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Sri Lanka Cricket XI: India’s spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule expressed satisfaction with the team’s preparation following the conclusion of their three-day warm-up fixture against Sri Lanka Cricket XI, which they won by six wickets, adding that the spin unit made full use of the outing to adapt to local conditions ahead of the upcoming Test series.

The first Test of the two-match series between India and Sri Lanka starts in Galle on August 15. In the warm-up game at the NCC Ground, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar and Saransh Jain bowled 15, 18, 13 and 11 overs in the first innings, before the quartet collectively bowled 27 overs in the second innings.

In both innings, Jadeja picked two wickets each. “Firstly, I think the bowlers had a great opportunity to go down and express themselves on a pitch which was slightly on a flatter side on the first day. But as the days went by, there was more turn on to it and definitely a good outing for the spinners. Kuldeep bowled almost 20 overs in the sense - 18 in the match and about 2-3 overs before the game also,” Bahutule said in the post-game press conference.   Read More...