Galle: Opener Shikhar Dhawan made the most of his lucky Test comeback to slam a career-best 190-run knock, while Cheteshwar Pujara continued his golden run as India posted a formidable 399/3 on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka here.

Brought into the squad only after first-choice opener Murali Vijay was ruled out due to injury, Dhawan made full use of the opportunity and played an entertaining 168-ball  innings that was studded with 31 fours. This was his fifth Test hundred.

Perfect foil to him was the in-form Pujara, who notched up his 12th Test hundred, remaining unbeaten at 144 off 247 balls. The duo powered India to their highest total on day one 
of an away Test and also the best by a visiting team in Sri  Lanka, bettering the West Indies.

They also shared a 253-run second-wicket stand, which can well be described the defining partnership for India.

It was a case of two contrasting hundreds but both served India's purpose quite well against a home team, which was down to 10 men after middle-order batsman Asela Gunaratne was ruled out of the series with a fractured left thumb. Gunaratne was  injured while fielding at second slip, trying to grab a catch  of Dhawan.

The visiting batsmen were in marauding form and amassed  the highest number of runs on the opening day of a Test by a  visiting team in Sri Lanka.

In the process, India improved on their previous record  of most runs scored on the opening day of an overseas Test,  which stood at 375/9 versus New Zealand in Wellington.