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Gill unlikely to bat, Jaiswal out for duck as India chase 363
India began their reply after Sri Lanka Cricket XI declared their first innings at 363 for eight on day two of the warm-up match in Colombo. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal fell for a…
The Story in Brief
India began their reply after Sri Lanka Cricket XI declared their first innings at 363 for eight on day two of the warm-up match in Colombo. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal fell for a duck off the second ball, caught off Vishwa Fernando. Devdutt Padikkal and stand-in captain KL Rahul rebuilt, with India at 50 for one at the time of writing.
Captain Shubman Gill is unlikely to bat after hurting his right ring finger in training. Left-arm spinners Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Manav Suthar each took two wickets to restrict the hosts. The three-day game is India's only match practice before the first Test starts on August 15.
The Indian Opinion
A warm-up duck is no reason to panic over Jaiswal, just as Gill's finger knock is not yet a crisis. The real test begins in Galle on August 15. Until then, watch how the team management uses these overs to decide the batting order. The number of runs Padikkal and Rahul accumulate here will be a sharper indicator than any net session.
Sources (3): sports.ndtv.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, sportstar.thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
