IND vs SL 2nd Test Match 2026 Live: India will take on Sri Lanka (CREIMAS)

Sri Lanka are 130/4 at Lunch Break on Day 3, trailing by 373 runs. After scoring a massive 503/9, the visitors have declared, with Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Jurel scoring centuries. In the brief period Sri Lanka has had to bat, they have already lost two wickets and were reduced to 8/2 at stumps

The visitors did not put a foot wrong in this series so far. In the first Test too, the proceedings followed a similar pattern, with India putting on a massive first innings total and Sri Lankan batters unable to show any mettle. Though there were passages of resistance through Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella but nothing substantial.

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The pitch at the SSC has already started to take some grip and turn, and unless Sri Lankan batters dig their foot in and apply themselves, it might be another long outing for the hosts. Manav Suthar, who picked up 10-wickets in the last Test match, has already added another one in this game.

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