Archive · 7 Aug 2026
India spinners spark recovery as SLC XI post 363/8
India's cricket team is getting ready to play Test matches against Sri Lanka.
To prepare, they are playing a practice match against a Sri Lankan team.
On the first day, the Sri Lankan team batted first and scored 363 runs while losing 8 wickets.
India's fast bowlers had a difficult start and gave away runs easily.
Two Sri Lankan openers batted very well together and made a big partnership of 110 runs.
Then India's spinners, led by Kuldeep Yadav, bowled much better in the evening.
They took wickets and slowed the Sri Lankan team down.
India's captain, Shubman Gill, could not play because he got hurt during training, so KL Rahul captained the team instead.
The three-day practice match will continue for two more days.
Sri Lanka Cricket XI ended the opening day of the three-day warm-up match at 363/8 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club.
Kuldeep Yadav led India's spin revival in the final session, finishing with 2/76 from 18 overs.
Openers Nishan Fernando (66) and Ravindu Rasantha (71) put on a 110-run opening stand before Fernando was run out.
Shubman Gill missed the match due to an impact injury from training, so KL Rahul captained India.
SLC XI captain Sonal Dinusha scored 52 off 72 balls, adding 64 with Ramesh Mendis for the seventh wicket.
- Who
- India's cricket team (head coach Gautam Gambhir, stand-in captain KL Rahul) and Sri Lanka Cricket XI (captain Sonal Dinusha)
- What
- Day one of a three-day warm-up match ended with SLC XI posting 363/8; Indian spinners recovered after a tough start by the pacers
- When
- Friday, day one of the three-day match (specific date not stated in the article)
- Where
- Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sri Lanka
- Why
- As a warm-up preparation ahead of the Test series between India and Sri Lanka
- Score after Day 1
- SLC XI 363/8
- Match
- Three-day warm-up game (non-first-class)
- Best Indian bowler
- Kuldeep Yadav 2/76 in 18 overs
- Top scorer
- Ravindu Rasantha 71 off 143 balls
- Key stand
- 110-run opening partnership (Nishan Fernando and Ravindu Rasantha)
- India captain
- KL Rahul, standing in for injured Shubman Gill
- SLC XI captain
- Sonal Dinusha (52 off 72 balls)
- Overs format
- 90 overs each on days one and two; 45 overs on the final day