IND vs SL 2nd Test, Day 2, Highlights: Bumrah gets Thirimanne after India set 447 target; Sri Lanka 28/1 at stumps

Shreyas Iyer's pyrotechnics with the bat drove India to a position of strength after Sri Lanka made early inroads on a spinner-friendly track as the second Test heavily tilted in favour of the hosts. The bright afternoon sun in the beginning of the day/night contest did not allow the pink ball to swing enough and trouble the batters but the early and sharp turn on offer made life tough for the Indians, who were tottering at 126 for five at one stage. Rishabh Pant began the counter-attack with his fiery 36-run knock and Iyer carried forward the recovery work with his scintillating 92-run knock that helped India post a decent 252 in their first innings. Iyer's entertaining knock, that came off 98-balls and had 10 fours and four sixes, negated all the good work done by the visiting bowlers in the first session when they had taken four wickets, including that of skipper Rohit Sharma (15) and Virat Kohli (23). Iyer missed out on what would have been a deserving second Test hundred as he was stumped off left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama (3/81) while going for a big shot.

Sri Lanka were 86-6 in their first innings at stumps, trailing by 166 runs against India on the opening day of the second and final Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Niroshan Dickwella (13 off 29) and Lasith Embuldeniya (0) were unbeaten at the crease at the end of the day's play in Bengaluru. After bowling out India for 252 in their first innings, Sri Lanka didn't show much application during their batting. Angelo Mathews (43 off 85) was Sri Lanka's top scorer on Day 1 while Jasprit Bumrah (3/15), Mohammed Shami (2/18) and Axar Patel (1/21) were the wicket-takers for India.