The day began with Sri Lanka hoping Sonal Dinusha, nearing his century, could help them avoid the follow-on. Four balls in and he was given out lbw to Saransh Jain on 85, but a successful review showed the ball would have gone over the stumps, giving him a crucial second life.
Dinusha made the most of it. Two balls later, he launched Jain for six before following it with a four, racing into the nineties. He soon reached his second century of the series, pulling a short ball from Prasidh Krishna over mid-on for six.
Dinusha (103) and Lahiru Kumara (12) added 58 runs, but Jain eventually dismissed both to complete his first Test wickets. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 290, falling 14 runs short of avoiding the follow-on.
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