IND vs SL: Day 2 ends with India dominating; Devdutt Padikkal scores century; Gurnur Brar shines with the bat
- bySherya
- 08 Aug, 2026
At the end of the second day's play, India scored 357 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Gurnur Brar remained unbeaten on 36 off 18 balls, and Devdutt Padikkal remained unbeaten on 142 off 164 balls.

Devdutt Padikkal scores a century, Gurnur Brar shines with the bat
Sri Lanka Cricket XI vs India: A warm-up match is being played between India and Sri Lanka XI at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo. The second day of this practice match has ended. By the end of the second day, India had scored 357 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their first innings. The Indian team is now just 6 runs behind Sri Lanka. Gurnur Brar is unbeaten on 36 off 18 balls and Devdutt Padikkal is unbeaten on 142 off 164 balls.
Sri Lanka declared their innings at 363/8.
Sri Lanka, who won the toss and elected to bat first in the three-day practice match, declared their first innings at 363/8. Nishan Madushka and Ravindu Rasantha put on a 110-run partnership for the first wicket. Nishan made 66 with 12 boundaries before departing. Ravindu then added 61 runs for the second wicket with Pasindu Suriyabandara, taking the team to 171. Pasindu Suriyabandara made 35 with 6 fours before departing, while Ravindu went on to score 71 runs with 7 boundaries. Captain Sonal Dinusha then added 63 runs for the seventh wicket with Ramesh Mendis to take the team past 300. Sonal added 52 runs, including 1 six and 5 fours, while Ramesh Mendis contributed 32 runs. For India, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Manav Suthar took 2 wickets each, while Gurnur Brar took 1 wicket.
Such was the Indian innings
In response, India suffered a setback when Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) departed on the second ball of the innings. Devdutt Padikkal then steadied India's innings with a 96-run partnership for the second wicket with captain KL Rahul. Rahul departed after scoring 40 runs, including one six and five fours.
For India, Devdutt Padikkal scored an unbeaten 142 runs with 18 fours. Ravindra Jadeja retired hurt after scoring 63 runs. Manav Suthar contributed 41 runs. For the Sri Lankan team, Ramesh Mendis and Asanka Manoj took two wickets each, while Vishwa Fernando and Kesara Nuwantha took one wicket each. After this warm-up match, Team India will play a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, the first of which will be played in Galle from August 15th. The second match of the series will begin in Colombo from August 23rd.






