IND vs SL Live Score, 2nd Test: Keshara Nuwantha survives before lunch as Sri Lanka fight back with 116-run lead

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: Keshara Nuwantha and Sonal Dinusha are back in the middle for the second session. Manav Suthar has the ball in hand.

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: Sri Lanka resumed on 229/6 and have stretched their lead to 116 runs after being forced to follow on in Colombo. India looked set to wrap up the Test and series, but the overnight batters had other plans. The pair put together an unbeaten 111-run partnership, keeping India wicketless through the morning session and frustrating the visitors.

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: Keshara Nuwantha survived in the last over before Lunch break. Nuwantha has been given out LBW, but he took the review, and the decision got overturned. The decision completely belonged to Sri Lanka, who didn't lose any wickets here with both batters going strong in the middle. SL 329/6 at Lunch!

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: Sonal Dinusha had some discomfort as the physio had to come out in the middle to check him, but he is continuing in the middle. Manav Suthar is trying hard to get a wicket here but nothing has worked for India so far. SL 324/6

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: Sri Lanka are trying to take the game away from India as the lead is past 100 now and runs are coming from both ends. Keshara is also marching towards his fifty here, while the partnership between the two is also over 100. SL 320/6 in 99 overs

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: Another fifty-plus score for Sonal Dinusha here! He has been in some imperious form here. Sri Lanka are crawling back in the game, and he is once again on a rescue mission.

50-plus scores in first four Test innings against India

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Everton Weekes (WI, 1948)

Clyde Walcott (WI, 1948)

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Sonal Dinusha (SL, 2026)

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: 300 up for Sri Lanka and we can see Sri Lanka are not backing down from the challenge and the two batters are nearing half-centuries. The Indian bowlers haven't been very effective with the ball, with very few deliveries causing a threat. SL 306/6 in 94 overs

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: Loud appeal from Mohammed Siraj! India took the caught behind review, but there was a gap between the bat and the ball, and the spike was of the bat hitting the ground. India lose review and the last two balls also raced away for boundaries. SL 292/6 in 90 overs

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: The partnership keeps getting dangerous with every over as the Sri Lankan batters are not finding it any difficulty playing the Indian bowlers in the session. SL 284/6 in 89 overs

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: The lead is past 50 runs now and the two batters are looking quite confident in the middle against the new ball. The momentum is still in India's way, but the way Keshara Nuwantha is supporting Sonal Dinusha, it's a big warning sign. SL 276/6 in 86 overs

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: Prasidh Krishna into the attack and Sonal Dinusha hit him for a boundary on the last ball of the over. India have taken the new ball here, 250 also up for Sri Lanka and now we might see pace from both ends.

IND vs SL Live Score 2nd Test: Manav Suthar replaces Saransh Jain. Suthar has been India’s standout bowler in this series, consistently troubling the batters and making an impact. The second new ball is now available, but India are yet to take it. With the ball still relatively new, India will be hoping Suthar can continue his impressive spell and provide another breakthrough. IND 250/6 in 81 overs

IND vs SL Live Score: Ravindra Jadeja and Saransh Jain as spin from both ends. The lead is past 30 runs as India now looks to take wickets here. Nuwantha has outscored Dinusha here as Sri Lanka are looking confident. SL 248/6 in 48 overs

IND vs SL Live Score: Ravindra Jadeja from the other end and Keshara Nuwantha finds a boundary to keep the scoreboard moving. Sri Lanka needs this sort of approach to scoring runs; they can't go into a shell. SL 238/6

IND vs SL Live Score: Keshara Nuwantha and Sonal Dinusha are back in the middle to resume Sri Lanka's innings on Day 5. Saransh Jain has the ball in hand.

IND vs SL Live Score: Pasindu Sooriyabandara (92) and Kamindu Mendis (55) raised hopes of Sri Lanka erasing the deficit, but their dismissals have changed the picture. With only a 16-run lead and six wickets down, a challenging target for India now looks unlikely.

IND vs SL Live Score: Sonal Dinusha will be crucial to Sri Lanka’s hopes of getting something out of this match. He scored his second century of the series in the first innings, continuing the form that saw him make 100 and 84 in the opening Test at Galle, where India secured a 165-run victory.

IND vs SL Live Score: The forecast does not look good for India. Rain is expected throughout the day’s play, with the probability above 80% during the opening two sessions before dropping to around 60% in the evening.

IND vs SL Live Score: Sonal Dinusha put on a fighting century, but that wasn't enough for Sri Lanka, who were folded for 290 runs. With a 213-run lead, India enforced a follow-on.

Sri Lanka's top-order showed greater resilience in the second innings, with Pasindu Sooriyabandara scorinh 92, while stitching a century stand alongside Kamindu Mendis. Sri Lanka did fight to cut the deficit, but India bounced back in the final session with three wickets amid rain interruptions to reduce the hosts to 229/6. They stand just 16 runs ahead with 4 wickets in hand.

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