India, Aug. 19 -- Ravindra Jadeja broke a stubborn partnership between Sonal Dinusha and Dhananjaya de Silva as India tightened their grip on the first Test, reducing Sri Lanka to 175 for six at lunch on the fifth and final day on Wednesday.

Chasing 372 for victory, Sri Lanka were still 197 runs short at lunch, with Dinusha unbeaten on 65 and Keshara Nuwantha on eight.

Starting the day at a precarious 84 for four, Sri Lanka looked in danger of folding quickly. However, Dinusha and de Silva, who resumed as the overnight batters, added 95 runs from 202 balls to keep India at bay for more than an hour in the opening session.

The Sri Lankan pair frequently used the sweep to counter India's spinners, much like the Indian batters had done ea...