IND vs SL 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: India take giant strides towards a 1-0 lead; Suthar and Siraj shine

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: The umpires have had enough! Bad light forces stumps on the fourth day. Sri Lanka end at 84/4, still 288 runs away from the target. India need six more wickets to go 1-0 up. 14 wickets fell on the fourth day and the match is poised for a thrilling finish on the fifth and final day.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: The light is fading fast in Galle but the umpires have decided to continue with the play. The light meter is out but the reading is fine for now. India also introduce Devdutt Padikkal into the attack and he's greeted with a boundary.

Sri Lanka 83/4.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Kuldeep Yadav is finally introduced into the attack and he's greeted by a boundary as Sonal Dinusha unleashes the sweep shot. There's still half-an-hour left before stumps is called on Day 4.

Sri Lanka 74/4.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Sonal Dinusha dances down the track and lofts the ball straight as an arrow for a boundary off the bowling of Manav Suthar. The ball is lost as it goes under the covers. However, Kuldeep Yadav finds it at the last moment.

Sri Lanka 67/4.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Manav Suthar provides the fourth breakthrough to India. However, a big controversy erupts over Dhruv Jurel's catch. Jurel was the man and was very confident the ball would go straight into his hands. However, the replays suggested that the ball did go straight into his hands, but he eventually grassed the ball. However, the third umpire thought that the catch was fair and Udara had to walk. The SL opener stood his ground in disbelief over the verdict handed out by the third umpire.

Sri Lanka 47/4.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Dhananjaya de Silva goes down on one knee and unleashes the sweep shot. He gets a boundary for his effort. The Sri Lanka captain and Udara are slowly and steadily coming into their groove.

Sri Lanka 46/3

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Dhananjaya de Silva and Lahiru Udara have dug their heels in and the duo continue to frustrate India. Had Jadeja not bowled a no-ball, India would have had the fourth wicket by now. The wait for the fourth dismissal goes on.

Sri Lanka 41/3 in 20 overs.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Ravindra Jadeja continues to keep bowling no-balls and this time, he has to pay for the costly mistake. Jadeja struck and Dhananjaya de Silva seemed to be on his way back but the sound goes off in the ground, signalling the no-ball. The Sri Lanka captain lives to fight another day.

Sri Lanka 34/3.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Prasidh Krishna wraps up Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva on the pads and goes for a celebratory appeal, but Ahsan Raza is unmoved. Gill goes for the review, and the replays show it to be an umpire's call. India doesn't lose the review this time around.

Sri Lanka 32/3 in 14.2 overs.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: There are still more than 30 overs left in the day. There's still plenty of cricket left in the day and India have a realistic chance of wrapping up the game today itself. The match can go on until 6:15 PM IST, light and weather permitting.

Sri Lanka 32/3 in 14.1 overs.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Prasidh Krishna joins the wicket-taking spree now! Sri Lanka lose their third and are in all sorts of trouble. The tall pacer bowls a short of length delivery from round the wicket and Kamindu goes for the slash. The ball bounces more than the left-hander thought and the ball lands safely in the hands of KL Rahul at first slip.

Sri Lanka 21/3

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Mohammed Siraj goes up, feeling Udara edged the ball to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. Ahsan Raza is unmoved and Siraj convinces Gill to go for the review. However, there was daylight between the bat and ball. Review is burnt and India now have just two more!

Sri Lanka 18/2 in 9 overs.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: What timing! Udara just places the ball and the cover drive fetches him a boundary. Poor start to the ninth over by Siraj. A half-volley and Udara has no trouble in getting an easy boundary for himself.

Sri Lanka 18/2 in 8.1 overs.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: The concussion Pasindu Sooriyabandara walks back for a golden duck. Manav Suthar strikes now, and India gets their second wicket. The left-arm spinner flights it up nicely, and it goes on straight to beat the defensive inside edge of Pasindu. The on-field umpire doesn't raise his finger, but Shubman Gill goes for the review at the last second. Three reds and India have their second wicket!

Sri Lanka 14/2.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Mohammed Siraj goes for a shot, and Madushka perishes in trying to go for the pull shot. The right-handed batter didn't get any timing, and the ball was lobbed to Prasidh Krishna, who pouched the catch safely at long leg. Madushka walks back for 6.

Sri Lanka 13/1

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: The right-handed Udara is lucky to survive! He gets a top edge off the bowling of Suthar, but the ball lands in no man's land.

Sri Lanka 12/0 in 6 overs.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Since the start of the final session was delayed, it will now run until 5:45 PM IST with the option of play being extended for half-an-hour more if the stipulated overs aren't bowled on time.

Expect the game to go on till 6:15 PM today provided the light persists. A lot of cricket still left in the day.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Mohammed Siraj drags it a little short and Madushka just times the ball towards sweeper cover. The ball doesn't have enough legs to go to the boundary but the batters run three.

Sri Lanka 7/0 after 3 overs.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Siraj bowls one onto the pads, and the leg-bye results in Sri Lanka getting off the mark in their pursuit of 372. Manav Suthar is sharing the new ball from the other end as India go for the absolute kill in Galle.

Sri Lanka 1/0

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: The play has begun in the final session of Day 4. Mohammed Siraj has the ball in his hand and Madushka and Udara are the two Sri Lanka openers out in the middle.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Play in the final session is all set to begin at 3:30 PM IST. The rain has relented and India will soon begin charge to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: We don't have a resumption time right now but official broadcast shows the groundsmen working really hard and removing the covers. The sun is also out and we should get underway super soon.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: The covers are coming off as it has stopped raining in Galle. Expect the play to start any time now. Stay tuned for more updates.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: Rain has delayed the start of Sri Lanka’s chase in Galle after India set the hosts a target of 372. The covers are back on as the weather interrupts proceedings once again in this match, leaving both teams waiting for play to resume. India will hope the delay does not eat into their limited time to take 10 wickets.

IND vs SL Live Score 1st Test: India were bowled out for 193 in their second innings, with Prasidh Krishna falling for a duck as Sri Lanka were set a target of 372 to win the first Test. The visitors would have wanted a bigger total after losing wickets in clusters during the innings. A target around 400 would have provided their bowlers with a greater safety net, especially with limited time remaining.