India beat Sri Lanka by 165 runs in Galle; WTC table, top run-scorers and wicket-takers after 1st Test

India defeated Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first Test of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 at Galle on 2026-08-19, securing the visitors' victory in the opening match.

Manav Suthar produced a decisive bowling performance, recording 6/55 in Sri Lanka's second innings and completing ten wickets in the match; Sonal Dinusha scored a century in Sri Lanka's first innings and made 84 in the second. Chasing a target of 371, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 206, and India now hold an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series.

Manav Suthar's second-innings figures included the last four Sri Lankan wickets, which he took in a span of ten balls. His 6/55 was the key bowling return that underpinned India's win in Galle. Those strikes completed his ten-wicket match haul, a decisive factor in the result.

Sonal Dinusha had earlier posted a century in Sri Lanka's first innings and added 84 in the second innings while batting in the chase. Sri Lanka's final total of 206 came while pursuing 371 for victory. The batting contributions from Dinusha were the principal resistance in an otherwise unsuccessful fourth-innings pursuit.

On the ICC WTC 2025-27 points table, Australia sit top with a percentage of 77.78 and 84 points. South Africa are second on 75.00 PCT, with New Zealand and Bangladesh next on 72.22 and 66.67 PCT respectively.

India collected 12 points for the Galle win and occupy fifth place with a 53.33 PCT and 64 points. Sri Lanka are sixth on 33.33 PCT, while England, Pakistan and West Indies have PCTs of 24.63, 22.22 and 20.83 respectively.

England’s Joe Root leads the WTC run-scoring charts with 1,108 runs in 13 Tests, including five centuries and two half-centuries. Harry Brook follows on 1,056 runs, with Shubman Gill on 974; KL Rahul has 913 runs and Ben Duckett 910.

Mitchell Starc tops the wicket-takers with 48 wickets in nine Tests, and England’s Josh Tongue has 45 in nine. India’s Mohammed Siraj has 41 wickets in 10 Tests, Ben Stokes has 39, and Shamar Joseph (WI) has 35 in seven Tests.

The second Test of the two-match series will begin on August 23 (Sunday) at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. That fixture will complete the scheduled two-Test meeting between the sides.