India vs Sri Lanka: Ravindra Jadeja hits second Test hundred to help hosts post strong total

India vs Sri Lanka: Ravindra Jadeja hit his second Test hundred on Saturday to help India post a strong total on Day 2 of the ongoing series opener in Mohali.

Ravindra Jadeja continued his sensational return to the Indian team to hammer his second Test hundred and put the hosts in a commanding position on Day 2 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Mohali.

Jadeja, who came to bat after Shreyas Iyer's departure, shared a 104-run stand with Rishabh Pant (96) and then combined with Ravichandran Ashwin to forge another 100-plus unbeaten stand for the seventh wicket in the Mohali Test.

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Earlier, on Day 1, Virat Kohli reached 8,000 runs in his 100th test and Rishabh Pant hit 96 off 97 balls as India scored 357/6 at stumps in the first Test against Sri Lanka on Friday.

Pant got his ninth Test half-century as India took control in the third session of the opening day.

Opener Hanuma Vihari (58) completed his sixth test half-century and added 90 runs for the third wicket with Kohli, who walked to the crease to a chorus of cheers.

Sri Lanka pulled things back with two wickets in four overs.