India bowled out for 274, set a Victory Target of 386 for Sri Lanka

The Indian middle order and tail-enders did a good job to help India extend the lead to 385 and set a victory target of 386 for Sri Lanka on this bouncy wicket. Whoever win this Test, will win the series. India would be eyeing to register a series victory in Sri Lanka after a long gap of 22 years. The records beckon India, as Sri Lanka never chased more than 352 to win a Test match.

Earlier, resuming from the overnight score of 21/3, India finally bowled out for 274. R Ashwin was the top scorer at 58, while Rohit Sharma scored 50. Stuart Binny was unlucky to be out on 49.

Virat Kohli (21), Naman Ojha (35) and Amit Mishra (39) were the other contributors. For Sri Lanka, Dhammika Prasad and Nuwan Pradeep took four wickets each.