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Earlier, Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. Opener Shikhar Dhawan smashed his sixth Test hundred, while K L Rahul made a superb 85. The openers put up a good platform with a 188-run opening stand, but the middle order didn’t capitalize on it. Skipper Kohli contributed 42 runs.
For Sri Lanka, Pushpakumara scalped 3 wickets, while Sandakan took 2 wickets and Fernando one.
The visitors, currently leading the series 2-0, are aiming for the first ever whitewash in the island nation.