Mohali, March 5 : Ravindra Jadeja scored his second Test century as India piled on runs to reach 468 for 7 on Day 2 of the first Test against Sri Lanka here on Saturday. Jadeja has faced 166 balls and hammered 10 boundaries in his unbeaten 102-run knock. Bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin (61) also joined the party by scoring his 12th Test fifty. The overnight batsmen together stitched a 130-run partnership for the seventh wicket before India reached a very strong position at lunch. India plundered a whopping 111 runs in the morning session, losing only Ashwin’s wicket. The Sri Lankan attack looked clueless in Lahiru Kumara’s absence. The pacer suffered a hamstring on Friday and did not take the field on Saturday. According to former Sri Lankan player and commentator Arnold Russell, Kumara will be out of the action for at least two weeks. It was close to lunch that Suranga Lakmal picked up Ashwin’s wicket with a flurry of bouncers. Otherwise, Ashwin was all treat for the fans at the stadium. His silken flicks and well-timed drives reminded them of the class of V V S Laxman. Earlier, Rishabh Pant hammered 96 to help India reach 357 for six. He missed his century after he was cleaned up by Lakmal. Pant put on a vital stand of 104 with Jadeja, who remained 45 not out at stumps on the opening day. Pant reached his 8th Test half-century and then walloped Lasith Embuldeniya for two sixes and two fours in a 22-run over. He continued his blitz before being sent back by Lakmal. Hanuma Vihari (58) also hogged the limelight on Day 1 and looked comfortable in the company of Virat Kohli, who surpassed his 8,000 run-mark in his 100th Test match. BDN MR