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Sri Lanka XI Post 363/8 on Day 1 of Warm-Up Against India
Sri Lanka Cricket XI reached 363 for 8 at stumps on the opening day of the three-day warm-up match against India in Colombo on Friday. Openers Nishan Madushka (66) and Ravindu Rasantha…
The Story in Brief
Sri Lanka Cricket XI reached 363 for 8 at stumps on the opening day of the three-day warm-up match against India in Colombo on Friday. Openers Nishan Madushka (66) and Ravindu Rasantha (71) added 110 runs, while captain Sonal Dinusha struck 52 lower down. Spinners Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Manav Suthar took two wickets each, but India's pacers mostly went wicketless on a flat pitch. Shubman Gill missed the match with a finger injury, so KL Rahul led the side.
The Indian Opinion
A warm-up scoreboard should not spark panic. India's bowlers looked rusty, especially the pacers, but that is expected after a long break. The spinners pulled things back in the final session. The real test begins in Galle on August 15. Until then, it is too early to read too much into a practice game.
Sources (4): sports.ndtv.com, rediff.com, thefederal.com, telanganatoday.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
