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India enforce follow-on after Dinusha century in second Test
India bowled out Sri Lanka for 290 in their first innings on day four of the second Test in Colombo, enforcing the follow-on after taking a 213-run lead. Sri Lanka reached 83 for two at lunch, still 130 runs short of making India bat again.
Sonal Dinusha scored 103 off 162 balls, his second hundred in as many Tests, but was the last man out. Debutant off-spinner Saransh Jain took two wickets, including his maiden Test wicket. For India, Prasidh Krishna and Manav Suthar had three each.
Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja each took a wicket in Sri Lanka's second innings. Pasindu Sooriyabandara (35 batting) and Kamindu Mendis (10 batting) were at the crease at lunch. India lead the two-match series 1-0.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Coverage across all five sources is uniform straight reporting of the day's play. The Hindu and rediff.com both lead with Dinusha's century and India's follow-on, while telanganatoday.com provides the most detailed session report including Siraj's fitness scare. Yahoo News Singapore notes Sooriyabandara survived two dropped chances. None of the sources take a pro-government or critical stance, all frame the story as a cricket match report. The key outcome to watch is whether Sri Lanka can avoid an innings defeat, needing 130 more runs with eight wickets in hand on the final day.
Coverage: 5 sources, 5 neutral
Sources (5): rediff.com (neutral report), telanganatoday.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report), sg.news.yahoo.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (2) (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 5 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 5 sources.
