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Padikkal, Rahul Help India Extend Lead on Day 4

Padikkal, Rahul Help India Extend Lead on Day 4
1st Test: Padikkal, Rahul Build India's Lead on Day 4 · rediff.com

Cricket is a game where two teams take turns batting and bowling.

India and Sri Lanka are playing a Test match, which is a long game that lasts five days.

On the fourth day, India was batting again to build a big lead.

To win, a team needs to score more runs than the other team.

Devdutt Padikkal scored 44 runs for India and helped his team in this effort.

Some other Indian batters, Yashasvi Jaiswal, K L Rahul, and Shubman Gill, got out early.

A Sri Lankan player named Dinesh Chandimal hurt his shoulder and went to the hospital for a check-up.

At lunch, India had 116 runs and had lost four batters, giving them a big overall lead of 294 runs.

Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel were still batting.

This puts India in a strong position to win the match.

Key facts

Match
1st Test, India vs Sri Lanka
Venue
Galle
India's second innings at lunch
116/4
India's overall lead
294 runs
India's first innings lead
178 runs
Padikkal's scores
167 (1st innings), 44 (2nd innings)
Early wickets
Jaiswal, Rahul, Gill
Sri Lanka injury
Dinesh Chandimal - shoulder injury, precautionary scan

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