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India Take Control of Galle Test as Sri Lanka Slump to 99-5
India’s spinners and seamers combined for five wickets as Sri Lanka trailed by 363 runs after posting 462 in their first innings.
- On Monday, India's bowlers reduced Sri Lanka to 99-5 by lunch on day three of the opening Test in Galle, claiming five wickets in the first session.
- India posted 462 all out earlier, with batter Devdutt Padikkal scoring 167 while Rahul and Dhruv Jurel hit half-centuries, providing substantial first-innings advantage.
- Mohammed Siraj struck early, dismissing Nishan Fernando in the second ball, while left-arm orthodox spinner Manav Suthar claimed Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Udara.
- Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Kamindu Mendis for 27, and Ravindra Jadeja removed captain Dhananjaya for 21 just before lunch, dismantling the middle order.
- Sri Lanka currently trails by 363 runs with five wickets remaining, as Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella bat to stabilize the innings.
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Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella steady Sri Lanka after India’s imposing first innings total
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Sri Lanka trail by 363 runs with five wickets in hand, with Sonal Dinusha on 14 and Niroshan Dickwella eight. After posting 462 all out, India's attack rammed home the advantage with some disciplined bowling on a pitch offering plenty of assistance to the spin bowlers. Mohammed Siraj struck early, in the second ball of the innings, when he had Nishan Fernando caught at slips before the spin bowlers came into the equation. Left-arm orthodox spin…
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