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Rahul's ton props up India

M Vijay was trapped in front off the fourth ball of the day by Dhammika Prasad after India elected to bat  AFP
India continued to suffer at Prasad's hands as he prised out Ajinkya Rahane in the fifth over, leaving the visitors on 12 for 2  AFP
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KL Rahul, however, remained unruffled by the early losses and played positively  AFP
Along with captain Virat Kohli, who scored 78 off 107 balls, Rahul put on 164 runs for the third wicket at a scoring rate of 4.20  AFP
The partnership was broken by Rangana Herath, who dismissed Kohli in the second session  AFP
Rahul, though, kicked on to complete his second Test century after tea  Associated Press
But, he didn't last much longer, as Dushmantha Chameera sent him back for 108. His wicket left India at 231 for 4  AFP
India were soon 267 for 5 after Stuart Binny fell early, but Rohit Sharma's 79 took them past 300. Rohit, however, was removed by Angelo Mathews off what eventually became the last ball of the day, and India went to stumps on 319 for 6  Associated Press
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