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Gill wins toss as India bat first in second Test vs Sri Lanka, eyeing series win
Devdutt Padikkal finished unbeaten on 67 after a 120-run stand with Shubman Gill lifted India to 193-3.
- On Sunday, August 23, 2026, India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
- India leads the two-match series 1-0 after defeating Sri Lanka by 165 runs in Galle, while Sri Lanka must win to level the series.
- After openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul fell early, Shubman Gill and Devdutt Padikkal steadied the innings with a 120-run partnership; Asitha Fernando took two wickets.
- India reached 193-3 by tea on day one, with Padikkal unbeaten on 67 from 122 balls and Gill scoring 50 before Fernando dismissed him in the 52nd over.
- Both teams made lineup changes; India replaced Kuldeep Yadav with debutant Saransh Jain, while Sri Lanka introduced debutant Kamil Mishara and retained Pasindu Sooriyabandara after he replaced injured Dinesh Chandimal.
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Padikkal's 2nd test hundred lifts India to 300-5 at stumps on Day 1 of the 2nd test vs. Sri Lanka
Devdutt Padikkal scored his second test century and shared two crucial partnerships to help India to 300-5 at stumps on the opening day of the second cricket test against Sri Lanka.
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