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Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar finished with a haul of 10 wickets as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first Test in Galle to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
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India → finish → series
Suthar, playing only his second Test, impressed with his line and length to ensure India a memorable win on Wednesday in their 600th Test match.
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Suthar → play → match
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He took four wickets in the first innings and kept up the fine show to take 6-55, helping bowl out the hosts for 206 shortly after lunch on the final day.
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He → collapse → day
Set a target of 372 runs, Sri Lanka’s batters failed to apply themselves, other than Sonal Dinusha, who top-scored in both innings.
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who → Set → innings
Indian captain Shubman Gill called the victory “very satisfying”.
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Gill → call → victory
“We were in a comfortable position but were not sure if the match would go on [because of the weather], but the team responded well,” he said.
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he → go → weather
Gill also praised Suthar and the batsmen for their effort on a wicket that was not easy to score runs on.
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that → praise → runs
“He has been bowling magnificently.
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He → bowl → ?
Looks like a very promising guy and someone who can play for India for a long time,” he said.
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he → look → time
India claimed two wickets in the morning session after Sri Lanka resumed from their overnight score of 84-4 and then quickly ran through the tail.
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Lanka → claim → tail
Captain Dhananjaya de Silva (59) and first-innings centurion Dinusha tried to fight back, batting for more than two hours to add 95 runs for the fifth wicket.
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Silva → try → wicket
De Silva, who had been dismissed off a no-ball early in his innings, looked set to make the most of the reprieve, posting his 20th half-century.
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who → dismiss → century
But his knock ended after he attempted a sweep shot off Ravindra Jadeja and was caught at short fine leg by Suthar.
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he → end → Suthar
“It was not easy [batting fourth in Galle],” said de Silva.
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Silva → bat → Galle
“They won the toss, got the runs on the board, and with our batting, we lost wickets, and it went downhill from there.”
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it → win → wickets
Wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella posted a half-century in the first innings but could not make an impact in the second.
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Dickwella → post → second
Dickwella fell for 10 when he attempted to hit Prasidh Krishna over the slips but ended up edging one to the wicketkeeper.
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he → fall → wicketkeeper
Suthar triggered a late-order collapse with a triple-wicket maiden after lunch and then, in his next over, claimed the last wicket of Keshara Nuwantha as Sri Lanka folded 36 minutes after lunch.
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Lanka → trigger → lunch
The last four wickets fell for seven runs, with Suthar claiming them all.
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Suthar → fall → them
The 25-year-old Dinusha (84) put up a solid effort despite little support from his teammates.
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Dinusha → put → teammates
Playing his fourth Test, he showcased maturity beyond his age, taking on India’s spinners with nimble footwork.
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he → play → footwork
He was dismissed when Dhruv Jurel at leg slip took a bat-pad catch.
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Jurel → dismiss → catch
He faced 128 deliveries during his defiant knock and hit eight fours and one six.
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He → face → fours
Apart from Suthar, the other standout performer for India was top-order batter Devdutt Padikkal, who posted 167 and 44 in the game, having come in as a late injury replacement.
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who → post → replacement
“The wicket had its natural wear and tear [but] it was a good Test wicket,” Padikkal said.
“Turned a lot more from the third day onwards.
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said → have → day
In the end, it was all about who came out on top with their skill-set.”
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who → come → set
The teams now head to Colombo for the second Test match, starting on Sunday.
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teams → head → Sunday
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