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IND vs SL: 'Indradev' will spoil Gambhir's strategy! How will the weather be on the 5th day of Galle Test, when will it rain?
Samira Vishwas | August 19, 2026 3:24 PM CST

IND vs SL 1st Test Weather: The test match being played between India and Sri Lanka in Galle has reached the decisive turn. In this match, 4 days of play has ended, while three innings have been played. Now Sri Lanka has a target of 372 runs in the fourth innings. While chasing the target in the last session of the fourth day, Sri Lanka has scored 84 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Now on the 5th day of the Test, Sri Lanka needs 288 runs to win, while the Indian team needs 6 wickets.

At present, Team India appears to be in a strong position, but rain can spoil the entire strategy. Rain has caused disruption many times in the first 4 days of this test. In such a situation, let us know what the weather will be like in Galle on the 5th day?

Weather condition in Galle on the 5th day

Play will start at 9:45 am Indian time on the last day of the Galle Test. There is a high possibility of rain in Galle during the first session on this day. According to the report of Accuweather, the temperature in Galle will be around 30 degrees Celsius at 10 am. During this period, there will be 49 percent chance of rain in Galle. However, the probability of rain at 11 am will increase to 52 percent, while by 12 noon the probability of rain will be 58 to 60 percent.

Weather condition in the second session?

There is slightly less chance of rain in the second session of the last day. After this, till 6 pm the probability of rain will be only 25 percent. In such a situation, it is possible that the game is of last 50 to 60 overs. If this happens, then the Indian team will have a chance to win the match by taking 6 wickets.

Will Gambhir’s strategy backfire?

On the fourth day of the match, the team of coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Gill came on the field in an aggressive manner. According to the strategy, runs had to be scored quickly in this innings, so that Sri Lanka could be given a big target. With this, Team India will have more chances to win the match by all out Sri Lanka. However, if it rains in Galle on Wednesday, the last day of the match, then all the strategies may go astray. If it rains, Sri Lanka can end the match in a draw. Now it will be interesting to see whether the Indian team will be able to win this match?


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