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1st Test, Sri Lanka vs India, Updates: India win by 165 runs, take 1-0 series lead

Wed, 19 August 2026

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13:50

Suthar finishes with 6 wickets

SL 206 (77.4 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

Young left-arm spinner Manav Suthar claimed a match haul of 10 wickets in his second Test as a dominant India completed a 165-run thrashing of Sri Lanka in the opening Test of the two-match series, in Galle on Wednesday.

Chasing an improbable 372, the hosts crumbled for 206 all out in 77.4 overs in the post-lunch session as Suthar claimed his maiden five-wicket haul en route to his impressive 6/55. He was well-supported by veteran Ravindra Jadeja who bagged 2/16.

The 24-year-old left-arm spinner, who made his Test debut against Afghanistan in June, was also the destroyer-in-chief in the Lankan first innings as his 4/76 helped India bowl out Sri Lanka for 284 all-out in reply to the visitors 462.

Suthar continues and after a dot, Nuwantha sweeps the ball to fine leg for a four!

Nuwantha then pushes the ball to extra cover for a couple.

Nuwantha is bowled next ball as he gets an inside edge onto the off stump and Suthar finishes with 6 wickets in the 2nd innings.

Asitha Fernando is the new man in.

Jadeja continues and after two dots, big shout for LBW no says the umpire.

The umpire again says no again as Jadeja appeals for LBW. India review and there seems to be an inside edge and India lose the review.

Nuwantha then sneaks a single to the leg side.

Fernando is beaten on the outside edge as there is a big appeal for caught behind. Umpire unmoved. India don't have reviews left.

Lahiru Kumara is the new man in at No 10 and he faces the hat-trick ball of Sutar. And Kumara defends it down.

He then defends the next ball to the off side.

Kumara is then beaten on the off stump as the ball comes across. Big appeal for caught behind and Kumara gets the outside edge and is caught behind for a duck. That is five wickets for Suthar.

Prabath Jayasuriya is the new man in and the drift and turn beats his defences and crashes into his bails and he is out for a golden duck.

Suthar continues and he bowls on the leg side, Dinusha nudges it straight to the leg slip fielder and he is out for 84.

Jadeja continues and Dinusha drives through backward point for 3.

Nuwantha then hits the ball to cover for a dot.

A dot later, Nuwantha defends again.

Nuwantha is watchful as ever as 3 come in the over.

Jadeja then bowls a maiden before Suthar gives just one run in the over as Dinusha takes a single in the over.

Suthar continues and Dinusha starts the over with a clip to the leg side for a single.

Nuwantha does well to watchfully defend the next four balls before the plays the ball to the leg side for a single. 2 runs come in the over.

Jadeja continues, Dinusha chips it uppishly over mid-wicket for a four!

He then flicks the ball to mid-wicket for a couple.

Dinusha then gets a single in the same region.

Nuwantha is watchful as he defends the next three balls. 7 come off the over.

12:53

Dinusha-Nuwantha put up good resistance

SL 186-6 (70 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

Suthar is back in the attack and Nuwantha plays three dots as he defends and then lets the ball go.

Nuwantha does well to play with soft hands. Again nicely defended.

A defence and a maiden over that.

Jadeja is back in the attack and Dinusha takes a long stride and sweeps it through square leg for a four!

Dinusha then plays three dots before he steps out and Jadeja bowls short on the leg side and the batter pads it to leg gully.

Dinusha then nudges the ball down to fine leg for a couple. 6 runs come off it.

Kuldeep opens the bowling after lunch and Dinusha starts the over with a single as he top edges the ball to backward square leg.

Nuwantha then plays four dots before he rocks back and pulls the short ball through mid-wicket for a four! Five runs come in the opening over after lunch.

12:23

India need 4 wickets to win; SL need 197 runs off 65 overs

SL 175-6 (67 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

India inched closer to victory in the opening Test against Sri Lanka with two quick wickets to leave the hosts in trouble at 175 for six at lunch on the fifth and final day of the match in Galle on Wednesday.

Set a victory target of 372, Sri Lanka were going steady until Ravindra Jadeja broke the home team's resistance with the vital wicket of skipper Dhananjaya de Silva (59) to put India in command.

Sri Lanka resumed the final day's play 288 runs in arrears.

Dhananjaya defied the visiting bowlers with a partnership of 95 runs with Sonal Dinusha. Niroshan Dickwella then fell to a reckless shot after exchanging some words with Yashasvi Jaiswal.

At the lunch break, Sri Lanka were 197 runs behind the target, with Dinusha (65) and Keshara Nuwantha (8) at the crease.

Suthar continues and Dinusha sweeps the ball to backward square leg for a single.

Nuwantha then defends the next ball.

The next ball then turns away from the batter.

Nuwantha does well to defend the next two balls. He then safely negotiates the next ball with a backfoot defence. That is lunch on Day 5.

Jadeja continues and Nuwantha does well to play defend nicely before being beaten on the outside edge. Another dot to end the over and that is a maiden.

Suthar is back in the attack and Dinusha welcomes him with a four as he chips it over deep mid-wicket for a four.

Dinusha and Nuwantha take 2 more singles in the over as 6 runs come in the over.

Fielders close in as Jadeja is back in the attack.

Nuwantha has done well to defend the first two balls. He then cuts the next ball and Pant and the slips cant get to it and the ball runs past to third man and the batters take a couple.

A dot later, Nuwantha cuts the ball again past backward point for a four to end the over as 6 runs come off it.

Kuldeep continues and Dinusha hits the short and wide ball through to extra cover for a couple.

Two dots next as Kuldeep bowls full and the batter blocks.

Three dots later, Dinusha goes for a big slog sweep and misses. 2 runs come off the over.

Krishna continues and Nuwantha plays out four dots before he evades the sharp bouncer.

Nuwantha plays out a maiden.

Keshara Nuwantha is the new man in.

Kuldeep continues and the batters take 4 runs in the over as Nuwantha is off the mark with a single.

11:36

Krishna strikes this time

SL 156-6 (60 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

After 17 overs of spin, Prasidh Krishna is back in the attack and he comes around the wicket to Dinusha who takes a tight single to mid-wicket.

Dickwella then ducks under the bouncer.

Krishna then bowls a bouncer that follows the batter towards the leg side and Dickwella sways away.

Dickwella then ducks under another bouncer.

Back of length ball outside off stump next and Dickwella plays it to extra cover for a couple.

Dickwella makes room and goes to cut the short ball, he gets an edge and is caught behind for 10. 3 runs and a wicket come off the over.

Kuldeep continues and he gives 2 runs in the over.

Jadeja continues and he bowls a maiden.

Kuldeep continues and after a dot, Dinusha sweeps the ball and the top edge falls just short of short fine.

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

A dot later, Dickwella and Dinusha take a single each. Kuldeep then bowls outside leg again and Dickwella reverse sweeps it to sweeper cover for a four to end the over. 7 runs come off it.

11:17

Dhananjaya out for 59

SL 144-5 (56 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

Dickwella is the new man in. After two dots he is off the mark with a single as the leading edge goes to the off side.

Dinusha then comes down the track and pushes the ball to mid-wicket for a single as 2 runs come off it.

Jadeja is back in the attack and after a dot, Dhananjaya paddle sweeps the ball and the top edge finds the fielder on short fine leg and he is out for 59. He breaks the partnership!

Kuldeep continues and after four dots, Dhananjaya plays four dots before he drives the half-volley to mid-off for a single.

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

11:08

Sri Lanka need 271 for victory

SL 141-4 (54 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

Suthar continues and one run comes in the over as the batters safely negotiate the bowling.

Kuldeep continues and after two dots, Dhananjaya calls for a tight single and there is a near run-out as he plays to mid-wicket and calls for a single.

Dinusha then plays the ball to the bowler.

A block next before Dinusha nudges the ball to the leg side for a dot.

Suthar continues and Dhananjaya defends the first ball.

Suthar then gives the ball some air and bowls it full and Dhananjaya is beaten on the defence.

A dot later, Dhananjaya gets a single to square leg.

Two dots to end the over as 1 comes off it.

Drinks now and Sri Lanka have done well to keep themselves in the game in the first hour of play on Day 5 as Dinusha and Dhananjaya have hit half-tons.

Kuldeep is back in the attack and after two dots, Dinusha and Dhananjaya take a single each before Dinusha brings up his 50 with a six off a slog sweep over deep midwicket.

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

Suthar continues and he gives just one run in the over.

Jadeja continues and Dinusha starts with a single.

Dhananjaya brings up his 50 with a four through point.

Dhananjaya then drives and the outside edge flies past slips for a four as 9 come off the over.

10:40

Dhananjaya-Dinusha close in on 50s

SL 120-4 (48 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

Suthar continues and he keeps it full and flighted before Dinusha nudges the ball to the leg side for a single off the last ball of the over. One comes off it.

Jadeja continues and Dhananjaya gets a boundary in the over as the batters are now scoring freely.

Suthar continues and he comes around the wicket to Dinusha who plays the ball to backward point for a single.

Three dots later, Dhananjaya gets a single to extra cover.

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

Jadeja continues and he comes around the wicket to Dinusha who starts with a defensive shot.

Two more dots later, Dinusha gets down on one knee and sweeps the fullish ball past backward square leg for a four!

Dinusha sweeps again and gets a single. A dot to end the over as 5 runs come off it.

Manav Suthar is back in the attack and the tossed up ball is swept to the leg side by Dinusha for a single.

Dhananjaya then gets a single to mid-wicket.

Full and on the pads and Dinusha gets a single to the leg side.

Three dots to end the over as Dhananjaya sees off the over safely.

Jadeja continues and the full toss is swept and Dinusha is hit on the pad. Big shout for LBW, no says the umpire.

Dinusha attempts another sweep and the ball is missing everything on the way to the keeper, big shout for caught behind, the umpire says no. India don't review and rightly so as Ultra Edge shows there was nothing on it.

The ball spins sharply down the leg side and it misses everyone and runs to the boundary for four byes.

Dinusha and Dhananjaya then take three singles as 7 runs come off the over.

10:19

Dhananjaya-Dinusha put on 50-run stand

SL 98-4 (42 ovs) & 284 vs Ind 193-10 & 462 | Scorecard

Siraj continues and he comes around the wicket to Dinusha, the ball angles in and Dinusha plays it to the leg side for a single.

The attempted yorker is played to mid-on by Dhananjaya.

Dhananjaya leaves the next ball before he drives the ball straight on to the stumps at the non-striker's end.

Good length ball, coming in and Dhananjaya plays it to cover for a dot.

Length ball next and Dhananjaya shuffles and plays it back to the bowler for another dot. Just a single comes off it.

Jadeja continues and after a dot, Dinusha drives the ball to mid-on for a single to bring up the 50-run stand with Dhananjaya.

Dhananjaya sees off the over watchfully. Just the one comes off the over.

Siraj continues and he starts with a bumper that Dhananjaya gets under nicely.

Siraj then bowls a short ball going on to the pads and Dhananjaya flicks and plays it on the thigh.

Dhananjaya then defends the length ball on the off stump.

Dhananjaya blocks the next ball that is a tad fuller.

Dhananjaya then plays the next ball that is angling in, to square leg.

Short bouncer next and Dhananjaya goes for the pull and misses. A maiden that.

Jadeja continues and Dinusha comes comes down the track and flicks it to square leg for a single.

The full ball is the swept to square leg for a single.

Jadeja then appeals for a caught behind as Dinusha glances at the ball that is going down leg and that is a dot.

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

Siraj continues and Dhananjaya blocks out the back of length ball.

Siraj then bowls it fuller and Dhananjaya defends again.

Short ball next and Dhananjaya defends again.

Dhananjaya then opens the bat face and guides it to third man for a single.

Dinusha then pokes at the one that moves away, Pant fails to collect the ball on the dive and the batters steal a run off a bye.

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

Jadeja continues and after four dots, the ball goes off Dhananjaya's outside edge past slips to third man for a single.

A good length ball angling on off stump next and Dinusha defends for a dot as just a single comes off it.

Mohammed Siraj is back into the attack and after a dot, Dinusha guides the ball down to third man for a single.

A dot later, Dhananjaya clips it to the leg side for a single.

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

Ravindra Jadeja will start proceedings on Day 5 as Dhananjaya de Silva and Sonal Dinusha come out to bat on a sunny morning.

And Dinusha comes down the track and flicks the ball to the leg side for a single first ball of the day.

Short ball next and Dhananjaya cuts it past point for a four.

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

09:03

Sri Lanka face daunting task after top order falters

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

Welcome to updates from Day 5 of the opening Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle on Wednesday.

On Day 4, India set Sri Lanka a daunting target of 372 before reducing the hosts to 84-4, remaining firmly on course for victory.

Sri Lanka's top order faltered for the second time in the match against India's disciplined attack, ending the day 288 runs short of the target with six wickets in hand.

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva was batting on 31 at stumps with first-innings centurion Sonal Dinusha on 25.

With a first-innings lead of 178, India came out with clear intent in their second innings, looking to plunder runs rather than accumulating them as they sought to leave enough time to bowl Sri Lanka out again in the rain-affected test.

Although wickets fell regularly, Rishabh Pant smashed an entertaining 66, while Devdutt Padikkal made 44 and KL Rahul added 35 as India were bowled out for 193 just before tea.

India suffered an early setback when Asitha Fernando had opener Yashasvi Jaiswal caught behind for a three-ball duck.

Rahul successfully overturned an LBW decision but threw away his wicket when he charged down the track to spinner Prabath Jayasuriya and attempted to clear mid-on. Jayasuriya also removed India captain Shubman Gill, who followed his first-innings score of 16 with eight.

Padikkal was trapped lbw by Keshara Nuwantha. The left-hander reviewed the decision but was unable to overturn it.

EFFECTIVE KNOCK

Pant produced a typically cheeky but effective knock to extend India's lead. The left-hander struck eight fours and two sixes, scoring nearly at a run-a-ball.

After being struck on the helmet by a Lahiru Kumara bouncer, Pant pulled the next delivery for four before being caught behind off Kumara attempting his trademark falling-away pull shot.

Pant became the first Indian batter and fourth overall to hit 100 sixes in test cricket.

Sri Lanka were forced into a change after Dinesh Chandimal injured his neck and shoulder while trying to save a boundary. Chandimal was taken to hospital for precautionary scans, with Pasindu Sooriyabandara playing his maiden test as a concussion substitute.

Mohammed Siraj bounced out Nishan Madushka for six and spinner Manav Suthar trapped the debutant lbw first ball.

Sooriyabandara was initially given not out, but Suthar persuaded captain Gill to review the decision and the verdict was overturned.

Kamindu Mendis did not last long either, edging Prasidh Krishna to first slip as Sri Lanka's top order quickly unravelled.

De Silva, then on seven, got a huge reprieve when he edged Ravindra Jadeja to slip but the spinner had overstepped.

1st Test, Sri Lanka vs India, Updates: India win by 165 runs, take 1-0 series lead

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