Late cameos by Kamindu Mendis and Dunith Wellalage lifted Sri Lanka to 240 for 9 after India’s spinners struck regular blows. Wellalage, who made 39, and fellow left-hander Kamindu, who hit 40, boosted the total with a 72-run seventh-wicket stand after Sri Lanka slipped to 136-6. Washington Sundar returned figures of 3 for 30 and was ably supported by fellow spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who took two wickets with his left-arm wrist spin.