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

Sonal Dinusha’s resistance has kept the hosts afloat in the second of the two-match Test series against Shubman Gill’s India at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. Sri Lanka needs another 38 runs to avoid a follow-on, which could give them a chance to draw the Test match, as India would have to bat again.

India, on the other hand, will want to impose a follow-on, as rain has been a constant threat in this Test match so far. Prasidh Krishna has been class apart for India with the ball in this Test match, while Manav Suthar has continued to chip away at the wicket.

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Debutant Saransh Jain and Ravindra Jadeja are not amongst the wickets yet, and they would want to put their hands up and chip in as well. Sri Lanka, though, apart from crossing that 38-run mark, will want to bat as long as possible and take time out of the game.

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