CricketLiveIND vs SL: Rain brings early stumps on Day 3; India bowl out Sri Lanka for 284
SUMMARYIndia vs Sri Lanka Live Score,1st Test: India were bowled out for 462 in their first innings on the third day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Monday. Devdutt Padikkal top-scored for India with a mammoth knock of 167 that ended on Sunday. Resuming their innings at 460 for nine, India…
Devdutt Padikkal top-scored for India with a mammoth knock of 167 that ended on Sunday.
Resuming their innings at 460 for nine, India managed to add just two runs before the final wicket fell, with Asitha Fernando dismissing Prasidh Krishna.
For Sri Lanka, Prabath Jayasuriya was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with figures of 4/109. Keshara Nuwantha claimed 3/175, while Fernando took 2/63.
India’s total was built around Padikkal’s outstanding knock of 167. It anchored their first-innings effort.
On the second day of the Test, the first two sessions were washed out due by incessant rain.
Big Day 4 coming up – Indeed. And the Indians will also feel a touch relieved to have escaped coming out to bat in that tricky period towards the end of the day. They will come out fresh on Day 4, with an aim to just drag the game away from Sri Lanka’s reach. The hosts, by contrast, showed a good fight with the ball through the second day, and will look to repeat that dose with even more conviction, hoping to restrict India as cheaply as feasible from here. However, with the weather forecast pointing to rain over the last two days, time itself could end up being the biggest variable in how this Test finally unfolds. So that’s that from today. India hold the aces. Sri Lanka are on the back foot. As it will be another early start, day 4 begins on Tuesday, 18th August, with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 4.15 am GMT (9.45 am IST). Cheers!
Spinners laid the trap – Let us take a peek at what happened on this Moving Day. Four balls were all Sri Lanka needed to wrap up India’s marathon 462, but the hosts barely got to enjoy it before Siraj struck early and Manav Suthar weaved magic on the first ball to remove Chandimal. A few brisk partnerships offered brief resistance, but India’s spin trio kept the squeeze on throughout, sending Sri Lanka sliding from 27/1 to 59/4 before Jadeja struck again just before lunch to round off a dominant morning for India. But the response from Sri Lanka was solid as they went wicketless in the afternoon session, on the back of a massive recovery partnership between Dickwella and Dinusha, with the former being dropped on 20 by KL Rahul. With the ball getting softer and older, batting turned a touch more breathable, and Dickwella and Dinusha made full apply of it, sweeping their way through to keep any hint of a slide at bay before the Indians barged back in style.
11.36 am GMT (5.06 pm IST) – STUMPS ON DAY 3 – That will be that for the day. It feels like the clouds got together and decided this was the moment to let it all out. Overall, it was yet another day that belonged firmly to India. This person carry a healthy 178-run lead into what’s left of this Test after the first innings. Sri Lanka did test the tourists, especially through the afternoon session, but it simply wasn’t enough to shake walls that had been built brick by brick.
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Game stopped due to: Rain Stoppage
Rain threat in Galle – India will have to negotiate 13 overs today, weather permitting. It isn’t raining just yet, but as a precaution, the ground staff have rolled the covers over the pitch and squares, sensing perhaps that a shower might be on its way. But just as we speak, it looks like it has started to drizzle in Galle.
Impressive fightback – Despite their top order being blown away to 90 for 5, Sri Lanka found a solid counterpunch through the pairing of Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella who parked themselves at the crease in an alliance of 146 runs. They were still behind the eight ball, but their effort helped the home side to avoid the follow-on. Though Dickwella failed to convert yet another fifty into his maiden Test hundred, Dinusha went the extra mile and notched up his first hundred in the longest format, displaying enormous character. And with some valuable runs from the lower order, Sri Lanka did manage to shrink their deficit to 178 runs, but they just ran out of steam once Dinusha was fished out.
11.27 am GMT (4.57 pm IST) – India continue to hold the upper hand throughout this Test, with the Lankan fightback notwithstanding. And with a mammoth 462 on the board, they were always going to be a mile ahead of the hosts regardless. Excellent outing for the likes of Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja. This person shared seven wickets between them, with the latter getting to his 350th Test wicket en route.
Manav Suthar to Lahiru Kumara, OUT! STUMPED! Manav Suthar completes the mop-up job. India secure a 178-run lead as Manav finishes with four wickets. Sri Lanka have been bowled out for 284. Suthar switches to over the wicket and drags the length back, on off. Kumara gives the bowler the premeditated charge but is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. He still swings at it. The ball spins past the inside edge, and Kumara is at a point of no return as Rishabh Pant whips the bails off.
Manav Suthar to Lahiru Kumara, SIX! Hit against the wind but it still goes all the way. Flighted up, spinning into the arc, on middle and leg. Kumara gets down on a knee and plays the slog sweep with the spin over deep square leg for a biggie. Sri Lanka trail by 178 runs.
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