Kaushal Silva (1) and Sangakkara (18) departed, but Karunaratne (25*) and Mathews (23*) are at the crease. Ashwin took both wickets. He claimed Sangakkara’s wicket for the fourth time in a row in this series. Sangakkara bid adieu to cricket with this innings.
Earlier, India declared their second innings at 325/8, taking a lead of 412. Apart from Rahane (126), Vijay (82) and Rohit (34), no other batsmen could score any big. For Sri Lanka, Dhammika Prasad and T Kaushal took four wickets each.