Spinners strike after India secure big lead

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Aug-2015Dhawan was the first to reach three figures, bringing up his fourth century in Test cricket•AFPKohli joined him in the second session to notch up his fourth ton in as many Tests as captain•Associated PressSri Lanka hit back through offspinner Tharindu Kaushal, who dismissed Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane in quick succession as India slipped from 254 for 2 to 257 for 4•AFPIndia looked to be headed to tea without any more casualties when Dhawan, who had put on 37 runs with Wriddhiman Saha, was bowled by Nuwan Pradeep. Two overs later, Pradeep removed R Ashwin, as India were reduced to 304 for 6•AFPWriddhiman Saha batted with the tail to strike his maiden Test fifty and helped India to 375, securing a lead of 192•AFPKohli then threw the ball to R Ashwin and the offspinner took just four deliveries to breach the defence of Dimuth Karunaratne•AFPThings went from bad to worse for the hosts when Kaushal Silva was undone by an Amit Mishra googly, leaving them at 5 for 2 at stumps•AFP