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Rahul, Padikkal Steady India After Jaiswal Run-Out in Galle Test
India is playing a cricket match against Sri Lanka.
It is the first day of the first Test match, and the game is happening in a place called Galle.
A player named Yashasvi Jaiswal was running between the wickets when he bumped into the bowler and lost his balance.
Because of a mix-up with his teammate KL Rahul, he was run out, which means he had to leave the field.
He had scored 32 runs and was playing well, so it was an unlucky way to get out.
But India still played well.
Two other batters, KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal, stayed at the crease and scored runs together.
They added 54 runs for the second wicket without getting out.
At lunchtime, India had scored 101 runs and lost only one wicket.
The Indian batters hit boundaries and sixes against the Sri Lankan spinners.
The Sri Lankan bowlers, including a debutant named Keshara Nuwantha, tried hard but could not trouble the Indian batters too much.
India had a strong start despite the early setback.
KL Rahul (32) and Devdutt Padikkal (35) were unbeaten at lunch, having added 54 runs for the second wicket.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was run out for 32 after a mix-up with Rahul and a collision with the bowler.
India reached 101 for one at lunch on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
India maintained a scoring rate of around four runs per over despite the early setback.
Rahul and Padikkal attacked Sri Lankan spinners, including Prabath Jayasuriya, with boundaries and sixes.
- Who
- KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal for India; Yashasvi Jaiswal was run out; Sri Lankan bowlers included Prabath Jayasuriya and debutant Keshara Nuwantha.
- What
- India reached 101 for one at lunch on day one of the first Test, with Rahul and Padikkal steadying the innings after Jaiswal's run-out.
- Where
- Galle, Sri Lanka.
- When
- Saturday, day one of the first Test.
- Why
- India aimed to build a strong batting start; the pair stabilized the innings after an unfortunate dismissal.
Key facts
- Match
- First Test, India vs Sri Lanka
- Score at Lunch
- India 101 for one
- KL Rahul
- 32 not out
- Devdutt Padikkal
- 35 not out
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Run out for 32 off 37 balls
- Second-Wicket Partnership
- 54 runs in 16 overs
- Scoring Rate
- Around four runs per over
- Venue
- Galle, Sri Lanka










