After India resumed on their overnight score of 50 for 2, Angelo Mathews dismissed his counterpart Virat Kohli for 18 in the ninth over of the second day, getting him to edge one to the wicketkeeper AFP
A 55-run stand ensued between Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma, but Rohit fell at the stroke of lunch, edging Dhammika Prasad to slip after making 26 AFP
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Prasad struck again on the first ball after lunch to get rid of Stuart Binny for a golden duck, to bring on debutant Naman Ojha AFP
As Pujara kept the scoreboard ticking, he lost partners at regular intervals. Ojha holed out, trying to swat Tharindhu Kaushal for a six, while R Ashwin edged Prasad to the wicketkeeper. India were now on a precarious 180 for 7 AFP
Pujara, though, was undeterred and battled his way to a seventh Test hundred Associated Press
Amit Mishra gave Pujara ample support from the other end, and in the process, made his way to his third Test half-century AFP
Rangana Herath ended the 104-run eighth-wicket stand when he had Mishra stumped for 59. Rain interrupted soon after, bringing a premature end to the day's play with India at 292 for 8 AFP
