Archive · 7 Aug 2026
India's KL Rahul Drops Catch in Sri Lanka Warm-Up Match
Cricket teams sometimes play practice matches before big games.
India was playing a practice match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, against a local team.
KL Rahul was the captain for this game because the usual captain, Shubman Gill, was not available.
During the match, Rahul stood close to the batsman to try to catch the ball.
The bowler Kuldeep Yadav made the batsman Ravindu Rasantha edge the ball toward Rahul.
Rahul tried to catch it with one hand, but the ball hit his palm and slipped out.
That mistake gave Rasantha a chance to keep batting.
Rasantha scored lots more runs and was finally out after scoring 71.
A player called Manav Suthar took that wicket.
Dropped catches can change a game because they give the other team a second chance.
KL Rahul dropped a straightforward one-handed catch at first slip during India's three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI in Colombo.
Rahul was captaining India in the match because Shubman Gill was absent.
The chance came off Kuldeep Yadav's bowling in the 26th over, when opener Ravindu Rasantha was on 43.
Rasantha survived the dropped catch and went on to score a well-compiled 71.
Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar finally dismissed Rasantha when the opener mistimed an attacking shot.
- Who
- KL Rahul, captaining India in place of Shubman Gill, dropped the catch; the batsman reprieved was Ravindu Rasantha, off the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav, with Manav Suthar later taking the wicket.
- What
- Rahul dropped a straightforward one-handed catch at first slip during India's three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI, handing opener Ravindu Rasantha a lifeline.
- When
- The catch was dropped in the 26th over of the three-day warm-up match; the article does not give a specific date.
- Where
- Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo.
- Why
- Rahul moved to his right and attempted a one-handed catch, but the ball struck his palm and slipped out, extending Rasantha's innings.
- Match
- Three-day warm-up match: India vs Sri Lanka XI
- Venue
- Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
- Acting captain
- KL Rahul (standing in for Shubman Gill)
- Drop occasion
- First slip, 26th over, off Kuldeep Yadav's bowling
- Batsman reprieved
- Ravindu Rasantha, batting on 43
- Rasantha's final score
- 71
- Wicket-taker
- Manav Suthar (left-arm spinner)
- Dismissal
- Caught after mistiming an attacking shot