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Dilruwan Perera strikes first, Shikhar Dhawan departs, India 44/1 from 12 overs
Earlier in the day, Sri Lanka 291/9 (all out) from 78.3 overs.
India kept their score ticking in the second innings even after Shikhar Dhawan departed early. Cheteshwar Pujara, who came in at number three, and Abhinav Mukund kept the team going as the lead went past 350.
Ind lead by 353 runs, Shikhar Dhawan has failed to recreate his form from the first innings
Dilruwan Perera sent in a short ball outside the off stump, a ball that was asking to be hit. But the ball stopped on Dhawan, who only spooned it to substitute Dhananjaya de Silva at backward point.