Archive · 16 Aug 2026

Rain-hit Galle Test: Padikkal's 167 drives India to 460/9

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.

Sources