Muttiah Muralitharan has edged closer to capturing his 800th test wicket in his farewell match as Sri Lanka pushed a floundering India to the brink of defeat in the first cricket test in galle.
India, who were dismissed for 276 in their first innings, ended the fourth day on 181 for five and need at least another 63 runs to avoid an innings defeat on the final day.
Muralitharan now stands just two wickets away from the landmark figure after he added Yuvraj Singh's scalp to the five wickets he took during India's first innings.
However, it was fast bowler Lasith Malinga's fiery second spell that broke the back of the Indian batting, taking 3 for 33.
In his final test, Muralitharan picked up his 67th five-wicket haul and forced India to follow-on after they had resumed their first innings at 140-3.
