India batsmen dominate Sri Lanka

Second Test, Kanpur, day one (close): India 417-2 v Sri Lanka Match scorecard Coverage: Regular score updates plus daily reports on BBC Sport website, plus live television coverage on Sky Sports 1 from 0400 GMT Sehwag hit 18 fours and two sixes in his 16th Test century Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag hit hundreds as India dominated day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka. Gambhir (167) and Sehwag (131), who was dropped in the opening over by Mahela Jayawardene, put on 233 after India won the toss and elected to bat in Kanpur. Muttiah Muralitharan removed both men either side of tea, but Rahul Dravid (85 not out) and Sachin Tendulkar (20 not out) led India to 417-2 at stumps. It was the first time India had made 400 in a day in a Test match. Kumar Sangakkara's depleted attack was hammered around the park as India's top order ensured there was no capitulation as in the first Test in Ahmedabad. Sehwag, 31, was uncharacteristically scratchy in the first hour and was dropped by Jayawardene at first slip before he could get off the mark, before going on to dominate the opening stand. 606: DEBATE After watching some of the second Test this morning I was left incredibly frustrated with Indian cricket, the pitch looks so unbelievably flat DPD He broke the shackles by driving Angelo Mathews for his first boundary in the 12th over and followed that with a pull to the mid-wicket fence in the same over. Sehwag then surged ahead of Gambhir and reached his 16th Test century off just 97 deliveries by turning Muralitharan for a boundary to fine leg. Sehwag hammered Muralitharan for three consecutive boundaries as India sped past the 200 mark in the afternoon session and continued to accumulate runs at breakneck pace before Muralitharan made the breakthrough. Sehwag drove at a delivery with a little more air and picked out Tillakaratne Dilshan at extra cover. "It was a good track to bat on and we capitalised on that," said Sehwag. "I knew they were playing with three spinners so I decided to play out the first few overs when the ball was seaming before hitting out against their slow bowlers. "We will now look to put up a big total and put Sri Lanka under pressure. The wicket should crack up on the third and fourth days and we are confident of taking 20 wickets." The 28-year-old Gambhir, who had provided the early momentum, slowed as he neared his century but got there in style, skipping down the track to hit Rangana Herath for a straight boundary. It was his eighth century, fourth in as many Tests and second in succession after a century in the second innings in Ahmedabad. Together with Dravid, Gambhir added 137 for the second wicket, before Muralitharan pulled off a brilliant caught and bowled for Sri Lanka's second wicket of the day. Dravid reached his half-century - his 58th in Tests - by sweeping Muralitharan for a single and he and Tendulkar played cautiously to finish the day unbeaten. Ajantha Mendis, who took injured fast bowler Dammika Prasad's place in the side, conceded 87 from 19 overs while Herath - the third specialist spinner in Sri Lanka's attack - leaked 91 from 18 overs. Muralitharan, whose form has been questioned of late, finished with figures of 2-100 from 18 overs.