India Gain Ground in Galle with Strong Bowling
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India are playing a cricket match against Sri Lanka. The match is in a city called Galle. This is the first Test match between the two teams. A Test match can last five days.
On Day 5, India played very well. They think they can win the match. A player named Pant scored 66 runs very fast. Fast scoring is called a rapid innings.
Another player, Suthar, bowled very well too. He got two wickets close together. This is called a double strike. Getting a wicket means a bowler gets a batsman out.
Because of Pant and Suthar, India have a strong grip on the game. A strong grip means they are winning. People say India will probably win this match.
Vocabulary15 words
- cricket
- a sport played with a bat and ball
- match
- a game between two teams
- Test
- a long cricket game that can last five days
- rapid
- very fast
- innings
- the time when a player bats
- wickets
- when a batsman is out
- double strike
- two good things happening close together
- grip
- strong control of a game
- bowling
- throwing the ball to get batsmen out
- batting
- hitting the ball with a bat
- victory
- winning
- score
- the number of runs a player makes
- clinical
- very good and exact
- display
- a show of skill
- tighten
- to make stronger or firmer
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1. Galle 2. 66 3. He got two wickets close together
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India are playing a _____ match against Sri Lanka.
The match is in a city called _____.
On Day 5, India played very _____.
A player named Pant scored 66 runs very _____.
Another player, Suthar, bowled very well too.
He got two _____ close together.
Because of Pant and Suthar, India have a strong _____ on the game.
People say India will probably _____ this match.
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