Herath magic gives Sri Lanka 1-0 lead

There was to be no fairytale fightback. Dhawan’s two-hour vigil was halted by Kaushal, who flung himself forward and to his left on his follow through to pouch the leading edge and account for both first-innings centurions. Wriddhiman Saha was lured out of his crease by Herath, by now enjoying teasing and tormenting the batsmen and celebrating going past Bishan Bedi to become the third highest Test wicket-taker among left-arm spinners, and Harbhajan Singh was gobbled up by Silva diving on to the pitch as Herath completed his 22nd five-for.

Ajinkya Rahane battled on manfully, putting on a perfect exhibition of batting in a pressure situation. Rahane is among the more silent, no-fuss, non-flashy guys in the squad, with plenty of substance. With no support at the other end though, he was always fighting a losing battle, even though he may never have thought along those lines.

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