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S. Lanka 131-3 at stumps, trail India by 405 runs

AFP, New Delhi

Sun Dec 3, 2017 05:45 PM Last update on: Sun Dec 3, 2017 05:51 PM

Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews (R) plays a shot as Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha looks on during the second day of the third Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka. Photo: AFP

Sri Lanka were 131 for three at stumps, trailing India by 405 runs, on day two of the pollution-hit third Test in New Delhi on Sunday.

Angelo Mathews, on 57, and skipper Dinesh Chandimal, on 25, put together an unbeaten 56-run stand after the visitors lost their top three to an inspired Indian bowling attack.

Virat Kohli earlier hit his sixth double century as Indian captain. But the day was overshadowed by the smog issue as Sri Lanka's fielders took the extraordinary step of wearing face masks at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground.