Sri Lanka fight back through spinners, India 460-9

Aug 16 : Sri Lanka struck back through spinners but Devdutt Padikkal's elegant 167 powered India to a commanding 460-9 in the rain-plagued opening test in Galle on Sunday.Sri Lanka's spin pair of Prabath Jayasuriya (4-109) and Keshara Nuwantha (3-175) kept the hosts in the match but India scored nearly at four-an-over rate to finish in a position of strength.Kuldeep Yadav (12) and Prasidh Krishna (one) were batting when stumps were drawn on day two.Play was supposed to start 15 minutes early after only 73 overs could be bowled at the Galle International Stadium on Saturday. Instead, players were confined to the dressing room for nearly four hours waiting for the cover to come off the pitch.Rishabh Pant (39) looked in a hurry to score but he became debutant Nuwantha's first test victim afte