India vs Sri Lanka 2017, 3rd Test Day 3: 5 things we learnt from the day

#3 Ashwin breaks Lankan resistance

Ashwin grabbed three crucial wickets to peg back Sri Lanka

If the flat pitch on offer looked like it would negate the Ashwin effect, it didn't quite work out that way. The tall off-spinner, silent for a large portion of the day, roared back to form by breaking the Mathews-Chandimal stand, dismissing the latter to give India an avenue to channelize their attack.

Ashwin returned to dismiss Roshen Silva for a three-ball duck, inducing an inside edge off his bat, the catch taken by the fielder at forward short leg. Niroshan Dickwella departed two overs later, missing a forward prod and getting cleaned up comprehensively by Ashwin's off-break.