Sri Lanka Cricket XI vs India, Warm-up Day 3: Madushka hits fifty before India's bowlers chip away at the wickets

Ravindra Jadeja

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka Cricket XI’s Anjala Bandra on Day 3 of the Heat-up match in Colombo on Sunday. {Photograph}: BCCI/X

Key Factors

Devdutt Padikkal top-scored for India with an impressive knock of 142 not out.
Ravindra Jadeja, again within the Indian group, contributed with an important 63.
Spinner Manav Suthar scored 41 at No 7.

Sri Lanka Cricket XI opener Nishan Madushka smashed his second fifty of the match however India’s bowlers chipped away on the wickets on the third and last day of the warm-up match at Nondescripts Cricket Membership Floor, Colombo, on Sunday.

Madushka as soon as once more went after the Indian bowlers, hitting 63 from 73 balls with 10 fours, earlier than he retired at lunch to present his different team-mates an opportunity to have a bat.

Sri Lanka had been lowered to 165/5 within the thirty eighth over, stretching their result in 171 runs with Nipun Dhananjaya unbeaten on 29.

Earlier, India declared on their in a single day rating of 357/6 forward of begin of play earlier than their pacers claimed early wickets.

With the ball, India made a great begin with a few early wickets in Sri Lanka XI’s second innings. Siraj trapped Ravindu Rasantha leg earlier than wicket with the incoming supply for eight within the fifth over.

Prasidh Krishna struck a couple of overs later as he cleaned up Pasindu Sooriyabandara for 4 with a cracking inswinger.

Gurnoor Brar received the wicket of Pavan Rathnayake for 16, whereas Auqib Nabi went wicketless in 5 overs bowled within the first session after being launched as first change.

Mohammed Siraj

IMAGE: Mohammed Siraj celebrates with team-mates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka Cricket XI’s Ravindu Rasantha. {Photograph}: BCCI/X

Ravindra Jadeja received his first wicket when he received Anjala Bandra caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal at slip for 35 within the thirty third over.

Brar boosted his probabilities of making it to the enjoying XI for the primary Take a look at beginning on August 15 when he claimed his second wicket, getting Sonal Dinusha caught by Jurel for 9.

Sri Lanka Cricket XI had declared their first innings on 363/8 on Day 1 as each groups opted to bat out the total 90 overs on the primary two days.

Devdutt Padikkal completed unbeaten on 142, having stroked 18 fours in his excellent 164-ball knock to steer India’s strong reply with the bat on the second day.

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, again within the Indian group, contributed with an important 63 as he added 72 for the third wicket with Padikkal. Spinner Manav Suthar additionally confirmed his utility with the bat, scoring 41 as he and Jadeja placed on 76 for the sixth wicket.

India’s prime batters didn’t make it depend as Yashasvi Jaiswal fell for a duck within the first over, whereas Rishabh Pant (2) and Dhruv Jurel (1) additionally perished cheaply.