Chasing a victory target of 386, Sri Lanka slumped to 21/3 at one stage. However, Kaushal Silva (24*) and Angelo Mathews (22*) launched counter attacks against Umesh Yadav and Stuart Binny to gain some momentum.
At stumps on Day 4, Sri Lanka finished at 67/3. Ishant Sharma took two wickets, while Yadav took one. Sri Lanka need 319 runs on Day 5 to win the match and series. If they fail, India would win the series after a long gap of 22 years. The last time India won a Test series in Sri Lanka, was in 1993.