India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 3rd day
Jayawardene hands Sri Lanka the advantage
Mahela Jayawardene consolidated Sri Lanka's strong reply•AFP
Ishant Sharma provided India their first breakthrough of the day, dismissing Samaraweera for 70•Associated Press
India struggled to make inroads, as Sri Lanka went past 500 for the first time in the country•AFP
It was a herculean effort from the two as the sixth-wicket stand yielded 216•AFP
He was supported by Thilan Samaraweera, with whom he added 138 for the fourth wicket•AFP
Gautam Gambhir pulled off a smart catch to send back Angelo Mathews before lunch•Associated Press
Prasanna Jayawardene gave Mahela good support•AFP
Prasanna got to his fifty off 100 balls•AFP
Jayawardene took Sri Lanka into the lead with his 27th Test century•AFP
Mahela powered on to his double century as Sri Lanka looked to press home the advantage•AFP
But it was ultimately Jayawardene, who ensured the visitors held all the aces at the end of the third day•Associated Press