India made a statement of intent with an emphatic 165-run win in the first Test at Galle. The tourists, who were chasing a 1-0 series lead in the two-match Test series, dismantled the home batting order with the outstanding left-arm spinner Manav Suthar, who reaped a 10-wicket haul (4/76 and 6/55) on his way to a dominant India victory.

Sri Lanka will now look to turn things around in Colombo, with the second Test starting on August 23 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. The hosts need to make a few changes if they want to avoid a whitewash on home soil.

Here are three key areas that Sri Lanka needs to address at the SSC.

1. Abandon Passivity and Counter the Spin Threat

Sri Lanka's batting display in Galle was full of timidity against the slow men from India. Suthar's incredible series average of 13.10 was the result of India's ability to frustrate the home batters. The recipe to overcoming this challenge was on display by Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella, who both scored wonderful centuries in the first innings and Dickwella added another well-made 80 in the second. Sri Lankan batters need to show the same attacking body language in Colombo so that their feet aren't glued to one spot in response to the slow men.

2. Turn Their Own Tool Against Them

India's middle order is likely to fold if Sri Lanka gets their spinners to consistently rattle their opponents, as Asitha Fernando did against the Indian top order or as Prabath Jayasuriya managed with the lower order in Galle. In the first Test, Sri Lanka failed to capitalize on their chances, but the conditions at the SSC are always good for spin, and they will only improve as the match progresses.

If Jayasuriya and his colleagues can apply the same intense pressure as their teammate Suthar did in the first innings, Sri Lanka will inflict the same punishment on India's middle and lower orders as India delivered in Colombo.

3. Bring in the Left-Arm Pace

Sri Lanka's bowling attack lacked a vital variation to trouble India's top order in the first Test. Left-arm pacer Lahiru Kumara should be replaced by a left-arm orthodox spinner in the Colombo encounter. With Dilshan Madushanka and Vishwa Fernando waiting in the wings, replacing Kumara with a left-armer would cause problems for the right-handers in India's batting order.

A fresh angle at the start of the innings will not only increase Sri Lanka's chances of exploiting the conditions but also lighten the workload off Jayasuriya and his colleagues, who bore the majority of the pressure in the first Test.