Men’s Cricket: Hosts Sri Lanka trail by 238 runs against India in first innings on Day 3

By  News On Air   Aug 25, 2026

In Men’s Cricket, hosts Sri Lanka were 265 for eight against India in their first innings as rain forced early stumps on day three of the Colombo Test. Sri Lanka are trailing by 238 runs. Sonal Dinusha on 85 and Lahiru Kumara on 8 were at the crease at the draw of stumps.

Earlier, the visitors declared their first innings at 503 powered by Dhruv Jurel and Devdutt Padikkal’s centuries. India are currently leading the two match series 1-Nil. India need to win this match to move into fourth place in the race for the 2025-27 World Test Championship final. Australia are at the top, followed by South Africa and New Zealand.