2 weeks ago

Pant, Bowlers Put India on Brink of Test Win

India and Sri Lanka are playing the first Test of a cricket series in Galle.

India made 193 runs in its second innings and gave Sri Lanka a target of 372.

Rishabh Pant scored 66 runs while playing many attacking shots.

He also became the first Indian player to hit 100 sixes in Test matches.

India’s bowlers then quickly took four Sri Lankan wickets.

Sri Lanka finished the day on 84 runs and still needs 288 more to win.

Dhananjaya de Silva and Sonal Dinusha were still batting when play ended.

Dinesh Chandimal was hurt while fielding and was replaced by Pasindu Sooriyabandara, who was later dismissed first ball.

Key facts

India’s scores: 462 in the first innings and 193 all out in the second innings.
Sri Lanka’s scores: 284 in the first innings and 84/4 at stumps in the chase.
Target and deficit: Sri Lanka need 288 more runs to reach India’s target of 372.
Top Indian scorers: Rishabh Pant 66, Devdutt Padikkal 44 and KL Rahul 35.
Pant’s record: First Indian and fourth batter overall to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket; one report also described him as the quickest to the mark.
Sri Lanka’s unbeaten batters: Dhananjaya de Silva 31 and Sonal Dinusha 25 at stumps.
Galle chase record: Pakistan successfully chased 344 at Galle in 2022, the venue’s highest successful Test chase.
Replacement player: Pasindu Sooriyabandara entered as a concussion substitute for Dinesh Chandimal, who was injured while fielding.
Dismissal-name discrepancy: Reports differ on the name of the Sri Lankan batter dismissed by Mohammed Siraj, identifying him as Nishan Fernando or Nishan Madushka.

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