On most days, if the Indian batting lineup lost seven wickets for 172 runs, with only 43 overs possible because of rain, there would be much head-scratching about the collapse. But context is everything in Test cricket, and at 460 for 9 after Day 2 of the first Test in Galle, India are well placed in the first Test against Sri Lanka.
The pitch, which was under covers for a lot of the day, offered enough assistance to the spinners on Sunday, and India will know that they are comfortably ahead of the game.
