July 29, Colombo: With Sachin Tendulkar's double century and Suresh Raina's maiden century in a Test match, India took the lead today on Day 4 of the second Test match in the three-match series with Sri Lanka in Colombo.

Sri Lanka declared a mammoth total of 642/4 in the first innings on a pitch that favors batting at the SSC grounds in Colombo.

Despite the three wickets grabbed Tillakaratne Dilshan including that of Tendulkar, India posted 669/9 leading by 27 runs with one wicket remaining.

The last of the match will resume tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. local time.

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