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India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 1, Highlights: Shikhar Dhawan fell just ten runs brief of his dual ton and a record 253-run 2nd wicket stand came to an end just before Tea as India tormented the Sri Lanka attack on the very first day of the Galle Test.

Shikhar Dhawan (190) and Chesteshwar Pujara (144 not out) put India in a commanding position as the visitors reached 399/Three on Day one of the very first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. In the very first session, India lost Abhinav Mukund cheaply for 12. Following which, Dhawan and Pujara stitched together a record 253-run partnership for the 2nd wicket. Dhawan, who was hitting the Lankan bowlers at will, fell ten runs brief of his maiden dual ton just before tea. Post tea, Sri Lanka got the significant wicket of India captain Virat Kohli, who was dismissed for three runs. For Sri Lanka, Nuwan Pradeep returned with the figures of Trio/64 in his eighteen overs.

Earlier, Hardik Pandya was included in the playing XI and got his Test cap from captain Virat Kohli. Kuldeep Yadav remarkably has been dropped. While Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav are the two quick bowlers in the team, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will take care of the spin bowling. (SCORECARD)

Catch all the highlights of India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day one from Galle here:

17:30 IST: Very first Test, Day one comes to end. India score 399/Three. Cheteshwar Pujara (144) and Ajinkya Rahane (39) remain not out.

17:Nineteen IST: 100-run partnership comes up inbetween Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane.

17:07 IST: Four! Bit of width from Pradeep, Pujara cuts the ball away for a boundary behind point.

16:53 IST: Last session, Day one — India scored seventy nine runs in twenty five overs and lost one wicket. 2nd fresh ball has been taken.

16:52 IST: After the 80th over, India 361/Trio. Pujara (123), Rahane (26).

16:42 IST: three hundred fifty comes up for India in the 77th over.

16:37 IST: seventy five overs done, India 347/Trio. Pujara (117), Rahane (Eighteen).

16:34 IST: Danushka Gunathilaka introduced back into the attack for his 2nd spell.

16:26 IST: Four! Total and broad from Lahiru Kumara, Pujara times the ball beautifully and drives through the covers.

16:23 IST: Gunaratne injury update: Asela Gunaratne has been ruled out of the remainder of the India-Sri Lanka Tests and also the five match ODI series.

16:17 IST: Four! Rahane comes down the track and hits the ball over the bowlers head.

16:Ten IST: seventy overs gone, India three hundred twenty seven for three. Pujara (107), Rahane (9).

15:57 IST: Four! Utter from Lahiru Kumara, Pujara drives.

15:56 IST: Century! Pujara scores his 12th Test centruy against Sri Lanka off one hundred seventy three nut.

15:51 IST: Four! Back-to-back boundaries for Pujara off Herath, edging closer to his 12th Test ton.

15:50 IST: Four! Pujara drives Herath for a boundary.

15:48 IST: In the very first ten overs of the last session, India have scored twenty two runs and lost one wicket.

15:42 IST: three hundred comes up for India in the 63rd over. Pujara and Rahane are in the middle.

15:38 IST: Lahiru Kumara comes back for his 2nd spell.

15:30 IST: At the end of the 60th over, India 294/Trio.

15:Nineteen IST: Four! Pujara comes down the pitch and hits Herath for a boundary through mid-wicket region.

15:17 IST: Ajinkya Rahane is the fresh man in.

15:13 IST: Out! A big wicket for Sri Lanka, Virat Kohli departs cheaply for just three runs. Nuwan Pradeep gets his third.

15:09 IST: Sri Lanka take a review! Brief from Pradeep, Kohli pulls, wicket-keeper appeals for caught behind but the umpire turns the appeal down.

15:08 IST: Gunaratne ruled out of Galle Test with fractured left thumb

15:06 IST: The last session of Day one has commenced and there seems to be a little threat of rain.

14:43 IST: TEA! India are 282/Two in fifty five overs. They scored one hundred sixty seven runs in the session. Pujara 75*, Kohli 1*

14:38 IST: Virat Kohli is the fresh man in.

14:37 IST: OUT! In the air and caught at mid-off. He has thrown it away but he should be applauded for his 190-run knock off one hundred sixty eight ball-sac. India 280/Two in 54.1 overs.

14:35 IST: FOUR! Dhawan spanking paddle sweeps it for a boundary to cross his highest score that he made on his debut match vs Australia in 2013.

14:34 IST: Sri Lanka have just four bowlers in a benign pitch. You got to feel for the inexperienced side.

14:26 IST: India have scored one hundred fifty three runs in twenty five overs of this session so far. It has been a raunchy day for Sri Lanka in the office

14:25 IST: FOUR! Dhawan vaults into the 180s. He might well get the double-hundred by tea time. Tea is fifteen minutes away

14:21 IST: Oh dear! Pujara just nudged that away and stole two runs from the fielder. And that fielder was none other than Angelo Mathews. Strange cricket from him.

14:20 IST: FOUR! This time through the on-side. He is tormenting the Sri Lanka attack. He is nearing his highest score of one hundred eighty seven

14:Legitimate IST: FOUR! Dhawan crunches that through the off-side and gets another boundary.

14:15 IST: They need to find ways to break this partnership

14:13 IST: This is school cricket stuff from Sri Lanka and nothing seems to be going right for the hosts.

14:11 IST: He was on sixty four at Lunch and in no time he has moved on to 160. Extreme batting by Dhawan

14:Ten IST: FOUR! He is hammering away the bowlers. Taking on Sri Lanka captain Rangana Herath now. Dhawan is going superb guns

14:07 IST: Shikhar Dhawan reaches 150-run mark. India 227/1 in 46.Trio overs.

14:04 IST: FOUR! Length too brief to trouble any batsmen, leave behind Shikhar Dhawan, who is on 145.

14:03 IST: FOUR! And smashed straightaway for a one bounce four. Dhawan is not letting them breathe

14:02 IST: Now, Gunathilaka comes into the attack.

14:00 IST: Rangana Herath aka Rangaiyya is the only bowler spared by Dhawan. India 212/1

13:55 IST: FOUR! Towards backward square gam now. Keep counting his boundaries, literally Dhawan is going berserk.

13:52 IST: Now, the cap comes up for him. And hits the boundary straightaway. Outside the gam stump and swept away nicely.

13:51 IST: So, the helmet goes off for Dhawan. He doesn’t even require a cap.

13:50 IST: India are going at five runs an over now. They are 199/1

13:45 IST: FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan is on a rampage now. Smashed through the extra covers this time.

13:40 IST: FOUR! Dhawan seems to be loving himself. Runs are coming thick and rapid for the visitors now and they are cruising along. Nothing going Sri Lanka’s way.

13:38 IST: Dhawan has not spared any Sri Lanka bowler. Everytime he has got the chance, the left-hander has made total use of it.

13:36 IST: FOUR! Brief and broad by Lahiru Kumara and Dhawan pounced on it. Smashed it for a boundary. He is making life difficult for the Sri Lanka bowlers

13:32 IST: Since Test cricket began here eighteen years ago, the hosts have won sixteen times at this venue, their four being on the trot. The way Indians are going, it seems the record will be cracked

13:25 IST: FOUR! Cheteshwar Pujara scores his 16th half century and he does it in style. India 178/1 in 37.Two overs.

13:22 IST: FOUR! Another boundary for Dhawan. He is unstoppable

13:20 IST: India are 166/1 after thirty six overs. Dhawan 106*, Pujara 46*

100 for @SDhawan25! It’s his 5th Test century, and his very first since his one hundred thirty four against Sri Lanka in Galle in August 2015! #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/mrgf8xy7MK

13:Nineteen IST: His last Test century came at this very own venue and he repeats the dose with a scintillating one hundred and what a way to get it.

13:17 IST: FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan completes his 5th Test century with a boundary. And he celebrates it with his trademark style.

13:Ten IST: This time it’s Pujara into the activity. Punched off the backfoot for three runs.

13:08 IST: FOUR! Cut away this time by Dhawan for a boundary. He is just five runs brief of his 5th Test hundred now.

13:05 IST: Shikhar Dhawan is literally toying with Sri Lanka’s bowling. Again back-to-back boundaries for the left-hander. He moves on to ninety now

12:57 IST: FOUR! Dhawan dances down the track again and drives it towards covers for a boundary. Dilruwan looks in trouble. The opener moves on to eighty two now.

12:51 IST: FOUR! Brief delivery again by Nuwan Pradeep and Dhawan was quick to gauge that. Poor stuff by Sri Lanka. With no Sway and no excellent rhythm, one can never bother any batsman with the brief ball.

12:48 IST: FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Shikhar Dhawan and he is dealing in boundaries now. India cruising towards a big score. Visitors are 127/1 after twenty nine overs. Dhawan 74*, Pujara 39*

12:43 IST: Rapped on the pads of Dhawan and a noisy appeal for an LBW. The umpire turns it down and they’re not going for a review.

12:40 IST: 2nd session underway! India have clearly predominated the very first session and the credit has to be given to Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara. Sri Lanka haven’t bowled well and they will have to pull up their socks to put visitors in trouble

At Lunch on Day 1, India 115/1 (27.0 Ovs) Shikhar Dhawan 64*, Pujara 37* #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/vJ1IFRZZ4f

— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) July 26, two thousand seventeen

12:05 IST: LUNCH! India are 115/1 after twenty seven overs. Shikhar Dhawan 64*, Cheteshwar Pujara 37*

12:00 IST: There hasn’t been any drawn Test in Sri Lanka in the last three years. Each of the eighteen most latest matches have yielded results.

11:55 IST: FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Shikhar Dhawan. This time, he sweeps it towards the backward square gam.

11:53 IST: FOUR! That also brings up one hundred for India in the 25th over.

11:45 IST: Fifty comes up for Shikhar Dhawan in sixty two ball sack. He gets his 4th in Tests

11:43 IST: Shikhar Dhawan moves on to forty nine in just sixty one pouch. India are 88/1 in 21.1 overs.

11:35 IST: Two runs for Pujara. The captain will be livid with himself for splooging this down the leg-side, glanced.

— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) July 26, two thousand seventeen

11:25 IST: FOUR! Brief delivery again and Dhawan spanked it for a boundary. Lahiru Kumara is attempting hard to trouble Dhawan with the brief ball, but the lines haven’t been good

11:20 IST: FOUR! Thank you delivery by Dilruwan there and Pujara placed it in the gap for a boundary. Sri Lanka bowlers are indeed fighting at Galle.

11:13 IST: Gunaratne seems to have injured his wrist while taking the catch and is now going off the field

11:09 IST: Dropped! Outside edge and put down by the fielder at 2nd slip. Shikhar Dhawan it was. He had just bowled a beamer and was fighting badly to find a rhythm and then the drop catch happens. You got to feel for the bowler.

11:07 IST: FOUR! Two boundaries in the over for Shikhar Dhawan. Again splattering down the gam side, very poor stuff by Lahiru Kumara

11:05 IST: O dear! Rangana Herath got an awkward bounce at covers and Pujara gets three. The captain apologises to the bowler

11:00 IST: Little bit of confusion inbetween the pair. Pujara dives and safe! Dhawan called for a quick single but sent Pujara back.

Ten:57 IST: FOUR! Pradeep again drifting towards the gam side and rightly penalized by Pujara. He puts it away past mid-wicket for a boundary

Ten:52 IST: Still very early days and haven’t seen any assistance for the spinners.

Ten:50 IST: India are 41/1 after ten overs. Dhawan 22*, Pujara 6*

Ten:44 IST: FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan comes down the track and smashes it for a boundary

Ten:43 IST: FOUR! The ball swings away and Pujara plays it with soft forearms . The ball died well in front and broad of the slip cordon. Jumpy commence for the batsman

Ten:42 IST: Fresh batsman Cheteshwar Pujara comes to the crease.

Ten:40 IST: WICKET! Edged and caught behind. Fuller delivery by Nuwan Pradeep and a plain catch for the wicketkeeper. He is out on twenty six and another failure for the opening batsman.

Ten:32 IST: So, switch of bowling in the 6th over itself. Dilruwan Perera comes into the attack. He has taken seventy nine wickets in eighteen Test matches in his career

Ten:30 IST: FOUR! Poor delivery again by Kumara. Almost halfway down the pitch and Mukund spanked it for a boundary.

Ten:28 IST: Fuller delivery by Kumara hits Dhawan’s pads. A noisy appeal but may be the inwards edge saved Dhawan there from LBW

Ten:26 IST: Dhawan spotted the width and couldn’t hold himself back, sway and a miss. India 16/0 after Five

Ten:Nineteen IST: FOUR! Kumara pitches it on the gam side and Mukund flicks it for his very first boundary. Poor stuff by the bowler.

Ten:14 IST: FOUR! Overpitched by Pradeep and Dhawan straight drives it for his very first boundary. Nothing was wrong with the ball however.

Ten:Ten IST: India are Five/0 after two overs. Shikhar Dhawan 1*, Abhinav Mukund Three*

Ten:05 IST: Certainly a big moment for Mukund. He didn’t do much when the last time he played for India against Australia. He has featured in six Tests and scored only two hundred twenty seven runs with an average of Legal.91. Sixty two being his highest doesn’t justify his talent at all. Not to leave behind he has got a triple hundred in First-Class cricket

Ten:04 IST: Little flick towards the gam side gives Mukund his very first runs of the day.

Ten:02 IST: Very first ball of the Test match and Shikhar Dhawan gets off the mark straightaway

Ten:00 IST: Players are out in the middle. Shikhar Dhawan and Abhinav Mukund to open for India and Nuwan Pradeep to begin the proceedings for Sri Lanka

09:47 IST: Virat Kohli presents the Test cap to Hardik Pandya. Test cap number 289.

09:45 IST: So, Hardik Pandya included in playing XI and he gets his very first Test game after playing seventeen ODIs and featuring in nineteen T20Is

09:40 IST: Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne, Upul Tharanga, Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, Angelo Mathews, Asela Gunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath(c), Lahiru Kumara, Nuwan Pradeep

India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Abhinav Mukund, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Hardik Pandya, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami

09:30 IST: Throw Time! India captain Virat Kohli wins throw, elect to bat.

09:25 IST: Pitch Report! Win the throw and get the runs on the board and the very first day is the best day to bat on this wicket, says Russell Arnold. A lot more grass and moisture on the wicket but still a good wicket to bat on.

09:20 IST: The throw is just ten minutes away and the teams would certainly like to bat very first after winning the throw. For the records, On India’s last visit in Sri Lanka, they collapsed to one hundred twelve all out when they had only one hundred seventy six to pursue in the final innings at Galle. The wrecker-in-chief on that occasion was Herath, who took seven for forty eight and is now the makeshift captain of the Lankan team.

09:15 IST: The Galle pitch is expected to take turn very early in the game

09:Ten IST: Rain is forecast on all five days of the Test and frequent interruptions could be the order of the day. But Galle has some good facilities and covers can protect the entire ground

09:05 IST: Team India captain Virat Kohli has determined to put a total stop to all questions regarding Anil Kumble’s acrimonious departure and the subsequent appointment of Ravi Shastri as head coach. Now the concentrate is purely on cricket.

09:00 IST: Hello everyone. Welcome to the live blog of the very first Test, Day one inbetween India and Sri Lanka.

While India embark as breathtaking favourites after the seventh-ranked Sri Lanka scraped past Zimbabwe in a one-off Test last week, Shastri has warned against complacency.

The visitors played a drawn two-day warm-up game in Colombo with returning batsman Shikhar Dhawan among the scorers.

Opener Lokesh Rahul, who scored a half-century in the practice game, has been ruled out of the very first match due to viral fever with Tamil Nadu batsman Abhinav Mukund taking his place in the embarking eleven.

Sri Lanka, whose fresh Test skipper Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out through flu, will need all the practice of stand-in captain Rangana Herath.

The left-arm spinner, who took eleven wickets against Zimbabwe and his 31st five-wicket haul in eighty one Tests, is key for Sri Lanka.

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