Galle, Aug. 16 -- Indian batter Dhruv Jurel expressed satisfaction with the team's score but stressed the need to bowl in good areas on Day 3 as the Shubman Gill-led side ended Day 2 on 460/9.

Resuming from 288/2, India lost Rishabh Pant for 39 and KL Rahul for 82 before Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed for an impressive 167. Dhruv Jurel then scored an impressive 51, while Manav Suthar made 24, but Sri Lanka fought back strongly in the final session. Prabath Jayasuriya was the pick of the bowlers with 4/109, supported by debutant Keshara Nuwantha's 3/175.

Sri Lanka claimed several late wickets, including Jurel, Suthar and Mohammed Siraj, but India still finished with a commanding total. At stumps on Day 2, Kuldeep Yadav was unbeaten on 12...