Cricket-Sri Lanka 99-5 in reply to India's 462

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - First Test - England v Sri Lanka - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - August 24, 2024 Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis and Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal react Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/File Photo

Aug 17 (Reuters) - ⁠Sri Lanka were 99-5 ⁠at lunch replying to ‌India's first-innings 462 on day three of the opening test in ​Galle on Monday.

• Resuming ⁠on 460-9, ⁠India lost their last wicket in ⁠the ‌first over

• India seamer Mohammed Siraj ⁠dismissed Sri Lanka opener Nishan ​Fernando ‌for a duck in the ⁠first ​over.

• Spinner Manav Suthar struck with his first ball ⁠dismissing Dinesh Chandimal caught ​behind for five. Suthar also dismissedLahiru Udara for 27.

• India ⁠captain Shubman Gill took a diving left-handed catch at extra cover to send ​back Kamindu ⁠Mendis for 14.

• Sri Lanka ​trail by 363 ‌runs

(Reporting by Amlan ​Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)