2nd Test: Dinusha’s 84 Keeps Sri Lanka Fighting as Rain Ends Day 3 Early
Sonal Dinusha’s unbeaten 84 kept Sri Lanka alive as India took six wickets and rain ended play early, leaving a 238-run deficit.
- On Tuesday in Colombo, Sonal Dinusha's unbeaten 84 off 135 balls anchored Sri Lanka to 265/8 at stumps, though the home side trails India's first-innings 503/9 declared by 238 runs.
- Starting at 8 for two overnight, Sri Lanka added 122 runs before Prasidh Krishna broke a crucial 87-run partnership between Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Kamindu Mendis to reduce the home side to 130 for four by lunch.
- Pasindu Sooriyabandara reached a maiden Test fifty in 76 balls while Dinusha became only the second Sri Lankan batter after Duleep Mendis to register three consecutive fifty-plus scores in his first three Test innings against India, with Krishna and Manav Suthar each claiming three wickets.
- Rain halted play around 5:00 PM as Lahiru Kumara joined Dinusha in the evening session, with umpires calling stumps at 5:15 PM despite India's commanding 238-run lead.
- On Wednesday, India will return needing only two wickets to complete Sri Lanka's innings while Dinusha and Kumara seek to extend resistance into the fourth day.
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