Dimuth Karunaratne, on 11, and Lahiru Thirimanne, on 9, were at the crease after paceman Ishant Sharma bowled Sadeera Samarawickrama for 0 with the second ball of the innings. The day belonged to Kohli, who hit a majestic 213 before falling to off-spinner Dilruwan Perera. He walked off to a standing ovation from a raucous crowd. It was the star batsman's fifth 200-plus score in his 62nd Test. He has also achieved double centuries against the West Indies, New Zealand, England and Bangladesh.A century for @ImRo45 followed by the signal from the dressing room. India declare on 610/6, lead Sri Lanka (205) by 405 runs #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/m2SUb9w323
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 26, 2017
Kohli and Rohit put on 173 for the fifth wicket to pulverise a deflated Sri Lanka attack that sent down 176.1 overs in about six sessions of play. Kohli, who started the day on 54, smashed 17 fours and two sixes during his 267-ball knock. He received able support from Sharma, who reached his 50 before tea and then stepped up a gear to amass runs all around the ground and register his third Test hundred.India maintain full control of the 2nd Test, with Sri Lanka 21/1 at the close of play, still 384 runs behind. #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/tR4GW8UxOK
— ICC (@ICC) November 26, 2017
Kohli's 183-run third-wicket stand with his overnight partner Cheteshwar Pujara had taken the steam out of the attack. Pujara was bowled by paceman Dasun Shanaka for 143 in the first session, but Kohli kept scoring quickly in his team's bid to bat just once in the match. Ajinkya Rahane, who was out to Perera for two, and opener Lokesh Rahul were the only two specialist batsmen to miss the Indian run fest of one double century and three centuries. After the early departure of Rahul on day one, Murali Vijay (128) and Pujara had put India in the driving seat with their 209-run second-wicket partnership. The first match of the series was hit by rain and ended in a draw in Kolkata.STUMPS: Sri Lanka end day three 20-1 in their second innings, trailing India by a massive 384 runs after Virat Kohli's 213 helped the hosts to 610-6d. Can the hosts secure victory on day four? Watch on Sky Sports Cricket from 3.50am. SCORECARD: https://t.co/qHakMK4zEd pic.twitter.com/r9MbKo6ED8
— Sky Sports Cricket? (@SkyCricket) November 26, 2017
That brings us to the close of Day 3. Sri Lanka in their second innings 21/1 in reply to India's 610/6d. Sri Lanka trail by 384 runs #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/UndPnXCHyD
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 26, 2017