India, Feb. 1 -- Nathan Lyon achieved a rare bowling feat during Day 4 of the opening Test against Sri Lanka, as he dismissed Dinesh Chandimal twice within the same session. The Australian spin great ended Chandimal's fighting knock in the first innings at 10:13 AM local time, and after Australia imposed a follow-on, Lyon dismissed the Sri Lanka batter again at 12:03 PM.

Chandimal scored a gritty 72 in the first innings, fighting a lone battle as wickets continued to tumble at the other end for Sri Lanka. In a fairly one-sided contest in Galle so far, Australia posted a mammoth 654/6d to put Sri Lanka on the backfoot. The hosts, in reply, collapsed to just 165, after which Australia imposed the follow-on.

It was a disastrous morning for...