Rain continued to disappoint the Indian team as in the second day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka was also washed out here at the Eden Gardens on Friday. Reopening at yesterday's score of 17-3, Sri Lankan bowlers maintained their good show as they removed India's Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin in the only session played before rain interrupted the second day's play.

At stumps, India was at 74-5, with Cheteshwar Pujara (unbeaten at 47) closing in on his half-century alongside Wriddhiman Saha (unbeaten at six). And Dasun Shanaka was the pick of the bowlers for Lanka as he bagged two wickets in the first session.

On Thursday, the first day of the ongoing match was called off because of the bad light after Lanka asked the hosts to bat first. India had made a sluggish start to their first innings as openers KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan were replaced cheaply for duck and eight respectively.

Skipper Virat Kohli, who came to bat at number three, also walked back to the pavilion after he was stumped at zero. All the three Indian wickets were taken by Suranga Lakmal without conceding a single run. It should be seen that the Kohli-led top Test side is aiming to record their ninth straight Test series win.

The Islanders, on the other hand, are looking to forget the annihilation suffered at home and chase what has been an improbable dream of winning their first Test on the Indian soil.