Lunch: Sri Lanka 289 for 8 (Perera 90*, Kumara 2*, Shami 2-45, Jadeja 2-67) trail India 600 by 311 runs
A resourceful, unbeaten 90 from Dilruwan Perera kept India’s bowlers waiting as Sri Lanka went to lunch eight down and trailing by 311 on the third day of the Galle Test. Showing a far more proactive approach against the spinners than on the second afternoon, Sri Lanka scored 135 runs in the session, at just over four an over.
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