India closed on victory in the opening Test after striking twice to reduce Sri Lanka to 175-6 at lunch on the final day in Galle on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Set a target of 372 runs, Sri Lanka were 197 runs adrift with four wickets in hand.<\/p>\n
A rock-solid Sonal Dinusha was batting on 65 at lunch along with Keshara Nuwantha\u00a0on eight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Resuming on an overnight score of 84-4, Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva dug deep alongside first-innings centurion Dinusha, adding 95 runs for the fifth wicket.<\/p>\n
Their stand, lasting for over two hours, ended when\u00a0De Silva attempted a sweep shot off Ravindra Jadeja but ended up getting a top edge which was caught at short fine-leg by Manav Suthar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His 59 came off 151 balls and contained seven fours.<\/p>\n
India's perseverance paid off when Prasidh Krishna had wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella caught behind for 10.<\/p>\n
But the 25-year-old Dinusha, who struck his maiden Test hundred in the first innings, held firm and used his feet expertly against spin.<\/p>\n
Dinusha brought up his half-century with a six off Kuldeep Yadav.<\/p>\n