Colombo Test: India post 300/5 on Day 1 versus SL
What's the story
Devdutt Padikkal's brilliant century helped India recover from a few early wobbles on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at SSC Colombo on Sunday. His 117-run knock was instrumental in stabilizing India's innings after the side was 66/2. Skipper Shubman Gill also chipped in with a half-century, taking India's total to 300 for five at stumps. Here's more.
Summary
Summary of India's day
India's innings got off to a rocky start with KL Rahul falling cheaply for 18. India were 37/1 with his dismissal.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was looking good, fell for a 45 runs off 53 balls.
Gill and Padikkal then steadied the ship with a 120-run partnership for the third wicket.
Gill looked confident but fell soon after reaching his half-century.
Rishabh Pant walked in next but had to retire hurt with an injury. Padikkal and Ravindra Jadeja added 74 runs thereafter before both batters perished.
India are 300/5 with Dhruv Jurel and Saransh Jain in the middle.
Key events
Second ton of the series for Padikkal
Padikkal, who was dropped twice early on in his innings, capitalized on the opportunity to score his second century of the series.
He managed 117 off 193 balls with 12 fours before Keshara Nuwantha finally got him out.
Padikkal had earlier slammed scores worth 163 and 44 in the first match at Galle International Stadium, Galle.
In 4 matches (6 innings), Padikkal owns 418 runs at 69.66. In addition to two hundreds, he also owns two fifties.
353 of his runs have come in away matches (home of opposition). He has two away hundreds and a fifty, as per Cricinfo.
Gill
Shubman Gill surpasses 3,000 Test runs
Indian captain Gill added another feather to his illustrious hat. He surpassed 3,000 runs in Test cricket.
Gill hammered a 108-ball 50.
The batter has raced to 3,043 runs across 43 games and 77 innings at an average of 43.47, according to Cricinfo.
Gill has a remarkable conversion rate, scoring 11 tons and 9 half-centuries in his stellar career.
He became the 28th Indian with 3,000 runs in the longest format.
Information
Breaking down Gill's numbers
In 21 home matches, Gill owns 1,499 runs at 48.35 (100s: 6, 50s: 6). In 20 away matches (opposition's home), Gill has smashed 1,477 runs at 42.2 (100s: 5, 50s: 3). In 2 neutral venue games, he has 67 runs at 16.75.
Duo
Jaiswal and Jadeja chip in as well
Jaiswal slammed nine fours in his knock of 45.
In 31 matches, he owns 2,162 runs at 47.49.
On the other hand, Jadeja contributed with an 83-ball 43. He now owns 4,160 runs from 91 matches at 37.81.
For SL, Asitha Fernando was the star bowler. He picked three scalps for 46 runs from 15 overs.
Rishabh
Rishabh Pant retires hurt in 2nd Test versus Sri Lanka
Pant had to retire hurt. The incident took place in the 58th over of India's innings when a delivery from Lahiru Kumara hit Pant's wrist.
The Indian batter attempted a pull shot but only managed to glove it.
Pant was visibly in pain after being hit on the wrist. He received treatment from the team's physio, who applied an ice pack to his wrist to reduce swelling.
India were 207/3 when Pant walked out off the field.