Rain poses a significant threat to the fourth day of the Sri Lanka vs India 2nd Test as Colombo is expected to witness "periods of rain" on Wednesday. The heavens opened up a couple of times on Day 3 as stumps were called early in the final session, with India sitting comfortably to win the match. 

As per AccuWeather, there is a 97 per cent chance of precipitation on Wednesday, with "periods of rain" expected to come down. It was 96 per cent on Tuesday, as a "little afternoon rain" was expected to fall, but it indeed cuts around an hour if extra time is not considered.

Sonal Dinusha's gritty unbeaten 85 kept Sri Lanka's hopes alive as rain forced an early end to the third day's play in the second Test against India at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Tuesday. Sri Lanka ended the day at 265/8, still 239 runs behind India's mammoth first-innings total of 503/9 declared. The hosts need another 39 runs to avoid the follow-on, with Dinusha and Lahiru Kumara unbeaten on 85 and eight runs respectively.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 4 of the second Test between India and Pakistan, straight from the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. Stay tuned for all the live updates.