12:58 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 120/5 (31.5 overs)0Overs31.5Score120 - 5 Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, No run, that is defended solidly off the front foot.12:58 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 120/5 (31.4 overs)0Overs31.4Score120 - 5 Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, Turning away, a bit short, on off. Pant cuts but can't get it past point.12:57 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 120/5 (31.3 overs)0Overs31.3Score120 - 5 Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, This comes in with the arm, on a good length. Pant pushes out in front. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.🏏Cricket Match PredictionWho will win the match?Tap to make your prediction12:57 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 120/5 (31.2 overs)0Overs31.2Score120 - 5 Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, Pushed through, spinning away sharply, outside off.12:57 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 120/5 (31.1 overs)0Overs31.1Score120 - 5 Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, on off. Pant leans forward to smother the spin.12:55 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 120/5 (30.6 overs)Score after 31 overs 120 - 5Runs Scored: 0 010(W)000Ravindra Jadeja 0 (3)Rishabh Pant 23 (25)Asitha Fernando4-0-9-20Overs30.6Score120 - 5 Asitha Fernando to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged in short, that is left alone for the keeper to collect.🏏Cricket Match PredictionWhat will IND score in their 2nd innings?Tap to make your prediction12:55 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 120/5 (30.5 overs)0Overs30.5Score120 - 5 Asitha Fernando to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitched up, on middle. Jadeja knocks it to mid on using his wrists.12:54 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 120/5 (30.4 overs)0Overs30.4Score120 - 5 Asitha Fernando to Ravindra Jadeja, Across off, on a length. Jadeja presses forward and taps it wide of cover. He sets off for the run before being sent back. Jadeja runs right down the danger area and the umpire has a word with him.12:52 (IST) Aug 18Ravindra Jadeja walks out to bat next.🏏Cricket Match PredictionHow many wickets will SL take in 3rd innings?Tap to make your prediction12:49 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 120/5 (30.3 overs)WOvers30.3Score120 - 5 Asitha Fernando to Dhruv Jurel, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Sri Lanka get the review right. Dhruv Jurel has been strangled down leg. Angled in at the hips, Jurel swivels for the pull, but the ball is not that short. It sneaks under the blade and brushes something on its way to the keeper, who gets low to take the catch to his left. A confident shout, but it is turned down and Dhananjaya de Silva goes upstairs. The replays indicate that it may have grazed the thigh pad. Well, well, the UltraEdge shows a spike when the ball is next to the bat, but on the side-on angle, there does seem to be a gap between the bat and the pad. Harsha Bhogle informs that the umpires have been told that if the spike falls within one frame before or one frame after, it is considered an acceptable margin. The on-field decision is therefore overturned. India are 120/5, leading by 298 runs.12:48 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 120/4 (30.2 overs)1Overs30.2Score120 - 4 Asitha Fernando to Rishabh Pant, Across off, on a short of a length. Pant taps it wide of point and gets to the other end.12:47 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 119/4 (30.1 overs)0Overs30.1Score119 - 4 Asitha Fernando to Rishabh Pant, Steams in from over the wicket and bangs it in short, over off. Pant sways away from the line of the ball and lets it go.12:46 (IST) Aug 18Remember, this is going to be an extended session as well. The post-Lunch session will last for 2 hours and 15 minutes, and Tea is scheduled for 9.25 am GMT (2.55 pm IST). Here's Asitha Fernando from the other end.12:45 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 119/4 (29.6 overs)Score after 30 overs 119 - 4Runs Scored: 0 100200Dhruv Jurel 7 (14)Rishabh Pant 22 (23)Keshara Nuwantha15-1-57-10Overs29.6Score119 - 4 Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, On the shorter side, on off. Dhruv stabs it down from the crease.12:45 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 119/4 (29.5 overs)0Overs29.5Score119 - 4 Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, Flat and short, on middle. Jurel turns it to backward square leg.12:44 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 119/4 (29.4 overs)2Overs29.4Score119 - 4 Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, Untidy. This is shorter, spinning back, on middle. Jurel nudges it past the short leg fielder and the ball flies over his right shoulder before he can react. It dribbles to backward square leg as the batters cross. The throw comes to the keeper on the bounce, but Niroshan Dickwella stays side on to gather it. It clips his gloves and deflects away from Dhananjaya de Silva, who was backing up. That allows the batters to take one more run.12:44 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 117/4 (29.3 overs)0Overs29.3Score117 - 4 Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, Closer to the off stump but the length stays full. Jurel blocks it out by getting forward.12:44 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 117/4 (29.2 overs)0Overs29.2Score117 - 4 Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, A bit of away drift, full and outside off. Jurel uses his feet and covers the line before pushing it to cover.12:43 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 117/4 (29.1 overs)1Overs29.1Score117 - 4 Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, Begins from around the wicket and dishes out a flighted delivery, full and on middle. Pant steps out and knocks it to long on for a single.12:41 (IST) Aug 18We are back for the post-Lunch! The Sun is still shining brightly and the Lankan players take their places on the field. Dhruv Jurel and Rishabh Pant are back out to resume their innings, and it will be Pant on strike. Keshara Nuwantha will start proceedings with the ball. Let's go...12:39 (IST) Aug 18... DAY 4, SESSION 2...12:12 (IST) Aug 18Need to stay positive - Sri Lanka know that the only way they can have a chance with the bat is if they wrap up the Indian innings quickly. Prabath Jayasuriya has yet again been the pick of the bowlers, asking a lot of questions of the Indian batters, but he needs a bit more support. Keshara Nuwantha has toiled hard and he did get a wicket late in the session, which will do a lot of good for his confidence. The upcoming session is going to be highly crucial for both teams, and could turn out to be a decisive one as well. The post-Lunch session is scheduled to start at 7.12 am GMT (12.42 pm IST). Stay tuned.12:08 (IST) Aug 18Brisk start for India - Despite losing Yashasvi Jaiswal in the very first over, KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal stayed positive. The duo put on 65 runs before Rahul went for a big shot and held out in the deep. Padikkal looked really good again but couldn't convert as the skipper, Shubman Gill, got out for a low score, just like in the first innings. Rishabh Pant has looked positive as well, but with 4 wickets lost, India might look to accelerate early and try to push the lead beyond the 350-run mark after Lunch.12:03 (IST) Aug 186.33 am GMT (12.03 pm IST) - LUNCH, DAY 4 - End of an engrossing first session on Day 4. India's lead is now stretched to 294 runs, but Sri Lanka have really done well in the second half of the session, wrestling back some much-needed momentum. The first hour and fifteen minutes did belong to the visitors, as they were 59/1. However, after the Drinks break, the Lankan spinners came back strongly and picked up 3 wickets in the second half.12:02 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 116/4 (28.6 overs)Score after 29 overs 116 - 4Runs Scored: 0 000400Dhruv Jurel 5 (9)Rishabh Pant 21 (22)Prabath Jayasuriya10-0-42-20Overs28.6Score116 - 4 Prabath Jayasuriya to Dhruv Jurel, Was there an edge? No real conviction in the appeal, and by the time Dhananjaya de Silva can make up his mind, the timer runs out. Jayasuriya keeps it full, on off. Jurel presses half-forward to defend, but the ball drops on him before it rips past the outside edge. There was a noise, but it seemed to have been from the bat clipping the front pad. That will be Lunch on Day 4 with India leading by 294 runs.12:01 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 116/4 (28.5 overs)0Overs28.5Score116 - 4 Prabath Jayasuriya to Dhruv Jurel, Flighted up, on middle. Dhruv defends it off the front foot.12:01 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 116/4 (28.4 overs)4Overs28.4Score116 - 4 Prabath Jayasuriya to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Put away with disdain. Fractionally short at 78.4 kph, on middle. Jurel picks up the length quickly and rocks back before climbing all over it. Unleashes the short-arm jab through mid-wicket and it races away.12:00 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 112/4 (28.3 overs)0Overs28.3Score112 - 4 Prabath Jayasuriya to Dhruv Jurel, Looped up, on middle, that is defended solidly off the front foot.12:00 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 112/4 (28.2 overs)0Overs28.2Score112 - 4 Prabath Jayasuriya to Dhruv Jurel, Tossed up, on off. Jurel strides forward to smother the spin.12:00 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 112/4 (28.1 overs)0Overs28.1Score112 - 4 Prabath Jayasuriya to Dhruv Jurel, Sliding on with the arm, attacking the front pad. Jurel brings his bat out in front and stabs it down.11:58 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 112/4 (27.6 overs)Score after 28 overs 112 - 4Runs Scored: 0 10(W)0010Rishabh Pant 21 (22)Dhruv Jurel 1 (3)Keshara Nuwantha14-1-54-10Overs27.6Score112 - 4 Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, Lands it nice and full, on middle. Pant blocks it off by getting forward.11:58 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 112/4 (27.5 overs)1Overs27.5Score112 - 4 Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, Drops it short, on off and middle. Dhruv whips it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for one.11:58 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 111/4 (27.4 overs)0Overs27.4Score111 - 4 Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, Spinning back in, on the shorter side. Jurel hangs back to defend.11:56 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 111/4 (27.3 overs)0Overs27.3Score111 - 4 Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, A prolonged appeal for LBW, but it is received with a shake of the head by the umpire. The impact may have been outside the line there. Dhananjaya de Silva checks with the keeper and decides against the review. Off-break, spinning back in sharply. Jurel leans across for the block but is beaten on the inside edge to get hit on the front pad. The Ball Tracking confirms that the impact was outside the off stump.11:56 (IST) Aug 18Dhruv Jurel is in at number 6 for India.11:53 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 111/4 (27.2 overs)WOvers27.2Score111 - 4 Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! LBW! A confident shout and after giving it a thought, Ahsan Raza raises the finger. Devdutt Padikkal walks over to his partner and takes the review. Darted in from around the wicket, on a good length, on middle and leg. Padikkal presses back to clip it away, but the ball does not go on with the arm. It straightens to go past the bat and hits Padikkal on the back pad. The ball does not have much distance to travel, and the Ball Tracking has the ball crashing into the middle and leg stump. The centurion from the first innings falls. India lose their 4th wicket with a lead of 289 runs.11:53 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 111/3 (27.1 overs)1Overs27.1Score111 - 3 Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, Not all that short, turning away, on off. Pant uses the depth of the crease to pull it through mid-wicket for a single.11:52 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 110/3 (26.6 overs)Score after 27 overs 110 - 3Runs Scored: 0 600010Devdutt Padikkal 44 (74)Rishabh Pant 20 (20)Lahiru Kumara1-0-7-00Overs26.6Score110 - 3 Lahiru Kumara to Devdutt Padikkal, Serves the bumper, on middle. Padikkal ducks. It looked a bit too high but the umpire seemed happy with the height.11:51 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 110/3 (26.5 overs)1Overs26.5Score110 - 3 Lahiru Kumara to Rishabh Pant, Banged in short, on off. Pant hops and gets his hands high as he fends it down through point for a single.11:50 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 109/3 (26.4 overs)0Overs26.4Score109 - 3 Lahiru Kumara to Rishabh Pant, Switches his angle of attack as he comes from around the wicket. Goes into the deck again, on middle. Pant arches back and steers it with an open bat face to gully.11:49 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 109/3 (26.3 overs)0Overs26.3Score109 - 3 Lahiru Kumara to Rishabh Pant, Another bumper, more lift this time around, on middle. Pant sits under it.11:49 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 109/3 (26.2 overs)0Overs26.2Score109 - 3 Lahiru Kumara to Rishabh Pant, A proper fast bowler's response after being hit for a six. Kumara digs it in short, but it is slightly down leg, and it does not rise much. Pant ducks under it.11:48 (IST) Aug 18A slight halt as the ball seems to have been lost. Also, the on-air commentators inform that Dinesh Chandimal has been taken to the hospital for scans. Very unfortunate news, but let's hope that the results are fine.11:45 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 109/3 (26.1 overs)6Overs26.1Score109 - 3 Lahiru Kumara to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Pace back on, and Rishabh Pant welcomes Lahiru Kumara with a biggie. Seam-up ball, on a good length, going away from the over-the-wicket angle. Pant puts on the dancing shoes and extends his hands into the lofted hit. Slams it over wide long off for half a dozen.11:44 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 103/3 (25.6 overs)Score after 26 overs 103 - 3Runs Scored: 0 001241Rishabh Pant 13 (15)Devdutt Padikkal 44 (73)Keshara Nuwantha13-1-52-01Overs25.6Score103 - 3 Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, Lucky escape for Pant. That took off from nowhere. Not all that short, a hint of turn but it rears up off the surface. Pant shapes up to work it away on the leg side with a closed bat face. The ball pops up off the shoulder of the blade but it sails over the head of the gully fielder before he can leap. Single taken as the ball goes away.11:43 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 102/3 (25.5 overs)4Overs25.5Score102 - 3 Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Innovative and effective. Pushed through, on a good length, on middle. Pant brings out the reverse and although he does not quite get it from the middle and is slightly off balance, he gets it away past backward point. India go past 100, and the lead is now 280.11:42 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 98/3 (25.4 overs)2Overs25.4Score98 - 3 Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, Good running. Angled in, on middle and leg, on the shorter side. Pant taps it with soft hands off the back foot. It dribbles towards square leg and Pant takes the first run hard. Keshara Nuwantha hunts it down himself but cannot prevent the batters from taking the second.11:41 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 96/3 (25.3 overs)1Overs25.3Score96 - 3 Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, Looped up, on off. Padikkal sits down and brings out the broom, playing it to deep square leg for one.11:41 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 95/3 (25.2 overs)0Overs25.2Score95 - 3 Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, A bit of air given now, on the fuller side. Padikkal gets forward to smother the spin.11:40 (IST) Aug 18India vs Sri Lanka Live Score : 95/3 (25.1 overs)0Overs25.1Score95 - 3 Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, Darted in from around the wicket, on a good length, on off. DDP stabs it down on the off side.India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Left-arm spinners Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja picked seven scalps collectively as India bowled Sri Lanka out for 284 at stumps on day three of the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Monday.Before rain forced early stumps to be taken, Suthar and Jadeja ensured India secured a commanding 178-run first-innings lead despite a valiant maiden Test century from Sri Lanka all-rounder Sonal Dinusha.Suthar impressed everyone with his turn and bounce to pick 4-76 and be India’s standout bowler, while Jadeja took 3-57 to complete a clinical bowling display for India, who also had Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna picking a scalp each, as the visitors put themselves firmly in control of the contest.For Sri Lanka, a determined 146-run stand between Dinusha, who got his maiden Test century in 168 balls and Niroshan Dickwella, who hit 80 off 115 balls, did a great job in not only frustrating the Indians but also ensured the hosts avoided the follow-on, especially after being 90/5 at one point.