🏏India tour of Sri Lanka 2026: 2nd Test at Colombo: 23/08/26🏏- Page 5

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Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, dropped again! Devdutt Padikkal has been put down once again. This was fraction short outside off, and was too close to by cut. Devdutt Padikkal goes for a cut, and gets a thick outside edge. Flies straight to the fielder at slip, but DDS stationed there puts it down.

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Keshara Nuwantha to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, 50 up for India!

Keshara Nuwantha to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, 50 up for India! Yashasvi Jaiswal rocks back in the crease and flicks this towards deep mid-wicket. Mishara in the deep puts in a slide to stop it, but fails to stop it on the first attempt. He tries once again, but the ball eventually finds the boundary. Tried his best, looked like a desperate effort, but in vain

Over 15

49-1

Jaisu out on beautiful bowl

Panga

Jaiswal is out, clean bowled!

Asitha Fernando to Yashasvi Jaiswal, out Bowled!! Asitha Fernando has the last laugh. On a length from round the wicket and the ball curves back in. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to punch it through the off-side, but gets a big inside edge as the ball ricochets onto the stumps. Yashasvi Jaiswal b Asitha Fernando 45(53) [4s-9]

Asitha Fernando to Yashasvi Jaiswal, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Jaiswal and Fernando with a banter. Things that happen in the heat of the moment. Not a great sight though, almost some body contact between the two players as they two got too close and exchanged a few words among each other.

Originally posted by: Savera84

In the spotlight: Manav Suthar and Sonal Dinusha

It is quite amazing how quickly India have accepted Manav Suthar as their lead spinner. In both the innings he got the ball before Ravindra Jadeja, and struck in earnest. He announced himself in Sri Lanka with a first-ball wicket. He delivered everything expected of him: overspin, lots of work on the ball, long spells, and then when the ball was turning a lot he changed the seam orientation and increased his pace to give it every chance to extract natural variation from the surface. There is only anticipation of how he deals with newer challenges new Tests throw at him.

Sonal Dinusha looked most at home against India's spinners. It does help that he batted No. 6 on what was a new-ball pitch but there was a calm and an assuredness to his method. He came close to scoring twin centuries in the Test, and Sri Lanka will want more. Might they promote him so that the replacement for Dinesh Chandimal can enjoy a bit of a cushion?

Thank you for the tags, Savera ji

Youngest to 3000 Test runs for India
23y 228d - Sachin Tendulkar
26y 157d - Virender Sehwag
26d 263d - Dilip Vengsarkar
26y 349d - Shubman Gill
26y 356d - Kapil Dev

IND 88/2(25)

CRR:3.52

Day 1: Lunch Break

IND 97/2(28)

CRR:3.46

Day 1: 2nd Session

Partnership: 31(67)

Last Wkt: Yashasvi Jaiswal b Asitha Fernando 45(53) - 66/2 in 16.6 ov.

Ovs Left:61.5

Last 10 overs: 29 runs, 0 wkts

Toss: India (Batting)