Cricket - Sri Lanka v India - First Test Match - Galle, Sri Lanka - July 27, 2017 - India's captain Virat Kohli celebrates with his teammates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Upul Tharanga. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
GALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - India amassed 600 in their first innings and returned to blow away the top half of the Sri Lankan batting order to tighten their grip on the first test at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday.
Sri Lanka were reeling on 154 for five at stumps on day two, still 446 behind and facing the unenviable task of saving the match with 10 batsmen following Asela Gunaratne's series-ending thumb injury.
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