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India set Sri Lanka 550 to win opening test

India set Sri Lanka 550 to win opening test

By REUTERS

India's captain Virat Kohli in action in a First Test match between Sri Lanka and India, in Galle, Sri Lanka, on July 29, 2017. Photo: Reutres

GALLE: India set Sri Lanka a mammoth target of 550 runs to win the first test on Saturday after declaring their second innings closed on 240 for three on the fourth morning of the match. Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 103 after completing his 17th test hundred with a single off spinner Dilruwan Perera. The India captain hit five boundaries and one six in his 136-ball knock. The hosts, already a batsman short after Asela Gunaratne fractured his thumb and was ruled out of the series, face an uphill task to avoid going 1-0 down in the three-match series.