Rain brought an early end to Day 4 with Sri Lanka at 229/6, holding a slender 16-run lead over India after being asked to follow on.(AFP)
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Pasindu Sooriyabandara top-scored with 92 as Sri Lanka reached 229 for six in their second innings at stumps on Day 4 after India enforced the follow-on.(PTI)
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Pasindu Sooriyabandara charged down the track to a wide delivery from spinner Manav Suthar, but missed it completely and was stumped for 92, falling eight short of a well-deserved century.(PTI)
Manav Suthar was once again the pick of the bowlers in the second innings by claiming a couple of wickets.(PTI)
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Kamil Mishara was trapped lbw for 32 by left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, ending a 58-run second-wicket stand with Sooriyabandara, who survived two dropped catches.(ANI Photo)
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India's Devdutt Padikkal celebrates his century during day one of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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Manav Suthar spearheaded India’s 165-run demolition of Sri Lanka in the first Test, completing a match-winning 10-wicket haul on the fifth and final day in Galle.
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Sri Lanka ended Day 4 at 84/4 with India needing six wickets more to go 1-0 up. Manav Suthar and Mohammed Siraj broke the back of Sri Lanka's batting on the fourth day.
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Shreyas Iyer finished unbeaten on 28 off 24 balls, striking three boundaries, while Tilak Varma remained not out on six as India sealed victory in 13.2 overs.
