Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd Test: Third day's play in pictures

Nature decides to delight one and all with a rainbow after rain brought an early end to the day’s playThe third Test between Sri Lanka and India is evenly poised after the hosts staged a remarkable fightback before rain once again forced an early end to the third day’s play at the SSC Colombo. Skipper Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are at the crease for India who are struggling at 21/3. The visitors’ overall lead now stands at 132 after Sri Lanka recovered from a precarious 47/6 thanks to fighting knocks by debutant Kushal Perera and Rangana Herath to score 201 in their first innings. Earlier in the day, Cheteshwar Pujara became only the fourth Indian to carry his bat through the innings remaining unbeaten on 145.Here is the summary of the third day’s play in pictures.

#1 Pujara remains unbeaten on 145

Overnight centurion Cheteshwar Pujara had to resort to unorthodox shots as he ran out of partners at the other end and ultimately remained unbeaten on 145.