Host India is all set for the win after declared their second innings in the final deciding day. Sri Lanka a discouraging 410-run victory target and damaged the tourists hope and their top order to maintain their strong grip on the third and final Test on Tuesday. Having secured a handy 163-run first-innings lead, India declared on 246 for five about 45 minutes after tea and Sri Lanka were reeling on 31 for three when bad light stopped play with the tourists still needing 379 runs to level the series. Dhananjaya de Silva was batting on 13 with first-innings centurion Angelo Mathews yet to open his account at the other end.

Indian pace machine Mohammad Shami dismissed opener Sadeera Samarawickrama for five with a vicious bouncer before Ravindra Jadeja dealt two late blows, dismissing Dimuth Karunaratne caught behind for 13 and bowling nightwatchman Suranga Lakmal for a duck.

In the first innings for Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal made a career-best 164 runs to help the visitors to post 373 all out, their highest total in the series. Lakmal renounces India a strong start to their second innings, dismissing Murali Vijay for nine. The paceman was subsequently seen vomiting and temporarily left the field as the Delhi smog continued to affect the match. Ajinkya Rahane has been the lone batsman in India's top six without a fifty in the series and was sent in ahead of Cheteshwar Pujara in a bid to help him rediscover his form ahead of the tour of South Africa.