SLVSIND: Match delayed due to rain, India scored 288 runs for two wickets, Padikkal unbeaten on 131

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|16-08-2026

SL vs IND: Match start delayed due to rain; India score 288 for 2, Padikkal unbeaten on 131

KL Rahul got injured and left the field after scoring 77 runs.

Gaul. The play of the second day of the first Test cricket match being played between India and Sri Lanka could not start on time due to rain. On Saturday, the first day of the Test match, India won the toss and batted first and scored 288 runs for two wickets.

The highlight of the first day was Devdutt Padikkal's first century in Test cricket.

Padikkal is playing 131 runs on 178 balls with the help of 12 fours and one six, while Rishabh Pant is playing on 27 runs on 36 balls with the help of two fours. Experienced opener KL Rahul left the field injured after scoring 77 runs. He had made a partnership of 150 runs with Padikkal. Rahul had to leave the field due to hand pain. Rain disrupted play for the second consecutive day. Play was interrupted due to rain in the second and third sessions of the first day also.

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