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Gill fit, Siraj blitz gives India warm-up win
India beat Sri Lanka Cricket XI by six wickets in their three-day warm-up in Colombo on Sunday, chasing 207 with four balls to spare. Captain Shubman Gill, returning from a finger injury,…
The Story in Brief
India beat Sri Lanka Cricket XI by six wickets in their three-day warm-up in Colombo on Sunday, chasing 207 with four balls to spare. Captain Shubman Gill, returning from a finger injury, made 44 in a 105-run opening stand with Yashasvi Jaiswal, who retired on 61 off 46 balls. Mohammed Siraj then smashed 32 not out from 15 deliveries, including three straight sixes in the final over, to seal victory. Ravindra Jadeja and Gurnoor Brar took two wickets each as Sri Lanka XI declared at 200 for six.
The Indian Opinion
The panic over Shubman Gill's finger injury was overblown, he looked comfortable in his 44. And Mohammed Siraj's cameo, while fun, was against a Sri Lanka XI attack on a dead pitch. The real test starts August 15 in Galle: can India's fragile top order handle Lasith Embuldeniya's spin on a turning track? Watch for how quickly Rishabh Pant rotates strike, not just his big hits.
Sources (6): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, thehindu.com, freepressjournal.in, sportstar.thehindu.com, sports.ndtv.com, rediff.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 6 sources.
