India 274-all out (76 ovs) & 312 vs SL 201 | Scorecard

No. 11 Ishant Sharma on strike against Prasad, who as expected greets the Indian with a bouncer. The next ball is again a short ball which Ishant gets out of the way of and Prasad is not happy and gives him the big stare and exchanges a few words too.

Prasad tries the bouncer yet again but has overstepped and it is called a no-ball. Ishant then takes a single on the off-side and as he passes Prasad, the Indian makes a gesture asking the bowler to hit his helmet. A few words being exchanged before Ashwin also steps in and the umpires have to separate the players and calm things down.

Ashwin takes a single to bring Ishant back on strike and not surprising Prasad oversteps by a long way to bowl another bouncer. The next ball is full as Ishant clips it to long leg for one.

Ashwin telling Ishant in Hindi to run for a single if he gets any bat on it. Prasad bowls it wide of the off-stump which Ashwin tries to drive but gets an edge and is caught behind.

Ashwin walks back after a good innings of 58 from 87 balls as India are bowled out for 274 in 76 overs.

Sri Lanka face a tough target of 385 to win the Test match and along with the three-match series.

Prasad was once again the pick of Sri Lanka's bowlers as he claimed four for 69, while Pradeep also excelled to take four for 62.

A superb comeback from the Indians after they were reduced to seven for three on Day 3. Ashwin, who was demoted to No. 9, was the top scorer for the visitors with a good innings for 58. Rohit started the fightback with a fluent knock of 50 and got good support from Binny, who made 49.

Ojha (35), and Mishra (39) also made useful contributions down the order to enable their team set Sri Lanka a stiff target on a pitch still offering a bit of help to the fast bowlers.