Manav Suthar Bowls Triple-Wicket Maiden to Claim Second Fifer on Day 5 of SL vs IND 2026 1st Test
Suthar’s 10/131 surpassed Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin as India beat Sri Lanka by 165 runs and took a 1-0 series lead.
- India defeated Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first Test in Galle on Wednesday, securing a 1-0 series lead as spinner Manav Suthar claimed a match haul of 10 wickets.
- Sri Lanka's overnight batters, Sonal Dinusha and captain Dhananjaya de Silva, delayed the inevitable by adding 95 runs off 202 balls, testing Indian bowlers throughout the opening session.
- Ravindra Jadeja eventually broke the partnership by forcing De Silva into a top-edged sweep, before Suthar returned to dismantle the lower order with figures of 6/55 in the second innings.
- With figures of 10/131, Suthar surpassed Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin to record the best match figures by an Indian bowler in Sri Lanka, marking his second successive five-wicket haul.
- The second Test is scheduled to commence at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Sunday, August 23, with India seeking to clinch the two-match series.
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Manav Suthar's 10-wicket haul gives India massive win over Sri Lanka in 600th Test
Manav Suthar's 10 wickets secured India's 165-run Test victory over Sri Lanka. This win, India's 600th Test, grants a series lead amid challenging.India vs Sri Lanka, first Test Galle, Manav Suthar, 10 wickets in match, India won by 165 runs, 1-0 lead, Shubman Gill, Galle International Stadium, Test 600, left-arm spinner, second successive five-wicket haul, Sri Lanka vs India, Ravindra Jadeja, Prasidh Krishna, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickw…
India celebrated their 600th Test by defeating Sri Lanka by 165 runs in Galle to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The hero of the victory was 24-year-old left-arm spinner Manav Suthar, who took 10 wickets in the match, including 6/55 in the second innings.
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