India vs Lanka 1st Test Day 2: Dhawan, Kohli hit ton

Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara (left) walks to the pavilion after his dismissal during the first day of the opening Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and India at The Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on August 12, 2015. (AFP)

India's Ravichandran Ashwin (left) celebrates with his teammates after the taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (not pictured) during the first day of their first Test cricket match in Galle August 12, 2015. (Reuters)

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara reacts as he walks off the field after his dismissal by India's Ravichandran Ashwin (not pictured) during the first day of their first Test cricket match in Galle August 12, 2015. (Reuters)

Indian bowler Ishant Sharma (centre) celebrates after dismissing Sri Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne during the first day of the opening Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and India at The Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on August 12, 2015. (AFP)

Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews (left) and his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli pose for photographers during a press conference ahead of their three-Test match series in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. (AP)

Published Tuesday, August 11, 2015

By Cricket Correspondent and Agencies

Dhawan scored his second consecutive Test century and fourth Test ton overall as India overhauled Sri Lanka's first innings total of 183 in the first session of Day 2.

Opener Shikhar Dhawan scored his second consecutive hundred as he and captain Virat Kohli took India past Sri Lanka's first innings total on the second day of the opening test at Galle on Thursday.

Kohli was oout lbw by Tharindu Kaushal right after scored his century (102).

Next batsman A Rahane was out lbw by Tharindu Kaushal. He did not open his scoring board.

Sri Lanka, all out for 183 in their first innings, had a few half chances in the morning session but otherwise failed to trouble the batsmen on the slow pitch at the Galle International Stadium.

Left-handed Dhawan, who scored 173 against Bangladesh in India's last test in June, hit a cover drive for four off paceman Dhammika Prasad to complete his fourth test century.

The 29-year-old, who was dropped on 28 by home captain Angelo Mathews off Tharindu Kaushal on Wednesday, has hit 11 fours in his knock so far.

Kohli, in his first full series as India's test captain, has hit nine fours and looked set for his 11th hundred in tests.

Squads

India: Virat Kohli (capt), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Ishant Sharma.

Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga, Jehan Mubarak, Kusal Perera, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Tharindu Kaushal, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhammika Prasad, Vishwa Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera.

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