July 26 (CRICKETNMORE) - India were 399/3 at stumps on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday. Cheteshwar Pujara was unbeaten on 144 while Ajinkya Rahane was batting on 39 at the other end. Earlier, Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat. Shikhar Dhawan smashed 190 runs off 168 deliveries with 31 boundaries studding his hurricane innings.
Pacer Nuwan Pradeep was the standout performer among the Lankan bowlers with figures of 3/64. The rest of the Lankan bowling suffered some serious hammering and were made to look rather ordinary.
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India - 399/3 in 90 Overs
S Dhawan c A Mathews b N Pradeep 190 (168)
A Mukund c N Dickwella b N Pradeep 12 (26)
C Pujara Not Out 144 (247)
V Kohli c N Dickwella b N Pradeep 3 (8)
A Rahane Not Out 39 (94)
Extras 11 (b-0,lb-4,w-4,nb-3)
Sri Lanka Bowling
N Pradeep 18 1 64 3, L Kumara 16 0 95 0, D Perera 25 1 103 0, R Herath 24 4 92 0, D Gunathilaka 7 0 41 0
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