Yashasvi Jaiswal departs on 45 runs; Team India reach 88 runs at lunch on Day 1

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In the second Test match against Sri Lanka, Team India has reached the score of 88 runs for the loss of two wickets in 25 overs at the stroke of lunch on Day 1 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo.

Having opted to bat first, Team India’s opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 45 runs in 53 balls, including nine boundaries. Fellow opening batsman KL Rahul was dismissed on 18 runs in 33 balls, which included two boundaries and a maximum.

Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Shubman Gill are unbeaten at the crease.

Sri Lanka’s Asitha Fernando and Lahiru Kumara have claimed one wicket each. Prabath Jayasuriya and Keshara Nuwantha are yet to claim any wickets.

Earlier, Team India’s skipper Gill won the toss and elected to bat first.

The visitors entered the clash with one change. Saransh Jain came in place of Kuldeep Yadav. Jain made his Test debut for Team India.

After winning the toss, Team India‘s skipper Gill said, “Batting first, yes. [On the pitch] It looks like a much harder, much better surface compared to Galle. Galle was also a very good wicket, but I think as the game went on, it got a little bit slower and the ball started to turn. We’re expecting the same, but I think for the first two or three days, I think it’ll be a really good wicket to bat on. [Playing XI] Kuldeep, unfortunately, had some infections, so he misses out, and Saransh makes his debut for India. [How he would rate the Galle win] I would say probably a nine, because there’s always room for improvement, and I think we played a pretty good match, a decent match. And obviously there were some areas where we could have got a little bit better, but, you know, this is Test cricket. It’s very, very difficult to be able to have a near-perfect game because you’re playing for five days, and to play that dominant and consistent cricket, especially in Test, is hard. But I think overall we had a pretty good match”.

On the other hand, the hosts have made two changes. Kamil Mishara made his Test debut. Pasindu Sooriyabandara has been picked up in the playing XI, and Nishan Madushka, along with Dinesh Chandimal, have been benched for the second Test match.

IND vs SL 2nd Test: Confirmed Playing XIs

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Sri Lanka: Lahiru Udara, Kamil Mishara, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwell (WK), Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando.

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