Kotla Test: Sri Lanka hit by Virat Kohli's 243, Delhi smog on day two

India skipper Virat Kohli crushed a profession best 243, his second progressive twofold hundred, preceding a cover of brown haze incited him to pronounce on 536 for seven in the third and last test against Sri Lanka on Sunday.

The house side's assault at that point turned the screw considerably assist on the guests when they diminished Sri Lanka to 131-3 on the second day.

Angelo Mathews gained by an early relief to score 57 not out and captain Dinesh Chandimal was on 25 with Sri Lanka still 405 behind on a dim day in the Indian capital.

A few Sri Lankan players came back from the meal break brandishing facemasks as the regular cloudiness influencing the locale thickened over the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

The brown haze in the end held up play twice and 22 minutes was lost altogether as Lahiru Gamage and his pace partner Suranga Lakmal both left the field amid the second session as they thought that it was hard to relax.


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