श्रीलंका vs भारत, पहला टेस्ट, गॉल इंटरनेशनल स्टेडियम, गॉल, 15 August 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Goes past the bat! Darted in from around the wicket, around off. Nuwantha hangs back for the arm ball but is tentative with his footwork. He has a poke at it and is beaten past the outside edge.

Fires it in full now, on off. Keshara lunges to defend it out.

Pushes it through, on the off stump. Nuwantha stays back to a full ball but manages to block it away.

Spinning away, outside off, on a good length. Nuwantha covers the off stump and makes the leave.

Turning away a touch, on the off pole, on a nagging length. Nuwantha angles it to point.

Full and fast, outside the line of the off stump. Nuwantha pads it away.

Sprays a full ball, down leg. Dinusha pads it away.

Flighted up, across the off pole. Dinusha gets to the pitch of the ball to defend.

Drops it short, on middle. Sonal turns it off the back foot square on the leg side for one.

At 91.2 kph, full and aimed at the sticks. Nuwantha dead-bats it with the bat close to the front pad.

Out comes the arm ball, outside off, not all that short. Nuwantha flashes but is beaten for pace and the ball sails over the blade.

Slower but Suthar continues to be on the shorter side, on off. Nuwantha goes deep in the crease and presents a straight bat for the block. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and it dribbles down the pitch.

Full and going across the off the stump. India have left a big gap in front of square on the off side, inviting the drive. Dinusha takes the invitation and strokes it through covers. The ball slows down in the outfield and the batters pick up three runs.

Spears it in, full and on the off stump. Stabbed down by Nuwantha.

Shorter and around off, Nuwantha goes on the back foot to defend.

Attacking the front pad, full in length. Nuwantha lunges to keep it out.

A bit short, on top of off. Nuwantha rocks back to pat it down on the off side.

On off, on a fuller length, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

OUT! CAUGHT! The fight from Sonal Dinusha is over, and with him goes Sri Lanka’s hopes of avoiding defeat in this Test. This is tossed up from around the wicket with a leg gully in place. Dinusha lunges to tuck it away, but the ball spins back with a bit of bounce to catch the inside edge. It clips the pads before going straight into the waiting hands of Dhruv Jurel at leg gully, who is present under the helmet. He crouches and gobbles it up. End of a top effort in this Test by Dinusha.

OUT! TIMBER! Just too good for a number 9. This is speared in from around the wicket, short in length in line with the off stump. Prabath Jayasuriya stays back to defend, but the ball lands and straightens off the deck to whistle past the outside edge, and it clatters into the off pole. Two in two for Suthar and he is on a hat-trick now. India need 2 more wickets for the win.

Full and straight, around off, safely negotiated by Lahiru as he leans on and smothers the spin.

Spins in sharply, on a length, outside off. Lahiru Kumara hangs back and dabs it wide of gully.

Beauty! Drifts the ball away from the batter from around the stump, full outside off. Kumara is drawn in frontf to block but the ball fizzes past the outside edge.

OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT! A game-sealing over from Suthar. Triple whammy for him as he completes a well-deserved 5-wicket haul. The second of his very brief Test career. Tossed up, full and outside off, at 93 kph. Kumara lunges forward to defend but plays for the turn, but the ball goes on with the arm. He gets the faintest outside edge, and Pant collects safely to his left behind the stumps. A prolonged appeal for caught behind and up goes the finger. Kumara walks off without bothering to review. Sri Lanka are 199/9, with India just one wicket away from victory.

Beaten! Floated up, on off. Nuwantha presses half-forward to block but it rips past the outside edge.

Spinning away, full and outside off, let through by Nuwantha.

Half a shout for LBW, but turned down. Dishes it out full, on middle. Nuwantha gets forward to defend but ekes out an inside edge before the ball goes through the batter's legs.

A much more convincing appeal for LBW this time around, but the finger stays down. Shubman Gill has taken the review. Darts in a full ball, Nuwantha brings his bat out in front to stab it down but seems to have squeezed out an inside edge onto the front pad. The replays suggest so, and the on-field decision is upheld. India lose their last review.

200 up for Sri Lanka! Pitched full on middle and leg. Keshara Nuwantha lunges in front and clips it into mid-wicket for a quick single.

Another prolonged appeal for caught behind, but Ahsan Raza stays unmoved. The players around the bat seem to have heard something, but India have burnt all their reviews. Spins away from the batter after drifting in. Asitha Fernando is sucked on the front foot to defend, but the ball spins square and beats the outside edge. UltraEdge shows a flat line. A spike does appear, but that is when the bat hits the ground.

Short around off, blocked off the back foot.

 FOUR! Nicely done! Around the leg stump, quicker through the air, Keshara Nuwantha sits across and plays the paddle sweep through short fine leg for a boundary.

Outside off and full, Keshara Nuwantha drives it along the ground to deep extra cover. The sweeper charges to his right and tidies it up. Two runs taken.

OUT! BOWLED! Suthar, fittingly, wraps it up in style, capping off an impressive 6-wicket haul in the process. He also completes a 10-for in this Test, having picked four wickets in the first innings. Sharing the attack with two far more experienced spinners, he has been the standout performer on a Galle surface that offered precious little in return. INDIA WIN BY 165 RUNS and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. Coming to the ball, Suthar drops it short and around off. Nuwantha goes back to defend, but the ball comes back in, sneaking through the gap between bat and pad before crashing into off stump.