India ended the day with the upper hand despite Sri Lanka's fightback on Day 4 of the second Test between the two countries.

India asserted dominance late on Day 4 of the second Test in Colombo after enforcing the follow-on, taking six wickets before rain brought an early end to play on Wednesday. At stumps, Sri Lanka stood at 229 for six in their second innings, holding a slim lead of 16 runs with Sonal Dinusha (7) and Keshara Nuwantha (3) unbeaten at the crease.