Electing to bat, Sri Lanka were struggling at 65 for five at lunch against India in the first Test here today.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bagged 3 wickets to put the hosts on the backfoot after Ishant Sharma (1-7) and Varun Aaron (1-34) gave the opening breakthroughs.
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 65/5 in 23 overs (Angelo Matchews 26 not out, Dinesh Chandimal 5 not out; Ravichandran Ashwin 3-15).
