With dark clouds hovering over the ground, the umpires have called stumps on Day 3.
A storm is expected and close of play has been announced.
Manav Suthar (4/76) and Ravindra Jadeja (3/57) shared seven wickets between them as India took a lead of 178 runs in the first innings against Sri Lanka, who were bowled out for 284 on the third day of the opening Test in Galle on Monday.
Left-arm spinner Suthar and veteran all-rounder Jadeja were the pick among the bowlers for India, while pacers Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, and Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav claimed one wicket apiece.
Sonal Dinusha scored his maiden Test century, making 100 off 168 balls with four fours and two sixes to lead Sri Lanka's resistance. This was after the hosts were reduced to 99 for five at lunch.
Niroshan Dickwella scored 80 off 115 balls with seven fours but he missed out on his personal milestone.
Dinusha, who wa playing just his fourth match, and Dickwella added 146 runs in a stoic partnership for the fifth wicket, which not only helped Sri Lanka avoid the follow-on but also helped in reducing the first-innings deficit to a large extent.
India were bowled out for 462 in their first innings earlier in the day.
Sri Lanka have been dismissed for 284 in the first innings on Day 3 of the 1st Test in Galle on Monday.
Manav Suthar picked four wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja finished with three after Sonal Dinusha hit his maiden Test century.
Suthar continues and Kumara comes down the track and lofts it over the infield, a misfield from Siraj allows the ball to roll to the boundary.
A dot later, Kumara slog sweeps the ball over long-on for a six!
Kumara then comes down the track as the ball is pitched outside off stump, he misses and Pant collects and the batter is stumped out for 10 off 5. Sri Lanka all out for 284.
Asitha Fernando is the last man in and he is beaten by the ball that is bowled in line and turns at the last moment.
Fernando then defends the next two balls.
Fernando then goes for the big slog and misses it.
The ball turns and goes past the outside edge again. A wicket maiden that.
Jadeja continues and there is a big shout for LBW. Umpire raises the finger. Batter reviews and the ball tracking shows the impact in line and wickets missing and Dinusha is out for 100. Sri Lanka lose their 9th wicket.
Lahiru Kumara is the new man in and he starts with a dot. A wicket and 1 run comes in the over.
Suthar continues and Dinusha who is on 99 is on strike, and he plays two dots.
He then defends the ball down.
He then sweeps the ball to mid-wicket to bring up his maiden Test ton off 167 balls.
Jayasuriya then goes for the big slog, miscues and is caught at square leg and he is out for 10.
Jadeja is back in the attack and after two dots, Jayasuriya is beaten on the defence as the ball turns and beats the outside edge.
Three dots to end the over and that is a maiden.
Suthar continues and Dinusha starts with two dots before he reverse sweeps the ball to third man for a single.
Two dots later, Jayasuriya guides the ball to third man for a single.
