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• First Test match between India and Sri Lanka at Galle Stadium

• In the first session of the day's play, the Indian team scored 101 runs for the loss of one wicket in 27 overs

• India lost their only wicket in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal. The game has been stopped due to rain

IND Vs SL: The first Test match between India and Sri Lanka at Galle was almost immediately the talk of the town. Due to rain on the first day of the match, play could not start on time after lunch. As it started raining during lunch, the ground staff had to put up covers. India, who won the toss and elected to bat first, had scored 101 runs for the loss of one wicket by lunch time. At lunch, openers KL Rahul were on 32 runs and Devdutt Padikkal on 35 runs. The duo added 54 runs for the second wicket in 16 overs.

Amidst the brilliant batting of KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal, India unfortunately lost their first wicket in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal. Had Jaiswal not been run out unfortunately, the first session would have been even better for India. Jaiswal lost his balance after colliding with the bowler and lost his wicket due to a misunderstanding with Rahul in the process.

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Both the batsmen had reached one end

Both the batsmen were out of sync and ended up at the non-striker's end. Due to this, Jaiswal, who scored 32 runs in 37 balls, had to return to the pavilion. Despite this setback, India, who won the toss and batted first, could not make any impact on their run rate. A delivery from fast bowler Lahiru Kumar took the edge of Rahul's bat and fell to the fielder, but the Indian batsman's pull shot off the same bowler showed his growing confidence.

India did not allow the Sri Lankan players to gain momentum

Indian batsmen of Sri Lanka The ace of hockey did not allow left-arm spinner Prabhat Jayasuriya to gain any momentum in the beginning. Devdutt, who was in excellent form, hit his bowling for a six over long-on. Rahul also hit a six off his bowling. Jayasuriya, debutant off-spinner Kesara Nuwantha and off-spinner Dhananjay de Silva occasionally gave the ball some bounce and turn, but it did not trouble the Indian batsmen. Meanwhile, everyone is waiting for the rain to stop and everyone's attention is on how India will play after that. Fans are also praying for the rain to stop.

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