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IND vs SL: Live Updates India's innings ended on 462 runs on the third day, a challenge for Sri Lanka
Samira Vishwas | August 17, 2026 1:24 PM CST

  • Prabhat Jayasuriya took the most wickets from Sri Lanka with four
  • Now Sri Lanka will start batting in the first session of the third day
  • A big challenge for Sri Lanka now

IND vs SL: Today is the third day of the Galle Test match between India and Sri Lanka. The famous Krishna was dismissed in the first over of the third day's play, which reduced the Indian team to 462 runs. The Indian team added only two runs to the second day's total. Devdutt Padikkal scored 167 runs and KL Rahul scored 82 runs for the Indian team in the first innings. Dhruv Jurel also contributed 51 runs. For Sri Lanka, Prabhat Jayasuriya took four wickets and Kesara Nuwantha took three wickets. Sri Lanka will now face a big challenge in replying to the Indian team's first innings.

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How will the weather be today?

The weather is likely to remain alarming on the third day of the first match between India and Sri Lanka. As AccuWeather reports, in the morning of rain Chances are. As a result, there may be a delay in the start of play, just like on the second day. So, everyone is paying attention to how the result of this test will be. The Indian team has performed well in the first innings and now everything depends on the performance of the bowlers.

Indian team all out for 462 runs

Indian team was all out for 462 runs. India's last, i.e. 10th wicket was also taken by the famous Krishna. He didn't score many runs and didn't even last long on the pitch. He scored only 2 runs in the match, while Kuldeep Yadav remained unbeaten on 13 runs. Now the Sri Lankan players will come out to bat and the Indian team's bowlers will have a huge responsibility.

IND vs SL Live: Devdutt Padikkal's century! Crossing the 150-run mark, the Sri Lankan bowlers broke a sweat

Devdutt Padikkal scored his maiden Test century

In the first Test of the India vs Sri Lanka series, Devdutt Padikkal got an opportunity to bat at number three. He scored a brilliant knock of 167 off 230 balls with 15 fours and a six. Devdutt Padikkal played his Test debut in 2024 against England. He then got his second match in the same year. Now where he has got a place in the final 11 players. Devdutt also knows that there is no telling when his turn will come again, so he seizes this opportunity.


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