Sri Lanka 356 for 9 (Chandimal 147*, Mathews 111, Ashwin 3-90) trail India 536 for 7 dec by 180 runsHaving kept it locked up all through this tour, Sri Lanka finally reminded everyone of the batting quality they possess, as centuries from Dinesh Chandimal and, at long last, Angelo Mathews helped them avoid the follow-on at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Given how long they were kept on the field, India would probably not have enforced the follow-on anyway. And yet, once they found a way past that stand – having missed numerous opportunities to do so previously – India reasserted their dominance. This was a straightforward chance, at chest height, when India had just taken the second new ball. It was that kind of innings for Mathews, an innings defined by struggle.

Source: Pakistan Today December 04, 2017 15:33 UTC