Here is the Live updates of India vs Sri Lanka , resuming the day at 21/3, fought with the Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma stand before the former poked a delivery outside off, and was dismissed for 21. The lead is not healthy by any stretch of imagination and India lower-order must chip in to take it past 250, at least. After Kohli’s departure India were scoring runs at a brisk pace before Rohit fell moments before lunch and after scoring his fourth Test fifty. Catch the Live Updates and score of the match here.

Sri Lanka vs India 3rd Test, Day 4 Live Cricket Score Updates

Play is called off and it is stumps. Tomorrow, too the hosts certainly need a spark of inspiration from someone to make a good fist of this chase.

5.42 pm: The umpire Rod Tucker says it is too dark and we might have to call it a day, when Ishant was ready to bowl.

5.40 pm: First ball from Ashwin, Mathews goes for the cut, gets an outside edge and it goes quickly past Rahane at first slip for a boundary. Sri Lanka 67/3 in 18.1 overs, 319 runs needed.

5.39 pm: Mishra again, nice and easy as Mathews fails to get him away. Almost gets a wicket as well, as Mathews gets an inside-edge which just evades the stumps.

5.35 pm: Good over from Ishant this time, even beats Silva’s bat once with an absolute peach that just moves away after pitching. Sri Lanka 62/3 in 17 overs, 324 needed.

5.30 pm: At 14.6 overs Things have cooled down at SSC at the moment as Angelo Mathews and Kaushal Silva batting steadily after the early wickets. Sri Lanka 61 for 3.

4.55 pm: Chandimal gone! Sri Lanka 21/3 in 8 overs, 365 needed for victory, and Kaushal Shiva(6/19) Mathews(1/5).

4:28 pm: 3.2 overs Out. Umesh Yadav now joins in with a wicket by dismissing Dimuth Karunaratne for a duck. The ball went with the angle, Karunaratne goes after it and gets an edge to Naman Ojha behind the wickets. Sri Lanka two down chasing 386 Runs

4.15 pm: Ishant Sharma strikes first over by dismissing Upul Tharanga caught behind for a duck.

 4.10 pm: Sri Lanka 2nd Innings started with openers Upul Tharanga and Kaushal Silva. Ishant Sharma to bowl to Tharanga.

India end up with a lead of 385 runs. It was all Ashwin after the tea break. Now Sri Lanka need 386 runs for victory.

4:02 pm: Dhammika to Ashwin, THATS OUT!! Caught!! and Dhammika dismisses Ashwin for 58 to wrap up India’s second innings for 274. It got a bit out of control in the middle

3:50 pm: 74.6 overs Out, Umesh Yadav’s struggle at the crease ends as he pulls a Pradeep delivery straight to fine leg where Herath does well to complete the catch.

3.37 pm: India led by 268/8 with 74 overs, Ashwin is on strike (56/83) and U Yadav (4/15).

2.58 pm: Mishra run out, Brilliant piece of fielding from Kaushal Silva.

2.07 pm: At 52.6 overs, Mishra gets hit on his shoulders. A well directed bouncer from Nuwan Pradeep makes Mishra uncomfortable.  It’s time to learn never-take your-eyes-off-the-ball.

1.40 pm: Another quick over from Herath. Mishra looks for the big shot, fourth ball, but does not get hold of it and the ball falls short of the long-off fielder. India 173/6 in 49 overs, lead by 284 runs.

13.13 PM: OUT! Binny is gone.

Score after 39 overs 147/5 Pradeep to N Ojha, FOUR, lovely shot, overpitched and well outside off, Rangana Herath is back into the attack

12:40 pm : The two teams are out in the middle for the afternoon session. Spinner Kaushal to commence proceedings.

Live Score India 2nd Inns 131/5 after 37 Overs: So it is lunch on day four and India now lead by 243 runs. Rohit Sharma will be disappointed having lost his wicket before the lunch break. Stuart Binny and Naman Ojha are out there now. India will be looking to hundred more runs and make sure Sri Lanka need to chase over 350 runs.

32.5 overs: Out. Rohit Sharma falls after reaching his fifty. Dhammika digs it short and Rohit goes for the hook, top edge and carries straight to the fine leg fielder.

32.3 overs: Half-century for Rohit Sharma, his 4th in Test cricket. Meanwhile, he and Binny have brought up the fifty-run partnership off 60 balls.

28.6 overs: The run-rate has picked up with Stuart Binny coming to the crease as India stretch lead past 200. Rohit Sharma also at the other end nearing his fifty has looked steady.

22.2 overs: Out. Virat Kohli falls for 21 poking at a away going delivery from Nuwan Pradeep. The ball pitching back of length and Kohli looking to push it on the front foot gets a thick outside edge to the first slip.

16.6 overs: After yesterday’s collapse in the closing hours of play, India have done well with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma starting steadily. Both of batsmen have come out with a positive frame of mind.