India 503 for 7 (Jadeja 8*, Pandya 4* Pradeep 5-88) v Sri Lanka
Nuwan Pradeep soaked in the reward for his discipline © AFP
Nuwan Pradeep’s maiden Test five-for led an improved bowling display from Sri Lanka but India still retained control of the Galle Test as their lower order steered their total past 500. India lost their two overnight batsmen, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, by the 11th over of the morning before R Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha counter-punched with a sixth-wicket stand of 59. Just when it seemed India would run away with another session, Sri Lanka dismissed both in the space of six balls to make their lunch a little more palatable.
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