Now, the action moves to Colombo. (IND vs SL, 2nd Test - Full Preview)


The Sri Lanka capital will host the second Test match between the two nations and India will like to continue their winning run in the series. Indian batsmen were on top of their with centuries from Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara. Both the pacer and the spinners impressed in the Galle Test. Pujara will be playing his 50th Test match on Thursday.


For Sri Lanka, Lahiru Thiramane is back in the Test squad after a year. They will be hoping their bowlers can make in-roads in the batting line-up and get some wickets. The batting has been good in bits-and-pieces but Sri Lanka needs a collective effort to put India under pressure with the runs.


Squads:


India: Shikhar Dhawan, Abhinav Mukund, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami.


Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga, Dimuth Karunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Malinda Pushpakumara, Lakshan Sandakan, Lahiru Thirimanne.


Here's everything you need to know about Day 1's play:


When?


The second match of the three-match Test series between India and Sri Lanka will be played from 3-7 August.


What time?


The play on Day 1 of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka will start at 10:00 AM IST.


Where to watch?


The second Test of the three-match Test series will air on Sony Ten network.


Live streaming?


You can also follow the Live streaming of the match on Sony LIV app and website.