IND vs SL 1st Test Match Highlights: Young spinner Manav Suthar picked up four wickets and teamed up perfectly with veteran Ravindra Jadeja, who claimed a three-for, to help India secure a significant 178-run first-innings lead against Sri Lanka in Galle. Earlier, India were bowled out for 462, putting the visitors in a dominant position in the first of the two-match Test series.
India had finished Day 2 at 460/9, with Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna unbeaten, after rain brought an early end to play. Despite Sonal Dinusha’s maiden Test century on Day 3, Sri Lanka were dismissed for 284 in reply, giving the Shubman Gill-led side a commanding advantage in Galle.
IND vs SL 1st Test: Sonal Dinusha’s Resistance Teases India in Galle
Dinusha and wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella added 146 runs for the sixth wicket to frustrate the Indian bowlers before Prasidh Krishna dismissed Dickwella for 80. The wicket extended Dickwella’s unwanted record for the most 50-plus scores in Test cricket without converting one into a century. The 33-year-old now has 23 Test half-centuries but is yet to reach three figures.
Dickwella came closest to breaking that streak in 2021 during Sri Lanka’s tour of the West Indies, when he was dismissed for 96 in the first Test at Antigua. He now tops the list of batters with the most Test half-centuries without a century, with former India opener Chetan Chauhan second on 16.
Innings Break!
Sri Lanka are all-out for 2⃣8⃣4⃣
4⃣ wickets for Manav Suthar
3⃣ wickets for Ravindra Jadeja
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IND vs SL: Ravindra Jadeja Joins Kapil Dev in Elite Test Double Club
Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Keshara Nuwantha and completed his 350 wickets in the traditional format. He became the only the fifth Indian bowler to reach the mark in Tests, following Anil Kumble (619), Ravichandran Ashwin (537), Kapil Dev (434) and Harbhajan Singh (417).
Among left-arm spinners, Jadeja now sits third for Test wickets behind Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath (433) and New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori (362). Jadeja reached the landmark when Sri Lanka batter Keshara Nuwantha attempted to attack an away-turning delivery, only to mistime his shot. Shubman Gill completed the catch, giving Jadeja his 350th Test wicket.
🚨 Milestone Alert 🚨#TeamIndia all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja completes 3⃣5⃣0⃣ wickets in Test cricket 🫡🫡
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The milestone also saw Jadeja join former India captain Kapil Dev as the only Indians to have amassed more than 4,000 Test runs and 350 wickets. Jadeja began the match with 4,095 runs and 348 wickets from 89 Tests.
Overall, Jadeja became only the fourth player to achieve the combination of 4,000-plus runs and 350-plus wickets in Test cricket, joining Kapil Dev, England’s Ian Botham and New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori.
Then Dinusha went on to score his maiden Test century with a single. Manav Suthar dismissed Prabath Jayasuriya on the very next delivery. Jadeja trapped Dinusha on the very first delivery of the next over; Lahiru Kumara hit a couple of boundaries in the next over of Suthar before being stumped out.
Manav Suthar took a four-wicket haul, whereas Jadeja grabbed a three-for. Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Krishna took one wicket each. The hosts have successfully avoided the follow-on, and the Indian side will come out to bat on Day 4 as the umpires soon called for stumps on Day 3.
(With Agency Inputs)
