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

#3 Kusal Mendis, Karunaratne need some fine tuning

Karunaratne sizzled with a hundred in the second innings

Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis have been Sri Lanka's saviours in recent times but the duo have been consistently inconsistent, which has affected Lanka's results. Karunaratne, known as a firefighter when the situation demands, has struggled to create an impact in the first innings on several occasions.

In Galle as well, the southpaw was playing catch up and fell three short of a hundred. This time around he and Kusal Mendis, another highly talented prospect, scored respective centuries, but could not put in a fighting show in the first innings, when it could have impacted the final result of the game.