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'Be brave with declaration': Former batter's advice for India to win Galle Test
August 18, 2026 9:00 am
Shubman Gill's men can therefore ill afford to drop points in Galle, where the match has seen a chunk of overs taken out from the first three days of play due to persistent rain.
IND vs SL, 1st Test: India 288/2 at stumps vs Sri Lanka on Day-1 in Galle
August 16, 2026 9:39 am
Prabath Jayasuriya has been the lone wicket-taker for Sri Lanka against India's Shubman Gill. Yashasvi Jaiswal got run out, while KL Rahul retired hurt. Do stay with us to get all the updates from Galle in the 1st Test.
Galle weather update, India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: Will rain affect play on Day 1?
August 15, 2026 8:18 am
Brief spells of rain showers could interrupt the opening day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Graeme Smith, Virat Kohli...Steve Smith: Check out list the Australian stand-in skipper in match vs SL made progress in
February 08, 2025 6:27 pm
In addition to that Smith's ton in Galle is 17th away from excluding his tons at neutral venues. He has got the most centuries away for an Australian batter
Galle stadium remembers legend unfurling a large 'Shane Warne Stand' banner around iconic Fort; his family gets emotional
January 31, 2025 3:37 pm
Shane Warne who started out as someone carrying baked beans cans to the subcontinent, grew to love the island nation.
Steve Smith hits 35th Test hundred after scoring 10,000th run in Sri Lanka, breaks records
January 29, 2025 4:31 pm
Steve Smith is only the seventh Test batter to reach 35 Test centuries after Sachin Tendulkar (51), Jacques Kallis (45), Ricky Ponting (41), Kumar Sangakkara (38), Rahul Dravid (36) and Joe Root (36).
At Galle, street chorus: ‘Call for new Lanka, new innings’
July 10, 2022 10:47 am
Some of the protesters, those atop the fort walls in particular, did keep an eye on the cricket. But on a day when the Sri Lankan team put on their best show yet in the series, what was happening outside the ground was what mattered.
SL vs AUS 1st Test: Stand blown away with strong wind at Galle; Day 2 start delayed
June 30, 2022 12:43 pm
No spectators were in the stand at the time of collapse on Thursday morning.
Australia name full-strength squads for Sri Lanka tour
April 29, 2022 10:37 am
Australia will be at close to full strength for all three legs of its Sri Lankan tour with 34 players being named for the all-format matches in June and July.
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Galle Test Day 1: Rain washes out day's play
June 17, 2015 5:40 pm
The heavy downpour delayed the toss and it continued to drizzle, forcing the umpires to call off play.
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