# India reach 460/9 on rain-hit Day 2 in Galle 2026-08-16T07:54:02+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets India finished the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at 460 for 9 in Galle on Sunday, despite persistent rain that delayed the start by five hours. Devdutt Padikkal top-scored with 167, his maiden Test hundred and a career-best innings, while Dhruv Jurel added a brisk 51 off 68 balls, as reported by India Today. The day began with India at 288 for 2, the overnight score from Day 1, after Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to bat, according to Sportstar. Rediff reported that the entire morning session was washed out, leading to an early lunch. When play resumed at 2.35 pm local time, Sri Lanka's spinners struck back. Rishabh Pant fell for 39, attempting a wild swipe against off-spinner Keshara Nuwantha, a dismissal that frustrated fans. KL Rahul added just four runs to his overnight 82 before being trapped at short leg. Padikkal's assured innings ended in the 92nd over when he was deceived by Prabath Jayasuriya's loop and stumped. Jayasuriya finished with 4 for 109. Jurel then steadied the innings, surviving a dropped catch on 29, before falling to a brilliant catch by Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva. India lost quick wickets late in the day but were not bowled out. At stumps, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj were at the crease. The match continues on Day 3 with India in a commanding position. ## Coverage - sportstar.thehindu.com - rediff.com - indiatoday.in This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T13:00:33+00:00. Tags: Devdutt Padikkal, Galle, India national cricket team, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Sri Lanka national cricket team Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rain-washes-out-day-2-morning-session-in-galle-test/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rain-washes-out-day-2-morning-session-in-galle-test/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/