Sri Lankan batsmen got starts but failed to convert them into big scores. They had to blame themselves for their poor shot selection that cost them their wickets.
At the other end, Dilshan was in an aggressive mode and was severe on Shantakumaran Sreesanth, the Man of the Match in the last Test in Kanpur.
Sreesanth tried to rattle Dilshan with a bouncer, but the Sri Lankan hooked it for a six. Dilshan again pulled the next delivery for a four and hit the last ball through mid-wicket for another four, forcing captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to take out Sreesanth from the attack and introduce spin. Dilshan's 160-ball innings was studded with 10 fours and two sixes.
Harbhajan gave India the first breakthrough by picking up Pranavitana before the lunch break. In the second session Sri Lanka lost three quick wickets -- skipper Kumar Sangakkara (18), Mahela Jaywardene (29) and Thilan Samaraweera (1), for 60 runs.
But Dilshan and Mahela did the repair act with a 59-run stand for the third wicket. Things were looking good for Sri Lanka, but disaster struck when Mahela top-edged Sreesanth to give an easy catch to Virender Sehwag at backward square leg before .
Dilshan was unfortunate to be get out bat-pad off Harbhajan and caught by Murali Vijay. TV replays clearly showed that his gloves and bat were long away from the bat, but umpire Nigel Llong thought otherwise.
Matthews and Prasanna Jaywardene (43) took the vistors past the 300-mark with their gritty 67-run partnership.
India lead the series 1-0 and a win here will propel them to the top spot in Test rankings. The historic Brabourne Stadium is hosting the first Test match in 36 years.
Scoreboard at lunch on the second day of the third and final cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Brabourne Stadium here Thursday.
The following is the scoreboard at the end of second day's play of the third and final cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka here Thursday:
Sri Lanka: first innings 393 all out
India: first innings
Murali Vijay lbw b Herath 87
Virender Sehwag batting 284
Rahul Dravid batting 62
Extras (lb-3, nb-7) 10
Total (for one wicket in 79 overs) 443
Bowling
Chanaka Welegedara 16 2 73 0
Nuwan Kulasekara 12 0 84 0
Rangana Herath 22 2 112 1
Muttiah Muralitharan 20 0 119 0
Angelo Mathews 6 0 36 0
Tillakaratne Dilshan 3 0 16 0
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Australia) and Nigel Llong (England)
TV umpire: Shavir Tarapore
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
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