Padikkal's unbeaten 142 seals No. 3 spot in Colombo warm-up

Cricket is a game played with a bat and a ball between two teams.

The India cricket team is in Sri Lanka to play practice matches, called warm-ups, before a real Test series.

In this warm-up match, the Sri Lankan team batted first and scored 363 runs.

When India batted, the first batter, Yashasvi Jaiswal, was out very quickly without scoring any runs — that is called a duck.

But Devdutt Padikkal batted brilliantly and scored 142 runs, which is a huge score.

He hit 18 boundaries, which are shots that send the ball racing to the edge of the field.

His teammate Ravindra Jadeja also batted well, scoring 63 runs before stepping away.

By the end of the day, India had scored 357 runs for the loss of eight batters.

Because he played so well, Padikkal is likely to get a place in the big Test match.

Two other Indian batters, Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel, got out cheaply, which disappointed the team.