IND vs SL 2nd Test, Day 3: Sri Lanka’s battle to avoid follow-on halted by rain at 265/8 - Action in Images

Sri Lanka were still 238 runs behind India’s imposing first-innings total of 503/9 declared when rain forced early stumps.

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Rain brought an early end to play as Sri Lanka’s push to avoid the follow-on was halted at 265/8. (AFP)

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Sonal Dinusha led the resistance with an unbeaten 86, fighting a lone battle after wickets continued to fall around him. (AFP)

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Pasindu Sooriyabandara looked assured against both pace and spin, putting up a strong fight in the middle and keeping Sri Lanka’s innings together under pressure. (ANI Photo)

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Manav Suthar was once again the pick of the bowlers for India as he claimed three wickets so far in the innings. (AFP)

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Prasidh Krishna’s ability to extract pace and extra bounce proved crucial for India as he claimed two wickets in the opening session to leave Sri Lanka struggling at 130/4 at lunch. (PTI)

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Ravindra Jadeja finally broke through as Pasindu Sooriyabandara dragged his delivery onto the stumps after a determined 80. (PTI)

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Mohammed Siraj also got his name on the wicket sheet with the scalp of Niroshan Dickwella for a duck. (PTI)

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Rain halted the match a couple of times in the match which has been part and parcel in this series so far. (PTI)