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India were 460-9 after 116 overs at stumps on Day 2 of the series opener against Sri Lanka on August 16. The visitors resumed from 288-2 and lost seven wickets for 172 runs on a day impacted by rain. There was a loss of nearly five hours of play.

At the start in Galle, India’s new number 3 batter Devdutt Padikkal was on 131 and wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant on 27. Pant was dismissed for 39 when he tried to take on Keshara Nuwantha. KL Rahul, who had retired hurt on Day 1 of the first Test, added just five more runs to his total, taking the tally to 82. Padikkal was undone on a score of 167 while Dhruv Jurel added 51 runs to the total. Kuldeep Yadav (12) and Prasidh Krishna (1) were unbeaten. For the host nation, Prabath Jayasuriya claimed four wickets for 109 runs, while debutant Nuwantha picked up three scalps for 175.

Will rain impact proceedings on Day 3 of SL vs IND 1st Test?

Weather hasn’t been kind on the first days of the ongoing SL vs India Test match. As per AccuWeather, conditions in the morning will be cloudy and humid, with rain expected. There is a 60 percent chance of downpour during this phase, with the cloud cover reaching the 79 percent mark. The humidity level will be 84 percent.

The conditions will remain cloudy and humid even during the afternoon, with the temperature of 31 degrees Celsius. The rain possibility will be around 57 percent, with the cloud cover likely to be 76 percent and humidity touching the 78 percent mark.

In the evening, the cloud and humidity will remain, with a short spell of showers. The rain percentage is 59 percent, while the cloud cover reaches 76 percent and the humidity level touches 89 percent.