Ind vs SL, 1st Test: Sri Lanka top order falters, India sense victory

August 19, 2026 1:33 AM

Ind vs SL, 1st Test: Sri Lanka top order falters, India sense victory

India set Sri Lanka a daunting target of 372 before reducing the hosts to 84-4 on day four of the opening test in Galle on Tuesday, remaining firmly on course for victory. Sri Lanka's top order faltered for the second time in the match against India's disciplined attack, ending the day 288 runs short of the target with six wickets in hand. Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva was batting on 31 at stumps with first-innings centurion Sonal Dinusha on 25. With a first-innings lead of 178, India...

Ind vs SL First Test: Suthar, Jadeja bundle out Sri Lanka for 284 as India take 178-run lead in Galle

August 17, 2026 7:32 PM

Ind vs SL First Test: Suthar, Jadeja bundle out Sri Lanka for 284 as India take 178-run lead in Galle

Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar and veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja shared seven wickets as India bowled Sri Lanka out for 284 on Day 3 of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Monday, securing a commanding 178-run first-innings lead. India, who had posted 462 in their first innings, appeared on course to enforce the follow-on after reducing Sri Lanka to 99/5. However, a determined sixth-wicket partnership between Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella briefly revived the hosts' ...

Suthar makes dream debut in India’s largest test victory

June 8, 2026 4:10 PM

Suthar makes dream debut in India’s largest test victory

Manav Suthar's dream test debut concluded with India registering their biggest test victory - by an innings and 300 runs against Afghanistan - inside three days of the one-off test in New Chandigarh on Monday. The hosts piled up 564-8 before declaring their first innings and unleashing their spin-heavy attack on Afghanistan. Left-arm spinner Suthar claimed 6-33 as India bundled out Afghanistan for 152 in the first innings before enforcing the follow-on. Indian off-spinner Washington Sundar (4...