Manav Suthar has taken a definite shine to Test cricket. Having started his career with 6-33 in his first bowl, against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh in June, the left-arm spinner reprised that effort with 6-55 here on Wednesday, bowling India to a commanding 165-run victory over Sri Lanka on the final day of the first Test.

Sri Lanka offered two distinct pockets of resistance with the vastly impressive Sonal Dinusha as the common factor during stands of 95 for the fifth wicket with skipper Dhananjaya de Silva and 43 for the seventh with debutant Keshara Nuwantha respectively. But a target of 372 was always going to be well beyond them, and their resistance ended some 39 minutes after lunch at 206 with Suthar snaffling four for six from his last 10 deliveries.