IND vs SL, 1st Test: Rishabh Pant, Manav Suthar take India closer to win in Galle on Day 4 - Action in images

IND vs SL, 1st Test Day 3: Check out the action in images as India gain the upper hand in the opening Test of the two-match series. 

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Sri Lanka ended Day 4 at 84/4 with India needing six wickets more to go 1-0 up. Manav Suthar and Mohammed Siraj broke the back of Sri Lanka's batting on the fourth day.  (PTI)

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Lahiru Udara was in disbelief after the third umpire gave the out verdict. Dhruv Jurel's controversial low catch raised several eyebrows on Day 4 in Galle.  (ANI Pic Service)

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India's Prasidh Krishna celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis on day 4. This was the third Sri Lanka wicket to fall.  (ANI Pic Service)

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India's Manav Suthar celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Pasindu Sooriyabandara.  Sooriyabandara had earlier come in as the concussion substitute for Dinesh Chandimal. However, he was dismissed for a golden duck.  (AFP)

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India's Mohammed Siraj celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Nishan Madushka. He provided the opening wicket to India courtesy a ripper of a bouncer.  (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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The rain delayed the start of the final session by half an hour. The shower started right after India was bowled out for 193 in the second innings. However, the stoppage was brief.  (ANI Pic Service)

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Asitha Fernando was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers, scalping four wickets. ri Lanka bowled out India for 193 in the second innings and with this, India set a 372-run target for the hosts in the opening Test of the two-match series.  (PTI)

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Rishabh Pant top-scored for India with a knock of 66. He also became the first Indian batter to hit 100 sixes in Tests. Overall, he took the least number of deliveries to achieve the feat, ahead of Adam Gilchrist, Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.  (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Devdutt Padikkal aggregated more than 200 runs in the Test match after coming up with a 44-run knock against Sri Lanka in the second innings.  (ANI Photo)

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KL Rahul also chipped in with a valuable 35-run knock but his innings was cut short as he lost his wicket against the run of play to Prabath Jayasuriya. (PTI)

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Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to trouble the scores in the second innings of the Galle Test as he lasted just three deliveries. Asitha Fernando provided the opening breakthrough for Sri Lanka.  (PTI)