New Delhi: Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara made sure that India take control of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Nagpur with their classy batting on Saturday. (Day 2 Blog | Scorecard)
At Tea on Day 2, India reduced the first innings deficit to 20 runs. They survived some tough chances, but in the 44th over, both the batsmen survived chaos off a single ball.
Vijay played a lofted on-drive off the fifth ball, bowled by Lahiru Gamage. But Dilruwan Perera, at short mid-on, went for the catch and collided with Pujara at the non-striker's end.
A dropped catch, indeed, but the loose ball presented Lanka with a chance to run out Pujara. The Indian batsman, on the floor, used his hands to reach safety.
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Vijay went on to hit his tenth Test hundred and at the time of filing the report, he was building the Indian innings with an unbeaten 194-run second-wicket partnership with Pujara after 71 overs.
