Sri Lanka vs India 2017, 1st Test: Day 2, 5 talking points

#2 Shami's double blow

Shami broke through with two in an over to peg back Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka had lost Karunaratne early but debutant, Gunathilaka, and Upul Tharanga had consolidated since then with the latter playing some astounding shots off Umesh Yadav. Just when it looked like Sri Lanka had settled down on the batting paradise, the debutant slashed at a Shami delivery to edge to first slip, ending the 61-run association.

'One brings another' goes the saying and it held true when Kusal Mendis played a tame shot to Shami's nippy back of the length delivery and edged to Dhawan at first slip.

Lanka had lost 2 wickets on 68 and Shami had triggered the slide in one tidy over. If the first one was a wild shot, Mendis' delivery was an absolute peach that squared up the batsman completely.