Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Padikkal Century, Gill Fifty Lift India Against Sri Lanka
India played Sri Lanka in the second cricket Test in Colombo.
At tea on the first day, India had scored 187 runs and lost three wickets.
Shubman Gill made 50 runs before Asitha Fernando dismissed him.
Gill and Devdutt Padikkal had added 120 runs together.
Padikkal was listed on 63 not out at tea in one report.
Another report later said Padikkal completed a century from 168 balls.
Rishabh Pant was also batting but had not scored.
Padikkal has been in excellent form during the series and had already scored 167 in the first Test.
India reached 187/3 in 52 overs at tea on day one of the second Test in Colombo.
Shubman Gill scored 50 before Asitha Fernando dismissed him, ending a 120-run third-wicket partnership.
Devdutt Padikkal was reported unbeaten on 63 at tea, while a later report said he reached another century.
Padikkal’s innings followed scores of 167 and 44 in the first Test and 142 in the warmup match.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers took three wickets, with Fernando claiming 2/34 and Lahiru Kumara 1/33.
- Who
- India and Sri Lanka, with Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and Asitha Fernando prominent.
- What
- India reached 187/3 at tea in the second Test, while Padikkal was later reported to have scored another century.
- When
- Sunday, August 23, 2026, during day one of the second Test.
- Where
- The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Why
- Gill and Padikkal’s 120-run partnership helped India recover after early wickets and establish a strong position.
- India score at tea
- 187/3 after 52 overs
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Reported on 63 not out at tea in one report; another report later said he scored a century from 168 deliveries
- Shubman Gill
- 50 runs, his ninth Test half-century and first in Sri Lanka
- Third-wicket partnership
- 120 runs from 209 balls between Gill and Padikkal
- Sri Lanka bowling
- Asitha Fernando took 2/34 and Lahiru Kumara took 1/33
- Padikkal’s recent scores
- 167 and 44 in the first Test, plus 142 in the warmup match
- Rishabh Pant
- 0 not out at tea
