#SLvIND : 🇱🇰 × 🇮🇳 Day 4

On Day 4 of the Galle Test!

𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐇 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐓 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐗𝐄𝐒! 🇮🇳🚀

At just 28 years old, he achieves this incredible feat and becomes only the fourth batter overall to reach the milestone! 🤍🔥

Post Lunch : 

India failed to reach 200 ..193 all down.

Target for Sri Lanka is 372.

Good session for Sri Lanka, took all balance 6 Indian wickets,  with a very slow over rate. 

Pant dismissed on 66 : Lead 352.

India lead by 350 : 172/5 : 40 Ov Pant 65*

Indian lead cross 300 after loosing Jurel cheaply 120/5.

At Lunch : 

Rishabh Pant (21*) and Dhruv Jurel (5*) in the middle as #TeamIndia move to 116/4 & lead Sri Lanka by 294 runs. 

Devdutt Padikkal's 211 runs in this match are the most by a No. 3 for India in a men's Test since Rahul Dravid's 215 vs Sri Lanka in the 2009 Ahmedabad Test

Cheteshwar Pujara and Jinks...Rahane partnership continues on a different pitch..

#SLvIND : 🇱🇰 × 🇮🇳 Day 3

INDIA Were ON TOP AT GALLE! 🇮🇳🔥,But ..

Excellent recovery by  🇱🇰 through 146 runs partnership  from 90 for 5 to 236 for 6 by Niroshan Dickwella and Sonal Dinusha.

Day 3 : Updates from beautiful  Galle 🏟️

Shubman Gill took Super Sensational catch to dismiss 4th Sri Lankan batter :

The feeling of getting your 350th Test wicket 

#TeamIndia all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja becomes only the Fifth Indian to achieve this milestone in men's cricket 👏👏 

Joins the elite club of 4000+ runs and 350+ wickets. ❤️💚💙🧡

Innings Break!

Sri Lanka are all-out for 284

4 wickets for Manav Suthar

3 wickets for Ravindra Jadeja

1 wicket each for Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav.

A fabulous century comes to an end for Sonal Dinusha! 🤍👏

Ravindra Jadeja sends him back soon after reaching his ton at Galle, and the hosts are now nine wickets down! 🔥🌟🇮🇳

🇱🇰 - 274/9 (78.1)

Prasidh Krishna breaks the 146-run stand at Galle! 🇮🇳🔥

Partnership broken! 🔥

Prasidh Krishna breaks the 146-run stand and gets his first wicket 👏

Niroshan Dickwella departs for 80.

A valiant knock comes to an end for Niroshan Dickwella. Can India wrap things up from here? 🤔

🇱🇰 - 236/6 (61.4)

STUMPS :  🇱🇰 284 :  🇮🇳 Lead by 178 runs.

Tea :  🇱🇰 215/5.

Lunch:  🇱🇰 99/5 :  🇮🇳 : 462.

#SLvIND : 🇱🇰 × 🇮🇳 Day2

Updates from one of most beautiful Cricket Ground Galle 🏟️

Day 2 : 55 Overs lost due to rain. 

 🇮🇳 : 43 Overs : 174 runs : 7 Wkts. 

At  Stumps: 460/9 : 116 Overs.

Dhruv Jurel 50* (66) : 427/6. Partnership 50*.

400/6 : 103.4 Ov : Jurel + Suthar

Jadeja 13 : 377/6.

Tea : 364/5.

3 wickets for 76 runs by Sri Lankan bowlers., after a delayed start in second session. 

Rishabh Pant (39) ❌  KL Rahul (82) ❌ & 

Devdutt Padikkal (167) ❌

Keshara Nuwantha and Prabath Jayasuriya both have two wicket apiece.

From 307 for 2, India are 357 for 5.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗗𝗣 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 ✨: Devdutt Padikkal : 

Determination. Discipline. Patience.

167 Runs : 230 Balls : 15 Fours: 1 six.

That was a top-tier knock from Devdutt Padikkal 🔝 👏

The centurion of  Day 1 in Galle 💯 stumped .

Start of play on Day 2 had been delayed due to rain, started at 14.35 hrs.

Scorecard ▶️ https://bcci.tv/matches/9492698a-0cbe-4faa-ab47-44c1048dc8d0/sri-lanka-vs-india

The ever reliable partnership of Jinx Rahane n Cheteshwar Pujara continues on different pitch too...

  

#SLvIND : 🇱🇰 × 🇮🇳 #Tests DAY 1

India Vs Sri Lanka : 2 Tests Series:  🇱🇰 × 🇮🇳 

MATCH DAY FOR INDIA 🇮🇳 1st Test: Galle Test!   🇮🇳 : 288/2 : Day 1. 

India takes on Sri Lanka in the first Test of the series at Galle today, very beautiful ground.

Who will come out on top in the opening Test? 👀⚔️

No.3 replacement becomes the 1st Indian centurion of 15th August.

Day 1 :  🇮🇳  At Stumps  : 288/2 : 73 Overs.

Devdutt Padikkal 131* + Rishabh Pant 27*.

Shubman Gill out on 16 : 236/2.

Padikkal 1st Test 100* off 134 balls.

KL Rahul retired hurt : Tried to continue after tea.  But returned in pain immediately before start : goes in the middle ..late and comes back. 

At Tea : INDIA very well placed 197/1.

Solid show from vice-captain KL Rahul & Devdutt Padikkal as they complete a 150-run stand off 253 balls to take #TeamIndia to 197/1.

Devdutt Padikkal 84* n KL 77*.

KL Rahul completes very patient 50* off 127.

Partnership crosses 100* off 187 balls.

Flawless half-century by Devdutt Padikkal 50 off 81.

Post lunch rain interruption.

At Lunch: 

100/1 = 25.4 Overs KL Rahul + Padikkal 

1st Hour : 🇮🇳 47/1 : 11 Overs. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal 32 (37) unfortunate.. forgettable runout , looked bit school boyish in the end. 

A huge mix-up between KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal! 🤯🙆‍♂️

Jaiswal pays the price and walks back in disappointment after being run out. 💔.

India lucky to win the toss and bat first.

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 — 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐯𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚, 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭

For both nations, this two-Test series is crucial in the ICC WTC rankings.

Placed fifth, India is hoping to register multiple triumphs and secure a berth in the WTC final. In the rival corner, stationed at the sixth position, Sri Lanka wants to retain its home fortress.

Wrote K. C. Vijaya Kumar's match preview :  shorturl.at/WVLfk

30 Tests. 30 Venues! 🤯🏟️

What an unreal stat for Yashasvi Jaiswal! He has never played a Test at the same venue twice in his career — and this streak will continue in the next match too! 🇮🇳🌍