1st Test: Suthar, Jadeja spin India into commanding 178-run lead over Sri Lanka
Indian spinners Suthar and Jadeja secured seven wickets on day three of the Galle Test. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 284, trailing India by 178 runs. Sonal Dinusha scored a maiden international hundred while Niroshan Dickwella made 80. Their partnership delayed the Sri Lankan collapse against the Indian attack. India hold a substantial first-innings lead after the rain-affected day.
On the third day of the first Test in Galle, India's spinners Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja combined to clinch a commanding lead over Sri Lanka, restricting the host's score to 284. Despite Sri Lanka's late resistance led by Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella, India maintained a substantial 178-run first-innings advantage.
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