SL 383-8 (133 ovs) f/o & 290 vs India 503-9 | SCORECARD
A minimum of 40 overs remaining on the final day. India’s bowlers, especially the spinners, have looked quite flat despite the pitch offering some sharp turn and bounce.
Prasidh continues with the ball and India will hope for a breakthrough with 10 minutes left for the tea break.
Kumara shows great resolve to keep out an entire over from Prasidh.
Having imposed the follow-on after bowling 89.4 overs in the first innings, the Indian bowlers have now sent down 132 overs.
No wonder they are looking exhausted, even the close fielders have now gone silent.
Dinusha toying with the field. He reverse sweeps Jain from outside the line of leg stump for two runs to deep point.
Dinusha repeats the shot but this time Prasidh swoops in quickly from thirdman but the throw is a wild one, way away from the stumps. Kumara has to sprint the last few yards before he puts in the dive to make his crease.
Dinusha into the 90s, closing in on his second century of the match.
The Indians are all laughing as Kumara is denied the assistance of the physio by the umpires.
Dinusha sweeps Jain comfortably past short fine leg for a four to take his score to 97 with two balls left for the tea break.
He paddles the fifth ball and decides rightly against the quick single to Siraj at short fine leg.
He gets the single off the last ball placing it fine of Siraj at short fine leg.
Dinusha finishes unbeaten on 98 to guide Sri Lanka to 383/8 in 133 overs at the tea break on Day 5.