Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Rishabh Pant Cleared to Bat on Test’s Second Day
Rishabh Pant was hit on his left wrist while batting for India.
He tried to pull a short ball but was hurt and left the field.
A team physio treated him with an ice pack.
Ravindra Jadeja batted in his place for the rest of the day.
India’s batting coach said Pant will be able to bat again on Day 2.
India finished the first day with 300 runs and five wickets lost.
Devdutt Padikkal made 117 runs, and Shubman Gill scored a fifty.
Pant’s return could help India score more runs in the match.
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said Rishabh Pant will be fit to bat on Day 2.
Pant retired hurt after Lahiru Kumara’s delivery struck his left wrist during the 58th over.
India ended Day 1 at 300 for five after choosing to bat first in Colombo.
Devdutt Padikkal scored 117, while Shubman Gill made a half-century for India.
Ravindra Jadeja replaced Pant temporarily and was dismissed for 43 in the final over.
- Who
- Rishabh Pant, India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, and Sri Lankan bowler Lahiru Kumara are central to the injury update.
- What
- Pant suffered a left-wrist injury but was confirmed fit to resume batting on Day 2.
- When
- The injury occurred during the 58th over on Sunday, August 23; Pant is expected to bat on the following day.
- Where
- The incident occurred during the Colombo Test.
- Why
- Pant was struck by a short delivery, while his return is important to India’s lower-order batting.
- Pant’s status
- Confirmed fit to bat on Day 2
- Injury
- Left-wrist impact from a delivery by Lahiru Kumara
- India’s score
- 300 for five at the end of Day 1
- Top scorer
- Devdutt Padikkal, 117 off 193 balls
- Other major contribution
- Shubman Gill scored a half-century
- Replacement batter
- Ravindra Jadeja batted after Pant retired hurt
- Jadeja’s score
- 43, before being dismissed in the final over