India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 1: India post 399 for 3 at stumps

India ended Day 1 of the Galle Test in a commanding position after centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara helped the visitor's post 399 for 3 at stumps. India was given the impetus up front by Shikhar Dhawan who scored a belligerent 190 knock. Meanwhile, Cheteshwar Pujara played the sheet anchor's role to perfection scoring a well compiled century

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India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 1: India post 399 for 3 at stumps

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India ended Day 1 of the Galle Test in a commanding position after centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara helped the visitor's post 399 for 3 at stumps. India was given the impetus up front by Shikhar Dhawan who scored a belligerent 190 knock. Meanwhile, Cheteshwar Pujara played the sheet anchor's role to perfection scoring a well compiled century

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#Ajinkya Rahane played his part with an unbeaten 39

#Cheteshwar Pujara remained unbeaten at 144 at the end of the day

#India ended Day 1 posting 399 for 3 at stumps

#Ajinkya Rahane joins Pujara at the crease

#Kohli falls cheaply to Nuwan Pradeep. The Indian captain has been a lil lacklusture in Tests off late

#Pradeep strikes big after Lunch, scalps Indian skipper Virat Kohli

#India well placed at 282 for 2 at Tea

#Cheteshwar Pujara is looking well settled at the crease, he would look to score a big century

#Virat Kohli walks into the middle in place of Shikhar Dhawan 

#Shikhar Dhawan must be crossed with himself as he stood a great chance of scoring his maiden double hundred

#Shikhar Dhawan's excellent innings comes to an end. He departs for 190 runs 

#Sri Lanka desperate to break this partnership

#Dhawan is looking good to score a double hundred

#Dhawan and Pujara are toying with the Sri Lankan bowling

#Shikhar Dhawan goes past 150, he is looking good to score a double century

#The Indian pair is looking unstoppable at the moment!!!Dhawan is dealing in boundaries

#Pujara and Dhawan have taken India past 200

#Cheteshwar Pujara brings up yet another Test 50. Pujara has played the sheet anchor's role to perfection

#Pujara, Dhawan have built a strong partnership to take India past 150

# Dhawan a registers fluent century. Dhawan's century has come at a brisk pace

#India post 115 for one at Lunch

#Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara bring up India's 100

#Pujara has been rock steady at the other end

#Shikhar Dhawan registers his half century.It has been a breezy knock by the southpaw

#Pujara and Dhawan take India past 50

#Cheteshwar Pujara and Shikhar Dhawan going steady for India

#Dhawan has been scoring at a brisk pace 

#Pujara comes in place of Mukund. Pujara has been the lynchpin of the Indian middle order

#India are 39 for 1 after 10 overs

#Here comes the first wicket, Pradeep strikes early to dismiss Abhinav Mukund 

#The openers have got India off to a steady start

#The Lankans pacers have been a little off target in their initial spell

#India off to a breezy start with flurry of boundaries

#The injury to Vijay has come as a blessing in disguise for Dhawan and Mukund

#Lahiru Kumara shall be sharing the new ball with Nuwan Pradeep

#India's 152nd opening pair in Test history

#Nuwan Pradeep has the new ball in his hand for the Lankans

#Dhawan and Mukund come out to open for India

# IND XI: S Dhawan, A Mukund, C Pujara, V Kohli, A Rahane, H Pandya, R Ashwin, W Saha, R Jadeja, M Shami, U Yadav 

# SL XI: WU Tharanga,D Karunaratne,K Mendis,D Gunathilaka,A Mathews,A Gunaratne,N Dickwella,MDK Perera,R Herath, N Pradeep, L Kumara

# India win the toss and elect to bat

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