Sri Lanka beat India by 63 runs to take 1-0 lead

August 12, Colombo (CRICKETNMORE) – Hosts Sri Lanka took a 175-run lead after being bowled out for 367 in their second innings on third day of the first Test match against India at the Galle International Stadium here on Friday.

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Live Score : 1st Test , India vs Sri Lanka

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Toss : Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first.

1st Innings (SL) : Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed an impressive six-wicket haul as India bundled out hosts Sri Lanka for 183 in the first innings.  Ashwin (6/46) alongside leg-spinner Amit Mishra (2/21) flummoxed the Sri Lankan batsmen to bowl them out in just 49.4 Pacers Ishant Sharma (1/30) and Varun Aaron (1/68) were the other wicket-taking bowlers for India. For Sri Lanka, skipper Angelo Mathews (64) was the highest scorer.

2nd Innings (IND) :Opener Shikhar Dhawan (134) and skipper Virat Kohli (103) struck fluent centuries to help India take a healthy192-run first innings lead as Sri Lankan bowlers struck late to bowl out the visitors for 375.

3rd Innings (SL) : Sri Lanka took a 175-run lead after being bowled out for 367 in their second innings. Resuming at the overnight score of 5/2 after conceding a 192-run first innings lead, right-arm batsman Dinesh Chandimal's responsible unbeaten knock of 162 helped the home team avoid the follow-on. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin continued his impressive form in the match, taking 4/114 in 28.2 overs to complete a 10-wicket haul in the match. He was assisted by leg-spinner Amit Mishra 3/61 in 17 overs.

Teams:

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews(c), Dinesh Chandimal(w), Jehan Mubarak, Rangana Herath, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Pradeep, T Kaushal

India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Varun Aaron, Ishant Sharma