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Padikkal's 167 lifts India to 460-9 in rain-hit Galle Test

Padikkal's 167 lifts India to 460-9 in rain-hit Galle Test
1st Test: Padikkal, Rahul, Jurel carry India to 460/9 despite Sri Lanka’s spin fightback (Ld) · thehansindia.com

India and Sri Lanka are playing a special kind of cricket game called a Test match, which lasts for several days.

On the second day of the game, in the city of Galle, it rained a lot and players had to wait in their rooms for almost four hours.

A batter named Devdutt Padikkal played amazingly well and scored 167 runs, the most he has ever scored in this format of the game.

He hit the ball hard 15 times to the boundary rope and once all the way over it for six runs.

His teammate KL Rahul scored 82 runs, and Dhruv Jurel made a quick 51.

But Sri Lanka's bowlers did not give up.

Prabath Jayasuriya and a new bowler named Keshara Nuwantha together took seven wickets.

Because of this, India could not score as many runs as they wanted and finished the day with 460 runs for 9 wickets.

Two Indian players were still at the crease when play stopped, so the team might choose to stop batting the next morning.

The rain has made it tricky, but both teams are still fighting to get ahead in the match.

Key facts

India first innings
460/9 in 116 overs
Top scorer
Devdutt Padikkal 167 (230 balls, 15 fours, 1 six)
Key supports
KL Rahul 82, Dhruv Jurel 51 (68 balls)
Best Sri Lanka bowling
Prabath Jayasuriya 4-109; Keshara Nuwantha 3-175
Venue
Galle International Stadium
Rain impact
Nearly four hours lost on day two; only 43 overs bowled
At stumps
Kuldeep Yadav 12 not out, Prasidh Krishna 1 not out
Runs added on day two
172 runs for seven wickets

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