Harbhajan Singh took four Sri Lankan wickets

Spinner Harbhajan Singh took 4-71 in the final session as India fought back to restrict Sri Lanka to 215-5 on day two of the second Test in Galle.

Sri Lanka were 137-1 after Malinda Warnapura and Kumar Sangakkara had put on 133 following Michael Vandort's dismissal in the first over.

But Harbhajan ended their stand and then took two more wickets.

Virender Sehwag had carried his bat for an unbeaten 201 as spinner Ajantha Mendis took 6-117 in India's 329.

Sehwag also passed 5,000 Test runs with his fifth Test double-century, which came from just 231 deliveries and featured 22 fours and four sixes.

He also became only the second India after Sunil Gavaskar to carry his bat through an innings.

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India had resumed the day on 214-4 and Sehwag shared 100 runs with VVS Laxman for the fifth wicket.

Mendis broke the partnership and India lost their last five wickets for just 51.

In response, Sri Lanka were 126-1 at tea after the early loss of Vandort, but the slide began in the seventh over of the last session when Warnapura (66) drove a Harbhajan delivery to Gautam Gambhir at short cover.

Harbhajan struck again in his next over, removing the dangerous Sangakkara for 68.

Captain Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera added 48 to the total but never looked comfortable on a pitch offering turn and bounce for the spinners.

Harbhajan struck twice in the 53rd over, trapping Samaraweera lbw and three balls later he had Tillakaratne Dilshan caught bat-pad at forward-short-leg.

Samaraweera challenged the dismissal under the trial laws being used in this series, but third umpire Gamini Silva agreed with on-field umpire Mark Benson and ruled him out.

Sri Lanka can clinch the three-match series with victory in this Test, having won the opener by an innings and 239 runs.