India's Bowlers Dominate Sri Lanka on Day 4 of Test Match

On August 26, 2026, during the fourth day of the second Test match in Colombo, India enforced the follow-on against Sri Lanka, leaving the hosts at 83/2 at lunch.

Sri Lanka resumed their innings from 265/8, with Sonal Dinusha, who was overnight on 85, scoring his second Test century. However, Sri Lanka was bowled out for 290, just 13 runs short of the follow-on threshold.

At the break, Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Kamindu Mendis were at the crease, with Sri Lanka still trailing by 130 runs. The Indian bowlers, particularly Ravindra Jadeja, made significant inroads into the Sri Lankan batting lineup, dismissing key players early in the innings.