Sri Lanka vs India 2017: 3rd Test Day 3, 5 talking points

#3 Ravichandran Ashwin helps himself with a four-for

Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates after dismissing Dimuth Karunaratne

Ravichandran Ashwin enjoyed another successful outing with the ball against a clueless Sri Lankan batting line up.

The off-spinner was at his best in his first spell of the day in which he dismissed the centurion from the previous two matches - Dimuth Karunaratne. Ashwin mixed his pace beautifully against the left-hander and bowled nagging lengths. The Sri Lankan opener couldn't resist the invitation and edged a drive to Ajinkya Rahane at first slip.

Ashwin looked keen on giving the ball more air and tempting the batsmen to go for drives and the tactic worked nicely for him. The tall right-arm spinner took three more wickets later in the day and ended up with the best figures for an Indian in the innings, 28.3-6-68-4.