Sri Lanka vs India 2017: 2nd Test day 3, 5 talking points

#1 Mendis, Karunaratne put up a defiant show

Sri Lanka finally found their fight through Karunaratne and Mendis

It came too late in the game, with 622 from India matched up poorly by a 183 in the first innings. Following on, Lanka needed to find their fight from somewhere and once again it was Dimuth Karunaratne, quickly establishing himself as a 'second innings only' player, who started the resilient display alongside Kusal Mendis.

The duo put on a defiant 191 for the second wicket against a soft ball which Ashwin and Jadeja failed to find breakthroughs with. The partnership was largely untroubled which brings the question as to where this kind of patience and temperament was in the first innings.