IND vs SL: Padikkal, Jurel Power India To 460/9 As Sri Lanka Fight Back On Rain-Hit Day 2

I dia
vs
S i
La ka
1st
Test
Day
2
Highlights:I dia
eached
460/9
afte
116
ove s
o
Day
2
of
the
fi st
Test
agai st
S i
La ka
i
Galle,
with
Devdutt
Padikkal’s
167
a d
Dh uv
Ju el’s
cou te -attacki g
51
keepi g
the
visito s
i
co t ol
despite
a
st o g
fightback
f om
the
hosts.
Pe siste t
ai
delayed
the
sta t
u til
2:35
pm,
leavi g
o ly
43
ove s
of
play
afte
I dia
had
esumed
at
288/2.

S i
La ka
Hit
Back
Afte
Rai
Delay

S i
La ka
etu ed
with
much-imp oved
bowli g
afte
co cedi g
288/2
o
the
ope i g
day.
The
lo g
i te uptio
a d
damp
co ditio s
appea ed
to
help
the
hosts’
attack,
with
thei
bowle s
mai tai i g
tighte
li es
a d
maki g
life
mo e
difficult
fo
I dia’s
batte s.

Rishabh
Pa t,
u beate
o
27
ove ight,
was
the
fi st
wicket
to
fall.
He
adva ced
agai st
debuta t
off-spi e
Kesha a
Nuwa tha
but
failed
to
get
e ough
elevatio
o
his
attempted
big
shot,
with
So al
Di usha
completi g
the
catch
at
mid-off.
Pa t
was
dismissed
fo
39.

KL
Rahul
followed
soo
afte .
Havi g
eti ed
hu t
o
77
o
Day
1
because
of
c amps,
Rahul
etu ed
to
the
c ease
but
added
o ly
five
u s
befo e
Nuwa tha
fou d
ext a
tu
a d
bou ce.
Nisha
Madushka
took
the
catch
at
sho t
leg
as
Rahul
depa ted
fo
82.

The
two
wickets
left
I dia
300-plus
but
gave
S i
La ka
a
much- eeded
ope i g.

Padikkal
Completes
Mag ifice t
167

Padikkal
emai ed
the
key
obstacle
fo
S i
La ka.
Havi g
esumed
u beate
o
131,
the
left-ha de
co ti ued
to
bat
with
the
composu e
that
had
defi ed
his
maide
Test
ce tu y
o
Day
1.

He
moved
beyo d
150
befo e
his
i i gs
fi ally
e ded
o
167.
Padikkal
stepped
out
agai st
P abath
Jayasu iya
but
was
deceived
by
the
delive y,
allowi g
wicketkeepe
Ni osha
Dickwella
to
complete
the
stumpi g.

His
167
became
the
defi i g
i i gs
of
I dia’s
fi st
i i gs
a d
gave
the
visito s
the
platfo m
to
push
towa ds
a
sizeable
total
despite
the
loss
of
wickets
a ou d
him.

Jayasu iya
was
S i
La ka’s
most
successful
bowle ,
fi ishi g
the
day
with
4/109.
Nuwa tha
also
played
a
impo ta t
ole
i
the
fightback
with
th ee
wickets.

Ju el
Cou te -Attacks
To
Take
I dia
Past
450

I dia
lost
fu the
wickets
afte
Padikkal’s
depa tu e,
i cludi g
Ravi d a
Jadeja,
but
Dh uv
Ju el
cha ged
the
tempo
i
the
fi al
phase.

Ju el
attacked
the
spi e s
a d
b ought
up
a
b isk
half-ce tu y
f om
68
balls.
He
was
give
a
ep ieve
whe
a
mistimed
cut
offe ed
Dha a jaya
de
Silva
a
difficult
cha ce,
but
S i
La ka’s
captai
could
ot
hold
o .

Ju el
eve tually
fell
fo
51
afte
de
Silva
p oduced
a
excelle t
catch
to
his
ight,
e di g
a
impo ta t
lowe -o de
esista ce.

I dia
the
lost
two
mo e
wickets
as
they
pushed
fo
quick
u s,
but
S i
La ka
could
ot
complete
the
i i gs
befo e
stumps.

Kuldeep
Yadav
emai ed
u beate
o
12,
with
P asidh
K ish a
o
1
as
I dia
closed
o
460/9
afte
116
ove s.

S i
La ka
had
clea ly
imp oved
f om
thei
Day
1
pe fo ma ce,
but
I dia
still
added
172
u s
despite
losi g
seve
wickets
a d
losi g
almost
the
e ti e
fi st
sessio
to
ai .

The
visito s
will
ow
look
to
fi ish
thei
i i gs
quickly
o
Day
3
befo e
tu i g
thei
atte tio
to
S i
La ka’s
fi st
i i gs.
With
the
weathe
co ti ui g
to
dis upt
the
Test,
the
lost
ove s
could
become
i c easi gly
impo ta t
as
the
match
p og esses.

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