Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Pant, Jurel Fifties Put India In Control Against Sri Lanka
India scored 419 runs while losing six wickets in its first innings.
Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel played together for most of the morning session.
Pant scored 63 runs without being dismissed.
Jurel scored 59 runs without being dismissed.
Together, they added 112 runs for the seventh wicket.
Sri Lanka tried many fast, short deliveries to challenge Pant.
Pant was hit during the session but continued batting.
Their partnership gave India a strong position in the second Test.
Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel were unbeaten on 63 and 59 respectively at lunch.
The pair added an unbeaten 112-run seventh-wicket partnership for India.
India reached 419/6 in 112 overs after resuming Day 2 on 300/5.
Asitha Fernando dismissed debutant Saransh Jain for six early in the session.
Pant returned after retiring hurt and endured several short-pitched deliveries from Sri Lanka’s pacers.
- Who
- India, led by Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel, played Sri Lanka.
- What
- India reached 419/6 at lunch after Pant and Jurel made unbeaten half-centuries and shared 112 runs.
- When
- The report covers lunch on Day 2 of the second Test, on Monday, August 24.
- Where
- The match was being played in Colombo, at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground.
- Why
- Pant and Jurel’s partnership helped India recover after Saransh Jain was dismissed and strengthened its position in the match.
- Score at lunch
- India 419/6 in 112 overs
- Rishabh Pant
- 63 not out
- Dhruv Jurel
- 59 not out
- Seventh-wicket stand
- 112 runs unbeaten
- India’s overnight score
- 300/5
- Sri Lanka’s leading bowler
- Asitha Fernando: 4/60
- Early Day 2 wicket
- Asitha Fernando dismissed debutant Saransh Jain for six
