Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Jadeja Hails Suthar's 'Dream Ball' as India Dominate Galle Test
A big cricket match is happening between India and Sri Lanka in a city called Galle.
On the third day, a young Indian bowler named Manav Suthar bowled his very first ball of his spell.
That ball spun sharply and got a famous Sri Lankan batter, Dinesh Chandimal, out.
Another Indian player, Ravindra Jadeja, watched and said it was a 'dream ball' for a left-arm spinner.
Jadeja is a very experienced player, and he reached a big milestone of 350 Test wickets.
The Indian spinners made it hard for the Sri Lankan batters to score runs.
Even though a Sri Lankan player named Sonal Dinusha scored his first-ever hundred, Sri Lanka could only make 284 runs.
India had already scored 462 runs, so India is now leading by 178 runs.
The match is still going on, and the spinners are causing lots of trouble for the batters.
Ravindra Jadeja called Manav Suthar's first delivery of his spell a 'left-arm spinner's dream ball' after it dismissed Dinesh Chandimal.
Suthar finished with a four-wicket haul (4/76) on day three of the first Test at Galle.
Jadeja completed 350 Test wickets during the match, joining an elite list of bowlers.
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 284 in response to India's 462, giving India a 178-run lead.
Sonal Dinusha scored a maiden Test hundred, while Niroshan Dickwella made 80 before being dismissed by Prasidh Krishna.
- Who
- Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, young spinner Manav Suthar, and Sri Lankan batters including Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella, and Sonal Dinusha.
- What
- India took a 178-run first-innings lead on day three of the first Test, with Suthar taking four wickets and Jadeja reaching 350 Test wickets.
- When
- Day three of the first Test, on August 18.
- Where
- Galle, Sri Lanka.
- Why
- Spin bowling dominated the day, with Suthar's 'dream ball' dismissing Chandimal and Jadeja praising the delivery's quality while completing his milestone.
- Event
- First Test, India vs Sri Lanka
- Venue
- Galle, Sri Lanka
- Day
- Day 3
- India first innings
- 462
- Sri Lanka first innings
- 284
- India lead
- 178 runs
- Manav Suthar bowling figures
- 4/76
- Ravindra Jadeja bowling figures
- 3/57
