Rai
th eate s
to
dis upt
p oceedi gs
fo
a
thi d
co secutive
day
i
the
ope i g
Test
betwee
I dia
a d
S i
La ka
at
the
Galle
I te atio al
C icket
Stadium.
With
heavy
dow pou s
seve ely
cu taili g
play
o
Day
2
–
allowi g
just
43
ove s
–
fo ecasts
p edict
high
cha ces
of
p ecipitatio
th oughout
Day
3,
c eati g
f ust ati g,
stop-sta t
co ditio s
fo
both
sides.& bsp;
Hou ly
Weathe
B eakdow
fo
Day
3
i
Galle
Hou ly
Weathe
B eakdow
fo
Day
3
i
Galle
Mo i g
Sessio
(10
AM
–
1
PM)
P ecipita t
p obability
hove s
a ou d
47%
to
51%,
posi g
a
majo
th eat
to
a
o -time
sta t
a d
ea ly
mo i g
play.
Afte oo
Sessio
(1
PM
–
4
PM)
Ove cast
co ditio s
emai
with
ai
likelihood
holdi g
steady
betwee
39%
a d
48%,
th eate i g
f eque t
i te uptio s.
Late
Eve i g
(4
PM
O wa ds)
Showe s
a e
expected
to
ease
slightly
(~34%),
but
pote tial
g ou d
wet ess
a d
poo
light
could
t igge
a
ea ly
stumps
call.
Despite
I dia
holdi g
total
co t ol
of
the
sco eboa d
at
460/9,
captai
Shubma
Gill
faces
a
tactical
dilemma
o
whethe
to
decla e
immediately
o
push
fo
additio al
quick
u s
befo e
se di g
S i
La ka
i
u de
wet,
seam-f ie dly
co ditio s
IND
vs
SL
1st
Test,
So
Fa …
IND
vs
SL
1st
Test,
So
Fa …
Rai
co ti ued
to
i te upt
p oceedi gs
o
Day
2
of
the
fi st
Test
betwee
I dia
a d
S i
La ka,
but
the
visito s
still
fi ished
the
day
i
a
comma di g
positio
at
460/9.
I dia
added
172
u s
to
thei
ove ight
sco e
of
288/2,
with
o ly
43
ove s
possible
afte
epeated
showe s
delayed
the
sta t.
The
ope i g
sessio
was
washed
out,
a d
play
fi ally
got
u de way
at
2:35
PM
IST
afte
a
ea ly
lu ch.
Devdutt
Padikkal
was
the
sta dout
pe fo me ,
co ve ti g
his
maide
Test
ce tu y
i to
a
supe b
167
off
230
balls.
KL
Rahul
also
made
a
valuable
co t ibutio
with
82,
while
Dh uv
Ju el
sco ed
a
quick
51
a d
sha ed
a
55- u
pa t e ship
with
Ma av
Sutha .
S i
La ka’s
bowle s
ma aged
to
fight
back
late
i
the
i i gs.
Debuta t
off-spi e
Kesha a
Nuwa tha
claimed
th ee
wickets,
while
P abath
Jayasu iya
fi ished
with
figu es
of
4/109.
The
seco d
ew
ball
helped
the
hosts
pick
up
c ucial
wickets
a d
p eve t
I dia
f om
pushi g
thei
total
eve
highe .
At
stumps,
Kuldeep
Yadav
was
u beate
o
12,
with
P asidh
K ish a
yet
to
sco e.
With
just
o e
wicket
emai i g
a d
I dia
al eady
holdi g
a
huge
adva tage,
the
visito s
ow
face
a
decisio
ove
whethe
to
decla e
a d
put
S i
La ka
u de
p essu e.