Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bagged six wickets as Sri Lanka were skittled out for 183 runs in the first Test against India which began at the Galle International Stadium today (12). Electing to bat first Sri Lanka lost wickets at quick sessions until skipper Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal gave their side some solace with useful knocks. Mathews top scored for Sri Lanka with a 92-ball knock of 64 inclusive of six fours and a six and Chandimal made 59 off 77 deliveries inclusive of seven fours. Coming down the order Rangana Herath made a quick knock of 23 off 24 deliveries inclusive of four boundaries. Ashwin claimed top six wickets, inclusive of that of Kumar Sangakkara, who is making his final Test appearance in Galle. Sri Lanka 183 all out (49.4) (Lahiru Thirimanne 13, Angelo Mathews 64, Dinesh Chandimal 59, Rangana Herath 23, Ravichandran Ashwin 6/46, Amit Mishra 2/21) India: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (Capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Varun Aaron, Ishant Sharma
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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