- BATSMENRB4s6sSR20.4 oh man, what a way for the partnership to end. Nice loop, but again too full, and it's driven to the right of Jaiswal at cover. Madushka wanted the single, Rasantha didn't, and both ended up at the bowler's end. So it didn't matter that Jaiswal threw to the wrong end, or that Suthar's throw, instead of going to Pant, ended up with Rahul at slip. Eventually the run-out is completed, and the Indians finally have a breakthrough 110/149.1 got him, this is what Suthar's overspin-laden trajectory can do even when there isn't much happening off the pitch. Lovely flight and dip outside off, and Rasantha jumps out - as he has been doing profitably right through this innings - but doesn't get close enough to the pitch of the ball to safely hit over the top. Ends up skewing it high in the air, and the man at a deepish mid-off settles nicely under it. Reward for some good bowling from Suthar, who has settled into his lengths nicely after a rusty start 201/340.4 looks to rock back and pull but this was fired in and not all that short, the ball skids through to beat his pull and crash into the stumps. Error in judgment from Pasindu Sooriyabandara 171/259.3 got him, the short-ball ploy has worked! Deep backward square leg didn't have to move at all. Another bouncer, gets up around shoulder height, and Rathnakaye, stepping deep in his crease, swivels and hooks without trying to keep it down, and picks out the man on the boundary 246/460.4 Gurnoor takes an absolute dolly at short fine as Ahan ends up top-edging a sweep he didn't have any control over. Kuldeep shortened his length, got this to bounce a tad extra and the batter fell into the trap. 250/587.4 big shout and the finger goes up! Skipper has to depart. Full delivery on the stumps, stays low as Sonal goes for yet another sweep and misses it, the ball brushes his back leg and rolls away. Looked plumb. Good innings comes to an end 354/871.1 Picks up a wicket straightaway after the drinks break! Looks like Anjala misjudged the line here. Full delivery around off stump, it skids on, Anjala goes for the cut on the backfoot, misses it and is trapped lbw. Kuldeep immediately appeals and the finger goes up 284/685.1 brilliant take from Padikkal and Jadeja strikes! Replays confirm it's not a no-ball. Bowled full and outside off, Mendis looks to cut this away but ends up getting an edge to the first slip, who stays nice and low to collect this with both hands 347/7Extras14 (b 6, lb 5, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL363/8d (90 Overs, RR: 4.03)Fall of wickets: 1-110 (Nishan Fernando, 20.4 ov), 2-171 (Pasindu Sooriyabandara, 40.4 ov), 3-201 (Ravindu Rasantha, 49.1 ov), 4-246 (Pavan Rathnayake, 59.3 ov), 5-250 (Ahan Wickramasinghe, 60.4 ov), 6-284 (Anjala Bandara, 71.1 ov), 7-347 (Ramesh Mendis, 85.1 ov), 8-354 (Sonal Dinusha, 87.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mohammed Siraj 13 2 44 0 3.38 1 0 M Prasidh Krishna 8 1 32 0 4 0 0 RA Jadeja 15 2 64 2 4.26 0 1 Gurnoor Brar 12 1 49 1 4.08 0 1 Kuldeep Yadav 18 0 76 2 4.22 0 0 MJ Suthar 13 1 33 2 2.53 0 0 SS Jain 11 0 54 0 4.9 0 0
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.75
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
51/1 (5.1)
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.75
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
51/1 (5.1)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.2 Oh, Jaiswal's gone second ball! Flashes at a wide delivery that's swinging away and ends up slashing it straight to backward point! Vishwa Fernando strikes early. Jaiswal will be disappointed at not using this chance to get used to conditions here, throwing away his wicket early like that 0/123.2 cleans him up with a beauty! Rahul lulled into a hoick but doesn't get to the pitch of it as the ball spins back in to beat Rahul's wild swish and crash into the stumps. The turn did him in. A wicket well-deserved for the bowler. Rahul will look back at the shot and cringe at having thrown away a great chance to score big runs in the lead up to the first Test. 96/239.4 Dropped short and Padikkal rocks back to nail a pull in front of square leg to bring up a century! And Padikkal will now retire out! If there's a spot to grab in the batting lineup, Padikkal has definitely put his hand up here with a very impressive knock. Looked fluent throughout 168/365 This one slides down leg 250/541.3 And Pant holes out! Mid-off was pushed back this time and Pant hits it right to the man! Again tries to come down the track to take on a full ball on middle and leg, looking to hit it on the leg side. Gets a leading edge again and that'll be the end of his very brief knock 170/443.5 Oh, what a catch! Jurel fends on the back foot and the ball goes straight to Nipun Dhananjaya at short square leg, who can't hold on as he falls to his right. The ball bounces up further to his right but he's able to dive and grab that even as the keeper came in to try and assist. Excellent fielding and India lose another 174/572.1 Up goes the finger! Siraj remonstrates with the umpire, but there's no DRS here. It's full around leg, could have been just outside leg, and then raps him in front. Suthar falls for 41, a knock that showed some promise 256/870 Full outside off, parried towards cover 255/672.3 Balloons up and taken. Asanka bounces Siraj out as he tries to pull. Top edge and it goes right up in the air. Asanka claims it and holds on to the return catch/ Siraj was entertaining for his short duration out here, but the fun ends 257/9Extras8 (lb 6, w 2)TOTAL357/6d (90 Overs, RR: 3.96)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 0.2 ov), 2-96 (KL Rahul, 23.2 ov), 3-170 (Rishabh Pant, 41.3 ov), 4-174 (Dhruv Jurel, 43.5 ov), 5-256 (Manav Suthar, 72.1 ov), 6-257 (Mohammed Siraj, 72.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MVT Fernando 14 2 42 1 3 1 0 CBRLS Kumara 12 3 42 0 3.5 1 0 I Wijesundera 8 1 51 0 6.37 0 0 RTM Mendis 18 3 77 2 4.27 0 0 K Nuwantha 17 3 40 1 2.35 0 0 GS Dinusha 4 0 9 0 2.25 0 0 KDA Manoj 8 1 32 2 4 0 0 DS Thilakaratne 9 0 58 0 6.44 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.5 Would be shocked if that isn't out. Yeah, no line issues, no height issues. Goner. Fuller side of length, lands around off and decks back in. Rasantha not much forward, looks to defend straight, beaten on the inside edge. Hit halfway up the pad in front of middle and off 9/17.3 That's why Prasidh's bowling I guess. Middle stump is evicted without notice. Was an overpitched ball angling in towards middle and leg, Sooriyabandara didn't stride far enough and ended up hurried on the straight-drive and overbalanced too. Okay the side-on replay is in and this looks poor: Sooriyabandara's back foot went deep in the crease and his front foot was behind the crease as he played the shot. He just cramped himself basically 26/218.1 Rathnayake drives it straight to point and Harsh Dubey makes no mistake! This is full outside off, not quite a half-volley, and Rathnayake pushes at it with an open face away from his body. Ends up tamely chipping it to the fielder, who has to parry it up before completing the catch 77/333 Hard hands, taken at slip. Bandara and Perera tried multiple things to take Jadeja off his usual landing spots but he's too good. Darts one on a length just outside off, Bandara looks to defend towards mid-off and a thickish edge goes quickly to Jaiswal 144/444.1 A cheeky Jadeja denies Nipun Dhananjaya a fifty! Dhananjaya skips down the track to try and take Jadeja on and he pulls his length back and tosses it up wider to beat him all ends up for a simple stumping! 199/638 Brar tests the pitch and the resultant spite gets rid of Dinusha. There hasn't been pace off the pitch for short balls, not for Brar on this occasion. He goes wider and Dinusha goes for the cut. Taken aback by the bounce. He pulled the power out but couldn't stop himself from feebly fending a tickle to the keeper 165/5Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL200/6d (45 Overs, RR: 4.44)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Ravindu Rasantha, 4.5 ov), 2-26 (Pasindu Sooriyabandara, 7.3 ov), 3-77 (Pavan Rathnayake, 18.1 ov), 4-144 (Anjala Bandara, 32.6 ov), 5-165 (Sonal Dinusha, 37.6 ov), 6-199 (Nipun Dhananjaya, 44.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mohammed Siraj 8 3 25 1 3.12 0 0 M Prasidh Krishna 8 0 35 1 4.37 1 0 Auqib Nabi 5 0 27 0 5.4 0 0 Gurnoor Brar 8 1 37 2 4.62 0 0 SS Jain 4 2 16 0 4 0 0 MJ Suthar 5 0 26 0 5.2 0 0 RA Jadeja 7 0 33 2 4.71 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR20.1 Pant's defence doesn't rub off on Gill and he's out to a soft fashion. Dances down for an aerial flick over midwicket. Was going with the line but played it too early, ball popped off the leading edge and first slip runs back to short third to take the catch 105/132.3 Oh, Pant's miscued this to long-on! Can't quite get under it as he tries to take on this full ball on leg and shanks it to the fielder 155/328.1 Oh, Jurel's nicked one behind! Fernando baits him with a short and wide delivery and Jurel tries to cut. A bit too close to his body for that shot probably and the outside edge carries to Bandara 150/240.5 Top edge goes up high and it's caught at cover! Brar looks for that slog sweep but miscues it and Mendis gets his first wicket of the game. Brar was out there to get quick runs, and to be fair to him, he gets out trying to do just that 178/4Extras2 (lb 1, nb 1)TOTAL214/4 (45 Overs, RR: 4.75)Fall of wickets: 1-105 (Shubman Gill, 20.1 ov), 2-150 (Dhruv Jurel, 28.1 ov), 3-155 (Rishabh Pant, 32.3 ov), 4-178 (Gurnoor Brar, 40.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MVT Fernando 6 0 34 1 5.66 0 0 CBRLS Kumara 4 0 29 0 7.25 0 0 I Wijesundera 3 0 9 0 3 0 0 RTM Mendis 13 1 53 1 4.07 0 0 K Nuwantha 10 1 57 2 5.7 0 1 DS Thilakaratne 4 1 9 0 2.25 0 0 GS Dinusha 5 0 22 0 4.4 0 0
Match Details
Series
Players per side
15(11batting, 11 fielding)
Toss
Sri Lanka Cricket XI , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
7,8,9 August 2026 (3-day match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Fri, 7 Aug - day 1 - Sri Lanka Cricket XI 1st innings 363/8 (K Nuwantha 9*, DS Thilakaratne 1*, 90 ov)
- Sat, 8 Aug - day 2 - India 1st innings 357/6 (D Padikkal 142*, Gurnoor Brar 36*, 90 ov)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPadikkal 142* headlines India's reply
Jadeja, meanwhile, warmed up with a half-century while the likes of Rahul and Suthar also made the most of their opportunities
Padikkal makes a compelling case for the No.3 spot
With the incumbent Sai Sudharsan out of the SL series, Padikkal has emerged as a plug-and-play option who is in the form of his life
Kuldeep sets the tone as India's spin plans begin to take shape
While India's left-arm spinners came to the fore, the pace attack had a bit of a tough outing on the first day of the tour game
SLC XI frustrate India seamers on opening day of tour game
Late wickets for Kuldeep, Jadeja and Suthar brought the visitors some respite
Rahul leads Indians in tour game with Gill out injured
Shubman Gill, India's regular Test captain, has an "impact injury to his right ring finger", which he picked up during a training session the day before the game
