Sri Lankan all-rounder Sonal Dinusha  
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India impose follow-on as Sri Lanka bowled out for 290; Dinusha gets second Test ton

Rising Sri Lankan all-rounder Sonal Dinusha struck a second successive century to anchor his team's innings but could not prevent the follow on that India imposed on the hosts after bowling them out for 290 to grab a 213-run first-innings lead in the second Test here on Wednesday.

Colombo | Rising Sri Lankan all-rounder Sonal Dinusha struck a second successive century to anchor his team's innings but could not prevent the follow on that India imposed on the hosts after bowling them out for 290 to grab a 213-run first-innings lead in the second Test here on Wednesday.

India lead the two-match series 1-0 after winning the Galle Test by 165 runs.

Resuming the penultimate day at 265/8, Sri Lanka were steered by Dinusha, who added quick runs before the hosts were bundled out in 89.4 overs.

India had declared their first innings for 503/9.

The Lankan No.7, who was overnight on 85, attacked debutant off-spinner Saransh Jain with a six and a four in the spinner's first over of the day to race into the nineties.

Dinusha then completed his second Test century in the next over with a boundary off Prasidh Krishna.

The 25-year-old left-hander scored 100 and 84 in the opening Test at Galle.

For India, Saransh (1/45) provided the first breakthrough of the day, dismissing Lahiru Kumara for his maiden Test wicket, before taking the prized scalp of Dinusha who got out for 103 (162b; 8x4, 3x6).

Prasidh Krishna (3/52) and Manav Suthar (3/85) picked up three wickets each.

Brief Scores:

India: 503/9 declared.

Sri Lanka: 290 all out in 89.4 overs (Sonal Dinusha 103, Pasindu Sooriyabandara 80; Prasidh Krishna 3/52, Manav Suthar (3/85).

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test scoreboard, Day 4

Scoreboard on Day 4 of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.

India 1st innings: 503/9 declared

Sri Lanka 1st Innings (Overnight 265/8; 83.4 overs)

Lahiru Udara c Jaiswal b Krishna 1

Kamil Mishara c Jurel b Krishna 19

Prabath Jayasuriya lbw b Suthar 2

Pasindu Sooriyabandara b Jadeja 80

Kamindu Mendis c Jadeja b Krishna 32

Dhananjaya de Silva c Rahul b Suthar 8

Sonal Dinusha c Rahul b Jain 103

Niroshan Dickwella c Jurel b Siraj 0

Keshara Nuwantha c Jain b Suthar 18

Lahiru Kumara c Jurel b Jain 12

Asitha Fernando not out 1

Extras: (LB-6, NB-6, W-2) 14

Total: (All out in 89.4 overs) 290

Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-8, 3-35, 4-122, 5-137, 6-171, 7-173, 8-230, 9-288.

Bowling: Mohammed Siraj 11-0-33-1, Prasidh Krishna 16-2-52-3, Manav Suthar 22-1-85-3, Saransh Jain 20.4-5-69-2, Ravindra Jadeja 20-4-45-1. (MORE)

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