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Rain-hit Galle Test: Padikkal's 167 drives India to 460/9
Cricket is a game played with a bat and ball, and India and Sri Lanka are playing a big match against each other.
The match is happening in a city called Galle, in Sri Lanka.
It has been raining a lot, and the rain keeps stopping the players from playing.
On the second day of the match, the players could not start until the afternoon.
A player from India named Devdutt Padikkal scored 167 runs, which is a very big score in cricket.
Thanks to his great batting, India scored 460 runs before losing nine of its ten wickets.
Other Indian players like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel also batted, but for shorter periods.
Rain has already made the players lose 54 overs of play, and more rain might come in the next few days.
India wants to win, so its bowlers will have to take Sri Lanka's batters out quickly.
Persistent rain delayed the start of Day Two until 2:35 PM, with 54 overs lost to weather in total.
Devdutt Padikkal scored 167, helping India reach 460/9 on a rain-shortened 43-over day at Galle.
KL Rahul, who retired hurt on 77, fell for 82 off 175 balls, missing a 13th Test century.
Rishabh Pant was caught attacking, giving debutant Keshara Nuwantha his maiden Test wicket; Nuwantha later removed Dhruv Jurel with Dhananjaya de Silva taking an acrobatic catch.
With rain forecast for the remaining three days, India must make early breakthroughs to push for a win.
- Who
- The India and Sri Lanka cricket teams, featuring Devdutt Padikkal, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja and Sri Lankan debutant Keshara Nuwantha.
- What
- India reached 460/9 on a rain-shortened second day, led by Devdutt Padikkal's 167, after changing their approach because of lost time.
- Where
- Galle, Sri Lanka.
- When
- Sunday, August 16, 2026, the second day of the first Test.
- Why
- Persistent rain had already cost 54 overs, so India batted with aggressive intent to build a position from which it can push for a win.
Key facts
- Match
- First Test, Sri Lanka vs India
- Venue
- Galle, Sri Lanka
- Day 2 play start
- Delayed to 2:35 PM by rain
- Overs lost to rain
- 54 (in total so far)
- Overs played on Day 2
- 43
- India's first-innings total
- 460/9
- Top scorer
- Devdutt Padikkal, 167
- KL Rahul's innings
- 82 off 175 balls










