India Vs Sri Lanka Live Score 1st Test Day 5 Galle Updates

. Pacers Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj too chipped in with one wicket each. Sri Lanka still needs 288 runs to win the Test match, which is a difficult task from here.

However, although there is enough time and enough help for the bowlers from the surface, rain can hamper India’s chances and not let them win. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, with the centurion from the first innings, Sonal Dinusha, in the middle alongside skipper Dhaanjaya De Silva, will try to put on a resilient show.

Earlier, India have been bundled out for 193 runs, taking a lead of 371 runs after India bowled out Sri Lanka for 284 runs in the first innings thanks to Suthar’s four-wicket spell. He found an ally in another veteran left-arm spinner, Ravindra Jadeja, who picked up three wickets

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India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Lahiru Udara, Nishan Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando

[Does life feel good after this journey?] It feels really good. Playing Test cricket is a dream for every cricketer. And the way I started this match, getting a wicket off the first ball and finding a good rhythm, I just tried to continue that by bowling in good areas. [How do you prepare before every match?] I just do spot bowling before the match, usually a day or two before, as much as possible to get into rhythm. That's the practice I follow. [On Jadeja and Kuldeep] Jadeja bhai and Kuldeep bhai are very senior and legendary bowlers. I get to learn a lot just by watching them. I try to learn as much as I can from them every day. [On the surface] The wicket was playing well. Even when we were bowling in the second innings, we were getting only a little turn. Maybe tomorrow there will be more turn. Let's see. [What are your plans for tomorrow?] The idea is to get a good start. We will try to find our lengths as quickly as possible and then, depending on the wicket, decide what lengths we need to bowl tomorrow morning. So the plan will be to adapt to the conditions as quickly as possible.

Hello and welcome to our final day of the India vs Sri Lanka live blog. India are almost there; the only thing that can stop them from winning is the rain. Manav Suthar has been quite good again, and there is enough rough on the pitch to get the remaining six wickets. Do stay with us to get all the live updates.

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