Welcome to the coverage of Day 3 of the third and final Test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, on Sunday.

India would hope Cheteshwar Pujara can continue his firm resistance on the third day and add more runs with the tailenders and take the score around the 350-run mark, which would be quite handy on this difficult wicket.

On Day 2, Cheteshwar Pujara recorded his seventh hundred and held India's innings together against an inspired spell of fast bowling by Dhammika Prasad.

Pujara, playing his first Test since the Boxing Day match against Australia in December, remained unbeaten on 135 and guided India to 292 for eight wickets before rain brought an early close to the day's play.

Ishant Sharma (two) was not out at the other end.

Pujara continued to thwart the hosts, adding 104 in an eighth wicket stand with Amit Mishra (59).

Legspinner Mishra looked completely at ease against both the seamers and the spinners and notched up his third test fifty to demoralise the Sri Lankan bowlers.