IND vs SL Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 4: Sri Lanka reach 229/6 after rain forces early stumps; India close in on victory

That's it. The umpires call it stumps on Day 4. Sri Lanka finish at 229/6, with India needing four wickets to inch closer to series sweep. The hosts lead by mere 16 runs in the second innings.

It's raining in Colombo. The groundstaff were quick to cover the whole ground. It has gone gloomy. Sri Lanka were 229/6 when rain stopped play. Meanwhile, first-innings centurion Sonal Dinusha has completely gone into defensive mode with Keshara Nuwantha. The duo has played 66 deliveries for just 10 runs combined.

OUTTTT!!! India are inching towards another win. Niroshan Dickwella's 12-ball stay in the middle is cut short by Saransh Jain. Sri Lanka lose their sixth wicket. From being at 199/3 at Tea, Sri Lanka have lost three wickets in the final session so far, to be at 218/6.

A four from Niroshan Dickwella off Manav Suthar gives Sri Lanka the lead in the second innings. Along with Dickwella, first innings centurion Sonal Dinusha is in the middle. SL 218/5

Pasindu Sooriyabandara has been given LBW off Manav Suthar. The Sri Lankan immediately reviews. TV replays show that there is a big spike when the ball was next to bat. OUTTTT!!!!! Sooriyabandara is stumped on the next ball. He has simply thrown his wicket away. Rishabh Pant does the job behind the stumps. Sooriyabandara missed on a well-deserved hundred as he falls short by 8 runs. SL 212/5

OUTTT!!!! A much-needed breakthrough for India in the final session of the day as Manav Suthar gets better of rival captain Dhananjaya de Silva. The Sri Lankan skipper is caught by Devdutt Padikkal. Pasindu Sooriyabandara is still fighting back on 91. SL 209/4

Former Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews has his say on the game. Can Sri Lanka take a lead of 200 runs in the second innings?

At Tea, Sri Lanka reach 199/3. Sri Lanka still trail by 14 runs. India need to take more wickets. For Sri Lanka, the top-order batters have performed for the first time in this series. Pasindu Sooriyabandara is still batting on 90.

OUTTTT!!! India has finally gotten the breakthrough. Prasidh Krishna bangs short of length, Kamindu Mendis goes for a pull, but skies it only for Shubman Gill to take the simple catch. Brilliant bowling change from the Indian captain. Mendis walks out for 55. SL 180/3

Sri Lanka are determined to make a comeback in this Test match. After a good fight-back from the lower order yesterday, the duo of Kamindu Mendis and Pasindu Sooriyabandara are turning the tables in the second innings. They are scoring at a good rate and not giving any wickets. India need to break this partnership before they take away the game. SL 126/2

100 comes up for Sri Lanka in the second innings. Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Kamindu Mendis are going strong with the former inching towards his fifty. SL 106/2

OUTTTTT!!!!! The partnership, which was getting dangerous is finally broken by Ravindra Jadeja. Kamil Mishara is trapped in front. Although Mishara takes the review straightaway, UltraEdge confirms there is no bat involved. Ball-tracking shows its umpires call on hitting. Mishara walks back for 32. SL 63/2

After the loss of Lahiru Udara, Kamil Mishara and Pasindu Sooriyabandara have stitched a solid partnership for the second wicket as Sri Lanka cross the 50-run mark in Colombo after being enforced follow-on. SL 60/1

OUTTTT!!!! India are on the money straightaway after enforcing a follow-on. Mohammed Siraj gets better of Lahiru Udara, caught by Saransh Jain as Sri Lanka's opening woes continue. India have taken a first-inning lead of 213. If India manage to bundle out Sri Lanka below that, the visitors will register an innings victory. SL 9/1

And Sri Lankan batters return to the field once again. Lahiru Udara and Kamil Mishara walk out to bat. Prasidh Krishna will open the attack for India. Shubman Gill gives a pep talk to the players.

OUTTT!!! Saransh Jain takes the final wicket of Sonal Dinusha, caught by KL Rahul at slips. Sri Lanka are all out for 290 runs. Dinusha departs for 103. As expected, India have enforced a follow-on. The Lankans batters will be coming out soon.

India must restrict Sri Lanka below 304 runs to enforce a follow-on against Sri Lanka. The Indian bowlers in recent times have struggled against lower order batters, something that's very frustrating to see. SL 290/9

OUTTTTT!!!!! Saransh Jain finally gets his maiden wicket in international cricket. He was previously denied twice but got lucky third time. Lahiru Kumara is caught by Dhruv Jurel behind the stumps. SL 288/9

What a way to bring up his hundred by Sonal Dinusha! The Sri Lankan left-hander pulls Prasidh Krishna for a boundary to score his second consecutive hundred in the series. He becomes the ninth Sri Lankan to score two or more hundreds in a single bilateral series against India. SL 283/8

The players come out in the middle. For India Saransh Jain opens the bowling. Sonal Dinusha and Lahiru Kumara walk out to bat. India eye to wrap things up early. BANGGG from Dinusha. The Sri Lankan takes Jain to cleaners with a six and a four to reach 97 in no time. SL 278/8