Prasidh Krishna and Manav Suthar took three wickets each while debutant Saransh Jain took two. India are currently in a commanding position on Day 4 of the second Test match against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Wednesday. Sri Lanka were 229/6 when rain forced play to be called off and the hosts had a slender 16-run lead. India bowled out Sri Lanka for 290 in the first innings after Sonal Dinusha ‘s century and decided to enforce follow-on. In the second innings, Pasindu Sooriyabandara (92) and Kamindu Mendis (55) were the top performer for Sri Lanka as they ended up taking a lead.
rain can end up playing a major part in deciding the fate of the encounter While India are currently in a brilliant position to clinch the match. A win against Sri Lanka will take them to the fourth position after Bangladesh slumped to a heavy loss against Australia. These scenarios are only possible if India are not docked any penalty points.
Therefore, the Shubman Gill-led side have very little margin for error for the remainder of their WTC campaign. India are currently fifth in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table with a PCT of 53.33. However, in case of a draw, India will remain in the fifth position with a PCT of 51.52. Having already lost four of their 10 Tests so far, every remaining game is virtually a knockout for the Shubman Gill -led side.
To conclude the current WTC cycle, India will host Australia for a five-Test series next year before the Indian Premier League (IPL) window.
