SLC XI frustrate India seamers on opening day of tour match

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India's touring side faced a challenging opening day against SLC XI in their warm-up tour game in Sri Lanka. The Indian seam bowlers struggled to make early inroads as the home side's batters put up a resilient performance. The visitors found some relief late in the day through wickets taken by spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, and Sarfaraz Khan's replacement Manav Suthar. The late breakthroughs provided India some consolation after a largely frustrating day in the field.

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