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India spinners key as pacers struggle in Sri Lanka warm-up

India spinners key as pacers struggle in Sri Lanka warm-up
India spinners warm up before Galle test as pacers fail to deliver in Sri Lanka · telegraphindia.com

The Indian cricket team is in Sri Lanka to play some Test matches.

Before the big games, they played a practice match against a Sri Lankan team.

On the first day of the practice game, India's fast bowlers did not do very well.

The Sri Lankan batters scored a lot of runs.

Then India's spin bowlers, who make the ball twist and turn, took over in the last part of the day.

Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Manav Suthar each took two wickets.

At the end of the day, the Sri Lankan team had scored 363 runs with 8 wickets down.

The first real Test match will start on August 15 in a city called Galle.

One Indian player, Washington Sundar, is hurt and cannot play, which might give Kuldeep Yadav a chance.

The Sri Lankan cricket board says fans can watch the Test matches for free.

Key facts

Score at close
Sri Lanka XI 363/8
Top Indian wicket-takers
Kuldeep Yadav 2/76, Ravindra Jadeja 2/64, Manav Suthar 2/33; Saransh Jain 0/54
First Test
Galle, from August 15
Match status
Not first-class; 90 overs per side on Days I and II and 45 overs on the final day
Kuldeep Yadav
18 Tests in nine years; bowled 18 overs on day one
Injury
Washington Sundar ruled out of the first Test
Admission
Sri Lanka Cricket announced free entry for the two-Test series

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Sri Lanka Cricket

Cricket governing body of Sri Lanka

“Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that public admission to the upcoming Test Series between Sri Lanka and India will be free of charge thus providing cricket fans with an excellent opportunity to witness world‑class Test cricket.”
telegraphindia.com

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