SL 5-2 (4 ovs) & 183 vs Ind 375 | Scorecard

Welcome to coverage of Day 3 of the opening Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle, on Friday.

On Day 1, centuries by opener Shikhar Dhawan and skipper Virat Kohli helped India gain a big first innings lead before their spinners dismissed both the Sri Lankan openers to put the tourists in control.

Resuming the second day on 128-2, India were all out for 375 in the final session to claim a first innings lead of 192 runs and Sri Lanka's troubles did not end there.

Openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva were both dismissed in the first two overs with the hosts reeling at 5-2 in their second innings at stumps, still trailing India by 187.

Earlier, Dhawan (134) and Kohli (103) frustrated the Sri Lankan bowlers with a 227-run stand that was the cornerstone of the Indian innings.

Bowled out for 183 in the first innings, Sri Lanka had a few half chances in the morning session but otherwise failed to trouble the batsmen on the slow pitch at the Galle International Stadium.

The hosts made a stronger comeback in the later sessions, riding on off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal's second five-wicket haul and three wickets from paceman Nuwan Pradeep.