1st Test, Sri Lanka vs India, Updates: Sri Lanka are 84 for 4 at stumps on Day 4

Tue, 18 August 2026

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18:25

India sniff victory as hosts need 288 runs on Day 5

SL 84-4 (34 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

India moved closer to victory as Sri Lanka slipped to 84/4 while chasing 372 at stumps on day four of the opening Test in Galle on Tuesday.

Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar claimed 2/30 after taking 4/76 in the first innings to leave Sri Lanka needing another 288 runs on the final day.

Skipper Dhananjaya de Silva (31 batting) was at the crease with first innings centurion Sonal Dinusha (25 batting) at stumps.

India, after bowling out Sri Lanka for 284, were dismissed for 193 in 48.5 overs in their second essay.

Rishabh Pant top-scored with 66 off 69 balls (8x4, 2x6), while Devdutt Padikkal followed up his first innings 167 with another crucial knock of 44 (75b).

Pacer Asitha Fernando grabbed 4/31 for Sri Lanka, while leftarm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya claimed 3/43.

The game continues and right arm spinner Devdutt Padikkal is in the attack now and he starts with a half-tracker and Dinusha pulls it through mid-wicket for a four!

Dinusha then plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

Two dots later, Dhananjaya mistimes the drive.

Dhananjaya then gets an edge and it falls short of the slip fielder. Dot ball as 5 runs come off it.

Kuldeep continues and Dhananjaya missed the flick on the full ball.

A dot later, Dhananjaya takes a single to the on side.

Dinusha then cuts the ball behind point for a single.

Two dots to end the over as 2 runs come off it.

Krishna continues and the full ball is driven back to the bowler.

Four dots to end the over as Dinusha defends the last four balls of the over.

Kuldeep continues and after four dots, Dhananjaya gets a single to the off-side for a single. A dot to end the over.

Krishna is back in the attack and he mixes his lengths and Dhananjaya takes a single off the last ball of the over.

Kuldeep Yadav is in the attack now and he gives five runs in the over.

Suthar continues and Dhananjaya starts the over with a single.

Dinusha then comes down the track and hits the ball through the line through mid-off for a four!

Dinusha then flicks the ball straight onto Jurel's ankle, he gets a couple. The physio checks on Jurel on the field, he hobbles off. Sarfaraz comes in as the substitute.

Three dots to end the over as 7 runs come in the over.

Krishna is back in the attack and Dinusha and Dhananjaya take 2 singles in the over.

Suthar continues and India lose another review as they appeal for a catch at Forward Short Leg. The third umpire checks and there was no bat on it and the umpire checks for LBW and that is also not given because it was going down leg.

A dot later Dinusha takes a single to end the over as 1 run comes off it.

Jadeja continues and after two dots, Dinusha gets on one knee and sweeps it through deep square leg for a four!

A dot later, Madusha reverse sweeps the tossed up ball past square leg for a four.

A single and two dots to end the over.

17:22

Suthar gets his 2nd wicket

SL 54-4 (24 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

Suthar continues and Dinusha starts the over with a single to backward point off a reverse sweep.

Dhananjaya plays out the over as just one run comes off it.

Jadeja continues and he concedes 4 runs in the over as Dhananjaya gets a boundary as he slog sweeps.

Sonal Dinusha is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Dhananjaya then takes a single to end the over as 7 runs and a wicket come off it.

Suthar continues and after a dot, Dhananjaya sweeps it to square leg for a four!

Dhananjaya then takes a single to fine leg for a single.

Udara then gets the outside edge and Jurel takes a low catch at slip. The umpire wants the catch checked and after several replays that show the ball has grazed the ground, the third umpire gives it out. Udara out for 16.

The question is, was Jurel in full control of the catch?

Jadeja is back in the attack and after a dot, Dhananjaya gets a single to mid-off.

Udara is then beaten on the outside edge.

He then plays out three dots as just 1 comes off the over.

Suthar continues and after a dot, Dhananjaya plays a shot with soft hamds towards past slip.

Udara then plays four dots as just the one comes off it.

Krishna continues and he bowls a maiden as Udara survives an LBW appeal as the full ball comes into the batter.

16:58

Krishna troubles the batters

SL 40-3 (18 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

Suthar is back in the attack and he starts superbly as the ball drifts in and then turns out to beat Dhananjaya on the outside edge.

Dhananjaya then latches on to the tossed up full ball and hits it over mid-wicket for a four!

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

Two dots to end the over as 4 come off it. Suthar varies his pace.

Krishna continues and he concedes two runs in the over.

Jadeja continues and after five dots, Dhananjaya gets the outside edge as the ball spins away and is caught at slip but that is a no ball checked by the third umpire. Dhananjaya gets a life.

A dot to end the over as 1 comes off it.

Time for drinks and India have dominated the first hour and 15 mins of play after tea with Sri Lanka losing three early wickets.

Sri Lanka need 339 runs to win.

Krishna continues and Udara starts the over with a single.

Dhananjaya is rapped on the pads, but it looks high. No says the umpire. India review and the ball tracking shows umpire's call.

Four dots to end the over as just one comes off it.

Ravindra Jadeja continues and Dhananjaya takes a single to the leg side. No ball called for over stepping.

Five dots later, Udara gets a single to backward point as 3 runs come off it.

Krishna continues and the batters rotate the strike to take 5 runs in the over.

16:28

Krishna takes out Mendis with a peach

SL 23-3 (12 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja is in the attack now and after five dots, Udara opens the bat face and guides the ball past point for a couple. 2 come off the over.

Captain Dhananjaya de Silva comes out to bat and he pokes at a ball outside the off stump.

A dot to end the over as that is a wicket maiden.

Prasidh Krishna in the attack now, he comes around the wicket to Mendis and after three dots, Krishna bowls a quicker ball, short of length, extra bounce there is no width on offer but Mendis goes for the big cut and is caught at slip and he is out for 2. Sri Lanka in deep trouble.

Sutar continues and Mendis plays the ball to the leg side for a dot.

He then drives the ball to short mid-wicket for a dot.

Mendis then takes a single with a clip to deep mid-wicket.

Udaru then clips the ball to square leg for a single.

Mendis then punches the ball of the backfoot for a single to the offside.

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

Siraj continues and the full ball outside the off stump is creamed through covers by Udara for a four!

Two dots later, Siraj gets the ball to go across the batter, but has it taken the batter's edge en route the keeper? Big shout for caught behind. Umpire is unmoved. India review and Ultra Edge show there is no nick and India lose a review.

Udara then gets an inside edge and plays to the onside for a dot.

He then drives the ball to mid-on for a dot as 4 runs come in the over.

16:07

Siraj and Suthar strike early

SL 14-2 (8 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

Kamindu Mendis is the new man in and he plays out four dots as a wicket and 1 run comes in the over.

Concussion sub Pasindu Sooriyabandara comes out to bat

Suthar continues and Udara gets a single to mid-wicket and the umpires are checking for a run out but replays show Pasindu has made his ground.

India review a leg before as Pasindu is hit on the back pad, big shout and the umpire says not out. The ball has gone straught after pitching and hit on the back pad. Ball tracking shows wickets hitting and Sri Lanka lose their 2nd wicket. Pasindu is out for a golden duck.

Siraj continues and after two dots, Udara gets a single to the leg side and he gets a single.

After two dots, Siraj bowls a short bouncer and Fernando pulls it straight to Krishna who dives forward to complete a clean catch at long leg and he is out for 6. A wicket and a run comes in the over.

15:55

Sri Lanka need 372 for victory

SL 12-0 (6 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

Suthar continues, comes around the wicket and Udara leaves it as the ball turns away.

A dot later, Udara opens the face and guides the ball down to third man for a couple.

Big shout for LBW next as Udara goes for the sweep, misses and is hit on the pad outside the leg stump.

Suthar then gets the next one to go off his arm and it goes straighter and quicker.

Udara then goes for the slog sweep, gets a top edge and the ball falls well short of the fine leg fielder and he gets a single. 3 runs come in the over.

Siraj continues and he oversteps, the third umpire signals the no ball.

The next ball comes into the batter who plays it late with soft hands.

Fernando defends the next ball before shouldering the next ball to let it go to the keeper.

Fernando then plays the next ball to point for a dot.

Fernando then stays put in the crease and pokes at the ball that goes away from the batter's outside edge.

A dot to end the over as 1 run comes in the over.

Suthar continues and after two dots, Fernando plays the ball to deep backward square leg for a single.

Udara is beaten on the outside edge next ball as the ball comes in and then turns away sharply. Two dots to end the over as 1 comes off it.

Siraj continues and the ball comes into the pads and Fernando plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

Udara is now off the mark with a single to mid-wicket.

Three dots later, Fernando punches the back of length ball off the backfoot to cover point to end the over with 3 as 5 come off it.

Manav Suthar in the attack now and Fernando gets off the mark with a single to point. Three dots to end the over as just the 1 comes off it.

Mohammed Siraj opens the attack for India as Nishan Fernando and Lahiru Udara come out to chase 372.

And Siraj starts with two away swingers before getting the next four to come in as SL open their innings with a single off a leg bye.

15:13

Play to resume at 3.30 pm

Ind 193-10 (48.5 ovs) & 462 vs SL 284 | Scorecard

After that early mini scare, the sun is out now in Galle and the covers are coming off.

It has started to rain in the tea break and the covers are on the field. A delayed start to the 3rd session is expected.

India strengthened their grip on the opening Test after being bowled out for 193 in their second innings, setting hosts Sri Lanka a daunting 372-run target for victory in Galle on Tuesday.

India, who had posted 462 in their first innings, had dismissed Sri Lanka for 284 on Monday to secure a crucial 174-run lead. Returning to the crease on Tuesday, the visitors adopted an aggressive approach, looking to build a total beyond Sri Lanka's reach.

Opener KL Rahul (35) and Devdutt Padikkal (44) steadied the innings with a 64-run partnership as India reached 116 for 4 at lunch.

Rishabh Pant then took the attack to the Sri Lankan bowlers, smashing a 69-ball 66 that included two sixes. His innings also saw him become the first Indian to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket and the fastest player in the world to reach the milestone.

India suffered an early setback when Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for a duck by Asitha Fernando off the third ball of the opening over. Rahul and Padikkal, however, negotiated the early movement and rebuilt the innings.

Rahul was eventually dismissed as the second wicket to fall, before Shubman Gill (8) departed cheaply, with Prabath Jayasuriya (3/43) claiming both wickets.

Dinesh Chandimal, who was earlier taken out and to hospital for scans, has been ruled out for failing the concussion test and he will be replaced by Pasindu Sooriyabandara.

Fernando continues and after a dot, Krishna takes a single to backward square leg.

Siraj then moves to the leg side and tries to play a pull and misses.

Siraj then slashes the full ball to third man for a single.

Krishna miscues the pull and is caught out for 2 at mid-on and India are all out for 193.

Prasidh Krishna is the last man in and he is beaten twice.

And beaten again. Krishna is off the mark with a single to extra cover.

A dot to end the over as a wicket and a single comes off it.

Jayasuriya is back in the attack and Kuldeep gets an outside edge as it turns and he is caught at slip and he is out for 5.

Mohammed Siraj is the new man in and after a dot, Siraj sways away from the bouncer.

Siraj then plays the ball towards mid-wicket and the fielder fails to pick it up and the batters get a single.

Kuldeep takes a single to deep backward point as 3 runs come off it.

Fernando continues and Kuldeep starts the over with a single to the leg side.

Fernando then fires in a short ball, Suthar looks to help it around, the ball takes off and he gets a nick on the way to the keeper and he is caught behind out for 9 off 25.

Nuwantha continues and Kuldeep starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Suthar mistimes the drives the ball uppishly over the bowler for a four.

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

Asitha Fernando is back in the attack and Kuldeep starts with a single to the leg side.

Two dots later, Suthar takes a single to backward square leg.

A dot and a single to end the over as 3 runs come off it.

14:07

Lahiru Kumara strikes twice

Ind 179-7 (44 ovs) & 462 vs SL 284 | Scorecard

Manav Suthar continues and Suthar plays out a maiden.

Kuldeep Yadav is the new man in and he ducks under the bouncer.

Another bouncer and he ducks again.

Kuldeep plays to the leg side for another dot as a wicket and 1 run comes off it.

Kumara continues and after a dot, Suthar takes a single to square leg.

Jadeja then pulls the ball and is caught superbly at backward square leg by Pasindu Sooriyabandara who goes full stretch to pick a catch out of thin air and Jadeja is out for 9.

Nuwantha continues and Suthar and Jadeja take three runs in the over.

Manav Suthar is the new man in and after two dots, he is off the mark with a single to third man.

Kumara continues and Pant pulls the ball to the leg side for a single.

Jadeja then pulls the next ball to backward square leg for a single.

Pant then miscues a pull as he shuffles across and is caught behind by Dickwella. He is out for 66 off 69.

Nuwantha continues and he gives three runs in the over.

Kumara continues and even though he's adopted the short ball, Pant has been equal to it and Pant has banged the ball for two fours in the over. He passed a concussion test after being hit on the shoulder off the short ball. 10 runs come in the over.

13:34

He now has 100 sixes in Test cricket

Ind 159-5 (38 ovs) & 462 vs SL 284 | Scorecard

Keshara Nuwantha continues and Jadeja starts the over with a single to backward square leg.

Five dots to end the over as just a single comes off it.

Pacer Lahitu Kumara is back in the attack and the short ball is pulled to backward square leg. Jadeja wants a single but is sent back.

Jadeja again pulls the next ball to square leg for a dot.

Jadeja then evades the short bouncer but the batters sneak a single as the keeper fails to collect it.

Pant then brings up his 50 with a six over as he gets inside the line of the ball and helps it on it's way over backward square leg. 100 sixes in Tests for Rishabh Pant, he becomes the first Indian batter to attain the feat.

Pant then arches his back and goes down as he evades a bouncer. A dot to end the over as 7 runs come off it.

Rishabh Pant is beginning to up the ante as Asitha Fernando is taken for 8 runs in the over before he takes on Nuwantha and hits him for 3 fours in the over to bring up Indian's 150.

13:12

Fernando has him caught behind for 7; India's lead now up to 304

Ind 131-5 (34 ovs) & 462 vs SL 284 | Scorecard

Nuwantha continues and after four dots, full ball outside off and Pant plays it through mid-wicket for a four.

Nuwantha then induces the outside edge and it flies past a diving Dhananjaya de Silva at slips and he gets a single. 5 runs come in the over.

Fernando continues and after a dot, Jadeja and Pant get in a near mix-up as Jadeja calls for a single but Pant is slow to react. The fielder at mid-wicket misses the direct hit at the striker's end, it results in overthrows and the batters take another single. India now have a 300-run lead.

Jadeja then takes a single to square leg.

A dot later, Fernando bowls back-to-back short balls that bounce over Pant's head. Wide called by the umpire.

Fernando then bowls another bouncer but this time it was at a good height.

Another short ball and Pant pulls the ball to backward square leg for a single. 6 runs come off it.

Nuwantha continues and Pant sees off the over safely as the bowler gets some turn and bounce.

Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in and he is warned by umpire was running on the pitch. He plays three dots to end the over as a wicket and 1 run comes off it.

Asitha Fernando is back in the attack and after a dot, Pant gets a single to cover.

Short ball down the leg side next and Jurel shapes for the pull. Did he edge that on the way to the keeper? The Lankans go up for a caught behind. Umpire says no. Sri Lanka review and Ultra Edge shows there was a slight deflection on the way to the keeper. And Jurel is out for 7.

Keshara Nuwantha continues after lunch and Pant starts the over with a single.

Two dots later, Jurel plays the ball uppishly over the leg side for a couple.

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

12:13

India lead by 294 runs

Ind 116-4 (29 ovs) & 462 vs SL 284 | Scorecard

Opener KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal stitched together a half-century partnership as India reached 116 for 4 at lunch on Day 4 of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Tuesday, taking command of the proceedings and extending their overall lead to 294 runs.

India, who had bowled out Sri Lanka for 284 on a rain-affected Day 3 on Monday to secure a 174-run first-innings lead, added 116 runs in the opening session. Rahul (35) and Padikkal (44) put on 64 runs for the second wicket.

India suffered an early setback when opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for a duck by Asitha Fernando off the third ball of the day's opening over. However, Rahul and Padikkal negotiated the initial movement from the pitch and steadied the innings.

Rahul was the second wicket to fall, after which Shubman Gill (8) also departed cheaply, with Prabath Jayasuriya (2/42) claiming both wickets.

Rishabh Pant (21 not out) then joined Padikkal to further consolidate India's position, before the latter was out LBW just before lunch.

Jayasuriya is back in the attack and after three dots, the short ball is pulled to mid-wicket for a four.

A dot later, the arm ball goes straight past Jurel's outside edge, the Sri Lankans are excited about a caught behind but decide against a review. 4 runs come off the over.

Dhruv Jurel is the new man in big shout for LBW first ball but the umpire is not interested. SL don't review.

After a dot, he gets a single to deep mid-wicket. A dot to end the over as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Nuwantha continues and Pant starts the over with a single to deep mid-wicket.

he traps Padikkal in front of the stumps first ball as he looks to flick the ball. Big shout for LBW. Umpire takes a long hard look before raising the finger. Padikkal reviews. Ball tracking shows pitching in line and wickets hitting and Padikkal out LBW for 44.

Lahuru Kumara comes into the attack now and Pant comes down the track and lofts the ball down the ground for a six! The ball has gone out of the ground.

A new ball is taken hence and the bowler bowls two bouncers back-to-back that Pant ducks under.

A dot later, Pant takes a single to backward point. Another bouncer and Padikkal ducks under it. 7 runs come in the over.

Nuwantha continues and after two dots, Padikkal takes a single.

Pant then takes a couple to mid-wicket.

The next ball is drifting in and Pant reverse sweeps the ball in the gap through backward point for a four.

Some turn and bounce for the bowler as Pant defends the ball and the ball takes off off the leading edge over the guly fielder for a single. 8 runs come off it.

Jayasuriya and Nuwantha give seven runs in 2 overs before Dhananjaya de Silva introduces himself into the attack and he concedes four singles in the over.

11:30

India lose 3rd wicket

Ind 84-3 (22 ovs) & 462 vs SL 284 | Scorecard

Nuwantha continues and he is bowling more round-arm. Pant plays two dots before getting a couple to backward square leg.

Three dots to end the over as 2 runs come off it.

Rishabh Pant is the new man in and he gets an edge on the defence, that is short of the leg slip fielder and he gets off the mark with a single to backward square leg.

Jayasuriya continues and Gill plays the first four balls watchfully.

The next ball is pitching in line and hits Gill on back leg as he goes for the sweep and misses. Big shout for LBW, umpire raises the finger. India review. Ball tracking shows the ball was hitting the top of the middle and off stumps. Gill is out LBW for 8. India lose 3rd wicket.

Nuwantha continues and after two dots, Gill takes a single to backward point.

A dot later, Padikkal then gets an edge as the bowler gets turn and bounce.

A dot to end the over as just 1 comes off it.

In the last three overs, Sri Lanka spinners have given 8 runs.

11:06

India's lead now up to 250

Ind 72-2 (16 ovs) & 462 vs SL 284 | Scorecard

Nuwantha continues and Padikkal starts the over with a single to long-off.

A dot later, Gill is off the mark with a single.

Padikkal then takes a single. A dot later, Gill flicks the ball to mid-wicket for a four as 7 runs come off it. India's lead now up to 250.

Shubman Gill is the new man in and he plays out two dots as a wicket and 6 runs come off it.

Jayasuriya continues after drinks and Rahul plays the ball to backward point for a single.

Padikkal then takes a single to backward square leg.

Rahul then sweeps the ball to square leg for a four.

Rahul then goes down the track and looks to smack it over mid-on but the bat twists in his hand and miscues, he is caught at deep mid-off. Rahul is out for 35 off 47.

10:56

India's lead swells to 237

Ind 59-1 (14 ovs) & 462 vs SL 284 | Scorecard

Time for drinks.

India lost an early wicket with Asitha Fernando removing Yashasvi Jaiswal caught behind with the third delivery of the first over.

KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal have added 59 runs since and India's lead has stretched to 237.

Nuwantha continues and after two dots, Rahul takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

Two dots later, Padikkal comes down the track and hammers the ball over the bowler for a four as 5 runs come off it.

Jayasuriya continues and Rahul and Padikkal bring up the 50-run stand in the over off the third ball as Rahul cuts it for 3.

Padikkal and Rahul take a single each next two balls before a dot to end the over.

Nuwantha continues and he bowls a maiden.

Jayasuriya continues and Padikkal and Rahul take a single each off the first two balls.

A dot later, Padikkal takes a single to deep point.

Rahul then comes down the track and hammers the ball down the ground for a six!

Big shout for LBW next as Rahul is beaten on the inside edge before being hit on the pads. Big shout for LBW. India review and the replays show wickets missing as the ball is going over the stumps. Rahul survives and 9 runs come off it.

10:35

Padikkal, Rahul use sweep to good effect

Ind 40-1 & 462 (10 ovs) vs SL 284 | Scorecard

Nuwantha continues and after a dot, Padikkal takes a single to deep square leg.

Rahul then decides to leave but the ball turns in sharply and the ball hits his pad and goes to the keeper.

Rahul then brings out the reverse sweep to get a four behind point.

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

Jayasuriya continues and after four dots, tossed up ball and Rahul gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it down the ground for a six!

A dot to end the over as 6 come off it.

Nuwantha continues and Rahul starts the over with a single to the leg side.

A dot later, he bowls outside leg and Padikkal goes down on the knee and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a four.

He then gets a couple to the leg side.

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

Left arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya is in the attack now and Padikkal starts the over with a single off a reverse sweep.

Four dots later, Rahul plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for 3 as 4 runs come off the over.

Nuwantha continues and he gives just one in the over.

Fernando continues and Padikkal misses the pull.

Some width next and Padikkal plays it to the off side for a single.

Two dots next, he then bowls a no ball as he oversteps.

Two more dots before Rahul plays out a maiden.

10:07

Asitha Fernando tests baters

Ind 15-1 & 462 (4 ovs) vs SL 284 | Scorecard

Nuwantha continues and he comes around the wicket to Padikkal who starts with a dot before Padikkal chops the ball to the off side for a single.

Rahul then goes for a sweep and the short leg fielder is hit on the arm.

Rahul then plays the ball to the off side and calls for a single but is sent back by Padikkal. A dot later, Rahul sweeps the ball to backward square leg for a couple as 3 come off it.

Fernando continues and Rahul lets the ball go to the keeper.

Fernando bowls a no ball next.

Rahul then plays the ball to cover point for a single. A dot later, Padikkal then clipped ball off his pads for a single. Leg bye called.

Fernando then keeps the ball in that corridor of uncertainty as Rahul watches it go past his outside edge.

Rahul then plays the ball to the leg side for a dot. 3 runs come off the over.

Off spinner Keshara Nuwantha opens at the other end and KL Rahul is off the mark with a single to the leg side.

A dot later, Padikkal drives the ball through covers for a four!

A dot later, Padikkal lets the next ball go to the keeper.

Padikkal plays the ball down to the off side for a dot. 5 runs come off the over.

09:52

Fernando removes Jaiswal for a duck

Ind 4-1 & 462 (0.3 ovs) vs SL 284 | Scorecard

Devdutt Padikkal is the new man in and after a dot, Fernando gets the ball to come in and Padikkal creams the ball through extra cover for a four. That opens India's account and his own.

Padikkal then ducks under the short bouncer. A wicket and four come off the opening over.

India openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL come out to open the batting in the 2nd innings.

Asitha Fernando will open the attack for Sri Lanka. And Jaiswal starts with a strong defence against the length ball.

Jaiswal then plays the ball to the leg side. And Fernando strikes early. Jaiswal gets the bottom edge as he goes to cut the wide ball with his feet going nowhere and he is out for a duck!

09:19

India in charge at Galle despite Dinushau's maiden hundred for Sri Lanka

SL 284 (79.4 ovs) vs Ind 462 | Scorecard

Sonal Dinusha's maiden test hundred kept Sri Lanka afloat, but India remained firmly in command after day three of the opening test between the neighbours in Galle on Monday.

Replying to India's 462, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 284 despite a spirited sixth-wicket partnership of 146 between Dinusha (100) and Niroshan Dickwella (80).

India could not add to their first-innings lead of 178 as dark clouds and the possibility of a storm prompted an early end to the day three action.

Earlier, Sri Lanka needed only four balls to take India's final first-innings wicket, but soon found themselves in deep trouble after losing half their own side during the morning session.

Mohammed Siraj opened the floodgates by dismissing Nishan Fernando for a second-ball duck before India's three-pronged spin attack took control.

Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar (4-76) struck with his first delivery as Dinesh Chandimal (4) edged behind. Lahiru Udara (27) struck six fours before slicing Suthar to backward point.

Shubman Gill then produced a stunning diving catch at extra cover, leaping to his left to send back Kamindu Mendis (14) off Kuldeep Yadav.

The collapse became a full-blown crisis when Ravindra Jadeja had Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva caught at slip for 21, leaving the hosts reeling at 90-5.

Dickwella and Dinusha, however, mounted a defiant fightback that frustrated India through the afternoon.

Playing his first test in three years, Dickwella was given a reprieve on 20 when KL Rahul dropped him at slip. He made India pay, combining with Dinusha to deny the visitors a wicket throughout the second session.

Dickwella eventually fell caught behind off Prasidh Krishna, but Dinusha could not be denied his hundred, which he brought up with a single off Suthar.

His splendid innings, featuring four fours and two sixes, ended when Jadeja (3-57) trapped him lbw.

Dinusha, convinced he had got an inside edge, immediately reviewed the decision. But UltraEdge showed no contact, and he walked off shaking his head after a stellar innings.

1st Test, Sri Lanka vs India, Updates: Sri Lanka are 84 for 4 at stumps on Day 4

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