India vs Sri Lanka: Virat Kohli, Abhinav Mukund extend visitors’ lead

India captain Virat Kohli (L) and Abhinav Mukund extented their lead against Sri Lanka on the third day of the first Test in Galle. (AP)

Updated on: Jul 28, 2017 8:16 PM IST

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India captain Virat Kohli (L) and Abhinav Mukund extented their lead against Sri Lanka on the third day of the first Test in Galle. (AP)

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Sri Lanka resumed Day 2 of the first Test in Galler at 154/5. Dilruwan Perera was the top-scorer for the home team, making 92 runs. (AP)

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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews also played an important innings of 83 runs. (REUTERS)

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Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the Indian bowlers on Friday as the left-armer scalped three wickets. (AFP)

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India bowled out Sri Lanka for 291, with a lead of 309 runs. However, Virat Kohli decided not to enforce follow-on and as the visitors came out to bat. (AP)

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India did not start well in their second innings as opener Shikhar Dhawan (L) was dismissed early on. (AP)

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Rain kept interrupting play regularly on Day 3 of the first Test. (REUTERS)

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Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored a brilliant century in the first innings, was also dismissed cheaply. (AFP)

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Rain stopped play yet again, halting the progress of the game. (REUTERS)

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India opener Abhinav Mukund, however, came good and scored a brilliant 81 which included eight boundaries. (REUTERS)

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Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli (L) and Abhinav Mukund combined well to put on 133 runs for the third wicket. (AFP)

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Indian batsman Abhinav Mukund was the last wicket to fall on Day 3, bringing an end to the day’s play. (AFP)