On paper, India look the favorites before the start of the final day’s play but the manner in which Dinesh Chandimal batted was an indicator that Sri Lanka do not want to take it lying down. After India removed opener Upul Tharanga and one-drop batsman Dimuth Karunaratne, both of whom got the identical 7-ball ducks, Chandimal scared Indian bowlers in his brief but productive stay. By the 4th over of Sri Lankan second innings, the hosts had lost two wickets and the score read a pitiable 2/2, which became 4/2 at the end of 5 overs. Then Chandimal showed his intent and banged three successive boundaries in the sixth over from Umesh Yadav. The Sri Lankan took two more runs in the next over from Ishant Sharma before falling to a reflex catch by Virat Kohli after Lokesh Rahul had dropped him in the third slip. In the Sri Lanka score of 21/3, Chandimal’s contribution was 18