DAY 3: India dismissed for 462 in first Sri Lanka test

India were bowled out for 462 after facing just four deliveries on the third morning of the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Monday.

Resuming from the overnight score of 460-9, India added just two runs as last man Prasidh Krishna was caught down the leg-side by wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella to give Asitha Fernando his second wicket.

Spin bowlers Prabath Jayasuriya and Keshara Nuwantha shared seven wickets between them.

Top-order batter Devdutt Padikkal was the mainstay of the Indian innings with a career-best 167.

The left-hander batted for over five and a half hours and faced 230 deliveries, hitting 15 fours and a six.

It was Padikkal's first test in almost two years and he made it count with a memorable knock.

It was the fourth highest score by an Indian batter on Sri Lankan soil, behind Sachin Tendulkar's 203, Virender Sehwag's unbeaten 201 and Shikhar Dhawan's 190.

K.L. Rahul with 82 and Dhruv Jurel with 51 provided solid support.

The pitch is already offering plenty of assistance to spin bowlers.

The first two days of the test were hit by rain with only 73 overs possible on day one and 43 overs bowled on day two.

INDIA: Shubman Gill (capt.), K.L. Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant (wkt), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

SRI LANKA: Dhananjaya de Silva (capt), Lahiru Udara, Nishan Madushka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella (wkt), Prabath Jayasuriya, Keshara Nuwantha, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara.