Ravindra Jadeja picked up five wickets to help hosts India bundle out Sri Lanka for 174 in their first innings on the third day of the opening test at Mohali on Sunday.
India, who declared their first innings closed on 574-8, took a lead of 400.
Pathum Nissanka top-scored for the touring side with an unbeaten knock of 61.
Sri Lanka had resumed play from their overnight score of 108 for 4.
Earlier, Jadeja scored a marathon 175-run knock as India declared their first innings at 574 for eight.
Apart from him, Rishabh Pant also scored a counter-attacking 96 while Hanuma Vihari, who was promoted up the order, also hit a fifty.
Virat Kohli had also played a fine knock of 45 but he missed out on a big score on his 100th Test.
Initially, India had won the toss and skipper Rohit Sharma had elected to bat.
India lead Sri Lanka by 400, but have enforced a follow-on on the visitors.
