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1st Test, Sri Lanka vs India, Updates: Stumps called on Day 3; SL all out for 284

Mon, 17 August 2026

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17:14

SL trail by 178 runs; Sonal Dinusha hits maiden Test ton

SL 284 (79.4 ovs) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

With dark clouds hovering over the ground, the umpires have called stumps on Day 3.

A storm is expected and close of play has been announced.

Manav Suthar (4/76) and Ravindra Jadeja (3/57) shared seven wickets between them as India took a lead of 178 runs in the first innings against Sri Lanka, who were bowled out for 284 on the third day of the opening Test in Galle on Monday.

Left-arm spinner Suthar and veteran all-rounder Jadeja were the pick among the bowlers for India, while pacers Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, and Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav claimed one wicket apiece.

Sonal Dinusha scored his maiden Test century, making 100 off 168 balls with four fours and two sixes to lead Sri Lanka's resistance. This was after the hosts were reduced to 99 for five at lunch.

Niroshan Dickwella scored 80 off 115 balls with seven fours but he missed out on his personal milestone.

Dinusha, who wa playing just his fourth match, and Dickwella added 146 runs in a stoic partnership for the fifth wicket, which not only helped Sri Lanka avoid the follow-on but also helped in reducing the first-innings deficit to a large extent.

India were bowled out for 462 in their first innings earlier in the day.

Sri Lanka have been dismissed for 284 in the first innings on Day 3 of the 1st Test in Galle on Monday.

Manav Suthar picked four wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja finished with three after Sonal Dinusha hit his maiden Test century.

Suthar continues and Kumara comes down the track and lofts it over the infield, a misfield from Siraj allows the ball to roll to the boundary.

A dot later, Kumara slog sweeps the ball over long-on for a six!

Kumara then comes down the track as the ball is pitched outside off stump, he misses and Pant collects and the batter is stumped out for 10 off 5. Sri Lanka all out for 284.

Asitha Fernando is the last man in and he is beaten by the ball that is bowled in line and turns at the last moment.

Fernando then defends the next two balls.

Fernando then goes for the big slog and misses it.

The ball turns and goes past the outside edge again. A wicket maiden that.

Jadeja continues and there is a big shout for LBW. Umpire raises the finger. Batter reviews and the ball tracking shows the impact in line and wickets missing and Dinusha is out for 100. Sri Lanka lose their 9th wicket.

Lahiru Kumara is the new man in and he starts with a dot. A wicket and 1 run comes in the over.

Suthar continues and Dinusha who is on 99 is on strike, and he plays two dots.

He then defends the ball down.

He then sweeps the ball to mid-wicket to bring up his maiden Test ton off 167 balls.

Jayasuriya then goes for the big slog, miscues and is caught at square leg and he is out for 10.

Jadeja is back in the attack and after two dots, Jayasuriya is beaten on the defence as the ball turns and beats the outside edge.

Three dots to end the over and that is a maiden.

Suthar continues and Dinusha starts with two dots before he reverse sweeps the ball to third man for a single.

Two dots later, Jayasuriya guides the ball to third man for a single.

16:34

SL 271-7 (75 ovs) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Time for drinks now.

Sri Lanka's 146-run partnership was broken but now still trail by 191.

The first hour of the 3rd session belonged to India who got two wickets of Dickwella (80) and Nuwantha (2) with Krishna getting the breakthrough.

Jadeja got his 350th Test wicket.

Kuldeep continues and Dinusha reverse sweeps the ball past gully for a four to go past his highest Test score.

Dinusha then sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a couple.

Dinusha is then beaten on the sweep.

Dinusha sweeps again and he gets a single down to backward square leg.

Two dots to end the over as 7 come off it.

Suthar continues and after a dot, Dinusha takes a single to midwicket.

Fuller ball next and Jayasuriya slog sweeps it over leg side for a four and Sri Lanka avoid a follow-on.

Three dots to end the over as 5 runs come off it.

Kuldeep continues and after a dot, Jayasuriya is off the mark with a four to fine leg with a sweep. His first runs after 26 deliveries.

A dot later, Jayasuriya takes a single to cover. A dot later, Dinusha plays the ball to the off side for a single to get to 90. 7 runs come in the over.

Suthar continues and Dinusha starts the over with a single.

Jayasuriya sees off the over with five dots as 1 comes off it.

Jadeja continues and he gives just one in the over.

Suthar continues and Dinusha takes a couple to start the over. He then takes a single to short fine leg.

Three dots to end the over as 3 come off it.

Jadeja continues and he gives three runs in the over.

16:11

Sri Lanka lose 7th wicket

SL 244-7 (68 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Suthar is in the attack and he gives just one run in the over.

Prabath Jayasuriya is the new man in and he plays out two dots.

Jadeja continues and after three dots, Nuwantha goes on one knee and hits the ball hard, it hits the forward silly point who evades the ball but it flies off his knee and towards Gill at cover who completes the catch. Umpires have a look at it and Nuwantha is out for 2. That is 350 wickets for Jadeja.

Jadeja and Krishna continue and give 3 runs in two overs.

15:54

Dickwella out for 80

SL 240-6 (64 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Krishna continues and he gives only 1 run in the over.

Jadeja continues and there is a big shout for LBW, India appeal but don't take the review, ball tracking shows hitting the stumps.

Dinusha then takes a single before Nuwantha gets an edge and goes past Rahul at first slip.

Three dots to end the over as 3 runs come off it.

Keshara Nuwantha is the new man in and he starts with two dots as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Krishna continues and Dickwella starts with a single.

After a dot, Dinusha takes a single to fine leg off the short ball.

Krishna then bowls a peach as it seams away, Dickwella pokes at it and is caught behind. He is out for 80 and Sri Lanka lose 6th wicket. Krishna breaks the 134-run stand.

Jadeja then bowls a maiden.

Krishna continues and he gives 2 in the over.

Jadeja is back in the attack and Dinusha welcomes him with a six as he slogsweeps the ball. The batters rotate the strike as 13 come in the over.

Prasidh Krishna opens the attack in the post tea session and the short ball is nicely carved over the slips for a four by Dickwella!

Five dots to end the over as 4 runs come off it.

15:08

Dickwellla-Dinusha lead Sri Lanka's fight back

SL 215-5 (57 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Niroshan Dickwella and Sonal Dinusha struck unbeaten half-tons and shared a century partnership as Sri Lanka recovered from an early collapse to reach 215 for 5 at tea on day three of the first Test against India in Galle on Monday.

Sri Lanka have done well in the 2nd session scoring 116 runs in 29 overs, scoring at 4 runs an over.

Sri Lanka still trail India's first-innings total of 462 by 247 runs.

After India reduced the hosts to 90 for 5, Dickwella hit 72 and Dinusha made 62 to steady the innings with a 125-run partnership.

India had made early inroads, with Mohammed Siraj dismissing Nishan Fernando for a duck in the opening over and left-arm spinner Manav Suthar claiming the wickets of Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Udara to reduce Sri Lanka to 53 for 3. Kuldeep Yadav then removed Kamindu Mendis for 14 to make it 59 for 4.

Earlier, India, resuming at 460 for 9, were bowled out for 462 in 116.4 overs, with Devdutt Padikkal's 167 the cornerstone of their innings. Prabath Jayasuriya was Sri Lanka's best bowler with 4 for 109.

Suthar continues and after two dots, Dickwella sweeps it hard past backward square leg for a four!

A dot later, Dickwella cuts the ball to backward point for a single.

A dot to end the over as 5 runs come off it. Tea called on Day 3.

Siraj continues and Dickwella starts with a dot.

Siraj continues to bowls outside the off stump and the next ball is a dot.

Dickwella then gets outside the line of off stump and defends it down for a dot.

A dot later, Siraj bowls a wide, one for the over says the umpire.

A dot and a single to end the over as 2 runs come off it.

Manav Suthar is back in the attack and Dinusha takes on the bowler and sweeps it over the gap between mid-wicket and long on for a six first ball!

A dot later, Dinusha takes a single to backward square leg.

Dickwella then drives the ball to extra cover for a couple.

He then gets a single to long on.

A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.

14:41

Batters scoring freely

SL 198-5 (54 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Siraj continues and Dinusha pulls the short ball to square leg for a single to start the over.

Dickwella and Dinusha take two more singles.

A dot later, Siraj bowls a peach as he gets the ball to jag away on pitching, Dickwella pokes at it and is beaten.

A dot to end the over as 3 come off it.

Krishna continues and Dickwella chases the ball outside the off stump and is beaten.

A dot later, he chases another wide ball and is beaten.

Dickwella then takes a sharp single towards the leg side but Jaiswal's throw is not backed up by Jadeja at cover and that is four over throws. Five runs added to Sri Lanka's tally. That also brings up the 100-run stand for the 6th wicket, only the 5th time in Tests for SL.

Dinusha then takes a single before a dot to end the over as 6 runs come off it.

Siraj continues and he is getting some reverse sweep as Dickwella plays the ball to cover.

Dickwella then takes a single to backward point, no ball called.

Two dots later, Dinusha takes a single towards backward square leg.

Dickwella then takes a single to deep square leg.

Dinusha then is beaten on the outside edge as he plays the wrong line. 4 runs come off the over.

Prasidh Krishna is back in the attack and Dickwella starts the over with a single to point.

Five dots to end the over. Just the single comes off it.

14:20

Sri Lanka continue to keep runs coming

SL 184-5 (50 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Siraj continues and he bowls around the wicket, a maiden as Dinusha sees out the over safely.

Kuldeep continues and he sweeps it wide of mid-on for a couple.

Dickwella plays the ball on the off side and a near mix-up but Dinusha reaches safely despite the direct hit.

A dot later, Dinusha sweeps the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single to bring up his 2nd Test 50.

A single to end the over as 6 runs come off it.

Mohammed Siraj is back in the attack and after a dot, Dinusha plays the ball off the outside edge and the ball runs past slips for a four.

A dot later, Dinusha is beaten on the outside edge.

Dinusha then plays the ball with soft hands and he edges the ball between gully and slip for a four.

A dot to end the over as 8 runs come off it.

14:02

Dickwella brings up 23rd Test half-ton

SL 170-5 (47 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Kuldeep continues and Dinushka starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Dickwella is beaten on the outside edge as he drawn into the drive and the turns just enough.

A dot later, Dickwella plays the ball to deep point for a single.

Dinusha turns the ball around the corner for a single as 3 runs come off it.

Jadeja continues and Dinusha and Dickwella take three singles.

A dot later, Dickwella flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket to bring up his 23rd Test fifty, his first since 2022.

A dot to end the over as 5 runs come off it.

Kuldeep continues and after a dot, Dinusha flicks the ball to the leg side for a single.

Dickwella sweeps and plays it over Siraj at mid-on.

Dickwella then looks to sweep and is beaten.

Dickwella then cuts the ball to backward point for a couple.

Dickwella then gets to the pitch of the ball and sweeps it through md-wicket for a four.

13:48

Dickwella has enjoyed a good time in the middle

SL 153-5 (44 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Sri Lankan batters Dickwella and Dinusha have done well to play out the first hour of play after lunch without losing a wicket. Kuldeep has tested the batters but they managed to fight on. Dickwella was dropped by Rahul on 20 and he has done well to on to an unbeaten 39. Dinusha has played able ally.

Jadeja continues and the batters take 2 singles in the over. Time for DRINKS!

Kuldeep continues and Dinusha starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Dickwella goes for the sweep on the flighted ball, the top edge flies short of Siraj at mid-on. Three dots to end the over as 2 runs come of it.

Jadeja is back in the attack and he appeals for LBW as Dickwella comes down the track and is hit on the pad. India don't review and rightly so as ball tracking shows it was missing the wickets.

A dot later, Dinusha sweeps for a single.

A dot next and no ball called. A dot to end the over as 3 runs come off it.

Kuldeep continues and Dickwella starts with a dot.

Dickwella then sweeps it behind square for a four!

Dickwella takes a single next before three dots to end the over as 5 runs come off it.

Suthar continues and 3 runs come in the over.

Kuldeep is back in the attack and after a dot, Dickwella's mistimed flick doesn't carry to short leg.

Dickwella is then beaten next ball.

Dickwella top edges the next ball and falls away from the short fine leg fielder and he gets a single.

A dot and an unsuccessful LBW appeal to end the over as 1 run comes off it.

13:24

India lose a review before Dickwella is put down on 20

SL 137-5 (38 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Suthar continues and he gives three runs in the over.

Jadeja continues and the batters rotate the strike and take 6 runs in the over.

Suthar continues and after a dot, Dickwella and Dinusha take a single each.

Dickwella is dropped by Rahul at slips as he goes hard on the cut and the ball flies over Rahul who takes evasive action, the batter gets a couple. Two dots to end the over as 4 runs come off it.

Jadeja continues and India review a leg before decision against Dickwella. Ball tracking shows it was missing stumps.

A dot later, Dickwella takes a single.

Dinusha then plays the ball to fine leg for a couple.

A dot to end the over as 4 runs come off it.

Jadeja and Suthar continue and they give just 3 runs in the next two overs

13:02

Suthar tests batters

SL 118-5 (32 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Suthar continues and Dinusha sweeps to fine leg for a single.

Two dots later, Dickwella hits a four to deep extra cover for a boundary.

Suthar then gets the ball to hit the batter straight on the roll and big shout for LBW. No says the umpire. India review. Ultra Edge shows no bat involved. Ball tracking shows wickets hitting but Umpire's Call as it didn't hit the batter in line. Review saved.

A dot to end the over as 5 runs come off it.

Jadeja continues and after 4 dots, Dinusha takes a single to long on.

Dickwella ends the over with a couple as he sweeps the ball to fine leg.

3 come off the over.

Manav Suthar is back in the attack and Dickwella starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Dinusha looks to defend on the leg side, the ball flies off his pad, big shout for a catch. India review and lose it because there was no bat involved.

A dot later Dinusha takes a single.

The next ball is a no ball as Suthar clips the bail off as he goes on the run up.

Dickwella brings in the sweep and ends the over with a couple. 5 runs come off it.

Ravindra Jadeja opens the attack after lunch and Sonal Dinusha starts the session with a four through mid-wicket off a slog sweep.

Dinusha and Niroshan then take two singles in the over as 6 runs come in the over.

12:26

Suthar takes 2 wickets; Siraj, Kuldeep, Jadeja has one wicket a piece

SL 99-5 (28 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Indian bowlers struck early as Sri Lanka slipped to 99/5 at lunch on day three of the first Test after the visitors posted 462 in their first innings in Galle on Monday.

Sri Lanka are trailing by 363 runs with two full sessions of play remaining.

Mohammed Siraj (1/12) dismissed Nishan Fernando for a duck in the opening over, while Manav Suthar (2/17) removed Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Udara to reduce Sri Lanka to 53/3.

Kuldeep Yadav (1/25) also to make it 59/4.

Kamindu Mendis (14) and Udara (27) offered brief resistance, but Suthar broke the third-wicket partnership to leave Sri Lanka in trouble.

Earlier, India, resuming at 460/9, were bowled out for 462 in 116.4 overs, with Devdutt Padikkal's 167 being the cornerstone of their innings. Prabath Jayasuriya was Sri Lanka's best bowler with 4/109.

Play resumed on Monday after two sessions were washed out by rain on Sunday.

Kuldeep is back in the attack and after a dot, Dinusha takes a single to sweeper cover.

Dickwella is off the mark with a sweep through to fine leg for a four.

Short ball next and Dickwella hangs back and cuts late through backward point for a four.

Two dots to end the over as 9 runs come off it. That is lunch on Day 3.

Niroshan Dickwella is the new man in and he plays out five dots in the over.

Jadeja continues and he strikes first ball as de Silva gets the outside edge off the ball that turns away and KL Rahul does well to take a low catch at slips and the Sri Lankan captain is back in the hut for 21. The umpire checks for clean catch and the replays show it is clean. Sri Lanka now 5 down.

Krishna continues and Dinusha and de Silva take 6 runs in the over as the SL captain gets a boundary in the over.

Jadeja continues and he gives just one in the over as Dinusha takes a single and de Silva is tested.

Krishna is back in the attack and he comes around the wicket to Dinusha who takes a single to square leg off the short ball.

De Silva then gets the inside edge past the stumps for a single.

Two dots later, Dinusha nudges the ball to fine leg for a single. Leg bye called.

A dot to end the over as 3 come off it.

Jadeja is back in the attack and he starts with one that turns aways sharply from the right hander.

De Silva then plays a dot before the good length ball is creamed through covers for a four!

Three dots to end the over as 4 runs come off it.

Suthar is back in the attack and after a dot, he strays and de Silva clips the ball through mid-wicket for three runs.

Dinusha plays three forward defences next, before he is beaten on the inside edge off a leg side delivery. 4 runs come off the over.

Kuldeep continues and Dinusha looks to slog sweep first ball and the top edge falls in no man's land and he gets a single.

De Silva then drives the ball through the off side and the ball beats a diving Siraj at deep mid-off and runs to the boundary for a four.

Two dots later, de Silva is beaten on the outside edge as he plays for the turn but the ball goes straight past his bat to the keeper.

Two dots to end the over as 5 runs come off it.

Ravindra Jadeja is in the attack now and after three dots, Dinusha takes a single to backward square leg. Two dots to end the over as just one comes off it.

Kuldeep continues and Dinusha takes a single as just one comes off the over.

11:28

Kuldeep gets his first wicket

SL 65-4 (18 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Suthar continues and after four dots, Dinushka comes down the track and plays it through extra cover for three. A dot to end the over as 3 come off it.

Sonal Dinushka is the new man in and he is off the mark with a couple to the leg side.

He then takes a single next ball. Three dots to end the over as a wicket and 3 runs come off it.

Kuldeep continues and Mendis spots the fuller ball outside off, comes down the track and plays it uppishly towards cover where Gill dives, sticks out his left hand and pulls off a catch out of thin air. Mendis and the fans watch in disbelief as he has to walk back for 14.

Suthar continues and Mendis starts the over with a single. De Silva then plays five dots a just one comes off it.

Kuldeep continues and Mendis takes a single off the 2nd ball of the over.

A dot later, de Silva gets off the mark with a four through covers.

Two dots to end the over as 5 come off it.

11:11

He removes a set Udara for 27

SL 53-3 (14 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Dhananjaya de Silva is the new man in and he plays a dot and that is a wicket maiden.

Suthar continues and after testing Udara the first four balls, he bowls a short ball and Udara goes to cut the ball, he gets a top edge and is caught at backward point. Done in by the bounce, Udara miscues and is out for 27 off 44. Suthar gets his 2nd wicket.

Time for drinks now.

India have dominated the first hour of play on Day 3, sending back two Sri Lankan batters in quick time with Siraj and Suthar making early inroads.

Sri Lanka still trail by 409 with Udara and Mendsi looking to rally the home team.

Kuldeep Yadav is in the attack now and after two dots, Mendis plays the ball to cover for a single.

A dot later, Udara gets a single to the leg side.

A dot to end the over as 2 come off it.

Suthar continues and he continues to get turn with the perfect line and length to test the batters, keeping it full and just around and outside the off stump.

After 5 dots, the short and wide ball is cut through covers for a four by Udara and that brings up Sri Lanka's 50.

Krishna continues and after three dots, Krishna bowls a bouncer, wide called.

Two dots to end the over as 7 come off it.

Manav Suthar continues and he bowls on that middle and off stump line and he then gets one of drift in and turn and Udara is beaten on the outside edge.

The short ball is pulled through square leg for a four.

A dot to end the over as 4 come off it.

10:45

Chandimal out for 4; SL lose wicket No 2

SL 32-2 (8 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Kusal Mendis is the new man in and the ball turns viciously and beats everyone to run to the boundary at fine leg.

Two dots later, Mendis comes down the track and flicks the ball uppishly towards mid-on for a single. A wicket and 5 runs come off it.

Suthar comes into the attack, he bowls the perfect ball as Chadimal pokes at it, the bal turns away, takes the top of the batters' glove and Pant does well to complete the catch. Chandimal out for 4.

Siraj continues and after a dot, the fuller ball, Udara puts in a stride and the half-volley is driven through mid-on for a four.

Siraj follows it up with a better ball, a length ball played to cover point for a dot.

Siraj then bowls another length ball, Udara times it superbly through point for a four!

Two dots to end the over as 8 come off it.

10:31

India bowlers test SL openers

SL 19-1 (6 ov) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Krishna continues and he starts with three dots as Chandimal is watchful as he hangs back.

Quick bouncer next and Chandimal pulls it to backward square leg for a couple.

A dot to end the over as 2 come off it.

Siraj continues and he continues to test the batter and after a dot, Chandimal gets a single off a leg bye.

A dot later, Udara is hit on the back pad as the ball comes into the batter, he gets some inside edge. He surivives.

A dot later, Siraj bowls wide down the leg side and the ball runs past a diving Dhoni for a four. Byes to end the over as 5 come off it.

Krishna continues and after two dots, Udara gets on top of the bounce and creams the overpitched ball through covers for a four!

Three dots to end the over as 4 come off it.

Siraj continues and after a dot, Chandimal pushes at the ball and the inside edge roll to the leg side for a single.

Udara then plays the ball towards gully, Chadimal calls for the single but Jaiswal does well to dive and stop the ball at gully and Udara has to get back, Jaiswal takes a shy at the stumps but misses and Udara survives a run out.

Fuller ball next and Udara takes a single to cover point.

Chandimal then takes a single to square leg before Udara flicks the ball to mid-wicket for a single as 4 runs come off it.

Prasidh Krishna opens at the other end and after 5 dots, Lahiru Udara opens his and Sri Lanka's account with a open-faced dab past the diving gully fielder for a four.

4 runs come off the over.

Dinesh Chandimal is the new man in and Siraj tests the batter with a ball that moves away and Chandimal is beaten on the outside edge.

Chandimal is beaten again on the defence.

Two dots to end the over and that is a wicket maiden as Siraj gets the ball to move off the pitch and in the air for a perfect start.

Mohammed Siraj opens the bowling for India while Nishan Madushka Fernando and Lahiru Udara come out to bat.

Fernando faces and after a dot, Siraj bowls a superb ball. The ball just jags away as the ball takes Fernando's edge as he pokes at it and Sri Lanka loses an early wicket. SL 0-1.

09:59

Asitha Fernando takes last wicket

India 462 (116.4 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

India have been bowled out for 462 after just four balls on Day 3.

Asitha Fernando opens the bowling on Day 3 and Prasidh Krishna starts the day with a single.

Kuldeep then takes a single to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Krishna is caught down the leg side, attempting to play a pull shot and that wraps up India's innings after just four balls bowled on Day 3.

India all out for 462.

On Day 2, Sri Lanka struck back through spinners but Devdutt Padikkal's elegant 167 powered India to a commanding 460-9 in the rain-plagued opening Test in Galle on Sunday.

Sri Lanka's spin pair of Prabath Jayasuriya (4-109) and Keshara Nuwantha (3-175) kept the hosts in the match but India scored nearly at four-an-over rate to finish in a position of strength.

Kuldeep Yadav (12) and Prasidh Krishna (one) were batting when stumps were drawn on day two.

Play was supposed to start 15 minutes early after only 73 overs could be bowled at the Galle International Stadium on Saturday.

Instead, players were confined to the dressing room for nearly four hours waiting for the cover to come off the pitch.

Rishabh Pant (39) looked in a hurry to score but he became debutant Nuwantha's first test victim after charging out and skying the ball to the fielder at deep mid-wicket.

Opener KL Rahul, who had retired hurt on 77 on Saturday after suffering cramps, came out to bat but fell short of a hundred that looked there for the taking.

Rahul made 82 before flicking a Nuwantha delivery into the waiting hands of Nishan Fernando at forward short leg.

Jayasuriya ended Padikkal's fine knock when the spinner lured the batter out of his crease and had him stumped. Padikkal hit 15 fours and a six in his maiden test hundred.

Nuwantha removed Ravindra Jadeja (13) but Dhruv Jurel raced to a breezy 51.

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva, who had dropped Jurel on 29, took a sensational catch to remove the batter but could not polish off India's tail.

08:57

Clear skies in Galle

Welcome to updates from Day 3 of the 1st Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle on Monday.

Sri Lanka struck back through spinners but Devdutt Padikkal's elegant 167 powered India to a commanding 460-9 in the rain-plagued opening Test in Galle on Sunday.