IND vs SL Test Live : After taking a lead of 178 runs in the first innings of the Galle Test, India's second innings appeared to be faltering. After lunch break on the fourth day, the second innings of the visiting team was reduced to just 193 runs. Rishabh Pant was the top scorer in this innings. He played an inning of 66 runs in 69 balls. Now Sri Lanka has got the target of 372 runs in the first test of the series, which seems quite difficult.
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There was a brilliant performance by the Sri Lankan bowlers on the fourth day. Interestingly, the fast bowlers caused the most damage, while the expectation was that the spinners would dominate in these conditions. Asitha Fernando and Lahiru Kumara toiled hard in the second session, bowling short balls consistently and taking six wickets together, while left-arm spinner Prabhat Jayasuriya finished his spell with figures of 3/43. After taking a lead of 178 runs, India lost the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal on the very second ball of the third innings.
After this, KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal added 65 runs for the second wicket, but then India started losing wickets at regular intervals. Rishabh Pant was the only Indian batsman in the middle order who made a significant contribution, and he played in his typical style, scoring 66 runs off 69 balls. Tea break has been taken after India was all out. In this match, India needs 10 wickets to win, while Sri Lanka needs 372 runs. There are still four sessions left to play.