Colombo | Pasindu Sooriyabandara top-scored with a 92 as Sri Lanka reached 229 for six at stumps in their second innings after being forced to follow on by India on the fourth day of the second Test here on Wednesday.
India bowled out Sri Lanka for 290 in their first innings, shortly after Sonal Dinusha reached his century to gain a huge lead of 213 runs. India amassed 503 for nine declared in their first essay.
Prasidh Krishna (3/52) and Manav Suthar (3/85) picked up three wickets apiece for India in the Sri Lankan first innings, with Saransh Jain (2/69) bagging his first wickets in Test cricket this morning.
By stumps, which was called early owing to heavy rain, Sri Lanka managed to erase the deficit of over 200 runs, but India remained firmly in control of the match and will fancy their chance of sweeping the series 2-0 on Thursday after their convincing victory in the opener at Galle.
Kamindu Mendis chipped in with 55 in the home team's second innings, as Sri Lanka went ahead by 16 runs with Sonal Dinusha (7) and Keshara Nuwantha (3) at the crease.
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) and 229/6 in 72.4 overs (Pasindu Sooriyabandara 92; Kamindu Mendis 55).
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings:
Lahiru Udara c Jain b Mohammed Siraj 3
Kamil Mishara lbw b Jadeja 32
Pasindu Sooriyabandara st Pant b Suthar 92
Kamindu Mendis c Shubman Gill b Prasidh Krishna 55
Dhananjaya de Silva c Padikkal b Suthar 23
Sonal Dinusha not out 7
Niroshan Dickwella lbw b Jain 6
Keshara Nuwantha not out 3
Extras: (B-3, NB-5) 8
Total: (For 6 wickets in 72.4 overs) 229
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-63, 3-178, 4-209, 5-212, 6-218
Bowling: Prasidh Krishna 10-1-31-1, Mohammed Siraj 9-4-11-1, Manav Suthar 18-2-81-2, Saransh Jain 17.4-3-55-1, Ravindra Jadeja 18-2-48-1.