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title: "Rain delays play in second session of Sri Lanka-India Test"
description: "Most outlets reported that rain halted play during the morning session of the second day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India. The Express Tribune briefly mentioned the tourists' score at the end of the first day, while 24 News HD provided additional context by specifying that the rain occurred in the morning session and identified the venue as Galle."
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# Rain delays play in second session of Sri Lanka-India Test

sports · latest filing 16 Aug 2026, 4:06 PM PKT · 16 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that rain halted play during the morning session of the second day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India. The Express Tribune briefly mentioned the tourists' score at the end of the first day, while 24 News HD provided additional context by specifying that the rain occurred in the morning session and identified the venue as Galle.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **24 News HD** — [Rain holds up India on day two of Sri Lanka Test](https://www.24newshd.tv/16-Aug-2026/rain-holds-india-day-two-sri-lanka-test) · 16 Aug 2026, 4:06 PM PKT
  > Rain prevented play in the morning session on the second day of the first cricket Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle on Sunday.
- **The Express Tribune** — [Rain holds up India on day-2 of Sri Lanka Test](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2624195/rain-holds-up-india-on-day-two-of-sri-lanka-test) · 16 Aug 2026, 9:06 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The tourists ended the opening day on 288-2

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- [Rain halts India push after Dinusha century lifts Sri Lanka](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3624-rain-halts-india-push-after-dinusha-century-lifts-sri-lanka) · 17 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 72% related
- [Sri Lanka trail India by 238 runs in second Test](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4752-sri-lanka-trail-india-by-238-runs-in-second-test) · 26 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 72% related

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