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Padikkal Hits Century, Jadeja 63 as India Reach 284/6
Devdutt Padikkal struck a fine century (103) and Ravindra Jadeja made 63 as India reached 284 for six on Day 2 of the three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI in Colombo.…
The Story in Brief
Devdutt Padikkal struck a fine century (103) and Ravindra Jadeja made 63 as India reached 284 for six on Day 2 of the three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI in Colombo. After Padikkal retired out following his hundred, Jadeja also walked off, allowing the lower order to spend time in the middle.
Manav Suthar contributed 41 before falling leg-before. Rishabh Pant (2) and Dhruv Jurel (1) departed cheaply. The management used the day to give extra batting to bowlers, with Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj also batting. India now trail by 113 runs with two days left before the Test series starting August 15.
The Indian Opinion
This warm-up game is being used as a laboratory, with set batsmen walking off to give tailenders time. The approach signals faith in the top order but also tacit admission of a fragile lower middle order. The real test begins on August 15, when we will see if this extra batting time actually shores up the tail under pressure, or if it was just a nets session in whites.
Sources (3): sports.ndtv.com, sports.ndtv.com (2), sportstar.thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
