India smell victory in Colombo: Kohli & Co. need seven wickets on fifth day to 勝利，勝つ the 実験（する） and series

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India are 注目する，もくろむing their first series 勝利，勝つ on Sri Lankan 国／地域 in 22 years after 減ずるing the hosts to a 不安定な 67 for 3 and setting a daunting victory 的 of 386 in the third and final 実験（する） in Colombo on Monday.

再開するing at the 不安定な 夜通し 得点する／非難する／２０ of 21 for 3, India did 井戸／弁護士席 to 得点する／非難する／２０ 274 in their second innings and then leave the Sri Lankans miserably placed on an eventful penultimate day.?

India now need to take the remaining seven wickets on a fifth day 跡をつける to 記録，記録的な／記録する a historic 実験（する） series 勝利，勝つ.?

Umpire Nigel Llong (centre) 会談 to Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews after an argument

India had last won a 実験（する） series in Sri Lanka under Mohammed Azharuddin’s captaincy with a 1- 0 判決 in 1993. It was yet another 吸収するing day of 実験（する） cricket as India began the day by 強固にする／合併する／制圧するing their position to 得点する／非難する／２０ 274 in the second innings with useful 出資／貢献s from R. Ashwin (58), Rohit Sharma (50), Stuart Binny (49), Amit Mishra (39) and Naman Ojha (35).?

Umesh Yadav 反応するs after 選ぶing the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne

For Sri Lanka, Dhammika Prasad (4/69) and Nuwan Pradeep (4/62) were the main wicket takers. The good work by the lower order batsmen was carried on by the seam bowlers who 解任するd Upul Tharanga (0), Dimuth Karunaratne (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (18) in quick succession to give the team a 会社／堅い 支配（する）／統制する of the match.?

Kaushal Silva (24) and captain Angelo Mathews (22) were at the crease when the stumps were drawn on a day which saw as many as 10 wickets 落ちる and some heated 交流 of words between the 競争相手 players.?

Sri Lanka still 追跡する by 319 runs with seven wickets in 手渡す.?

Sri Lanka’s highest-ever successful run chase on home 国／地域 in the fourth innings has been 352 against South Africa in Colombo in 2006. Recently, Pakistan had 得点する／非難する／２０d 382 for three against Sri Lanka to 勝利，勝つ a 実験（する） match.?

始める，決める a daunting victory 的, the Sri Lankan innings began on a 悲惨な 公式文書，認める as Ishant Sharma (2/14) and Umesh Yadav (1/32) produced a 敵意を持った 開始 （一定の）期間 to knock off the 最高の，を越す order.?

Sri Lanka will have to bat out of their 肌s on the fifth day on a 悪化するing Sinhalese Sports Club 跡をつける to draw the match and 妨げる India from clinching the series with a 2-1 利ざや.?

India started their day at 21/3 in this second innings, with a lead of 132 runs, and Virat Kohli (21) and Rohit were the unbeaten batsmen at the crease. While the almost new ball was still doing something, Prasad and Pradeep were unable to get 購入（する） 類似の to the past three morning 開会／開廷／会期s.?

At best, they （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the batsmen a couple times, and had another couple of 脚-before shouts. Kohli and Rohit were watchful and slowly started playing 発射s as the 50- 示す （機の）カム up for India in the 19th over.?

Just before drinks in this 延長するd morning 開会／開廷／会期 though, Kohli played at a Pradeep outswinger again, one which he could have left alone, as Upul Tharanga caught the ball at first slip after a minor juggle.