Padikkal, Rahul Fifties Power India to 197-1 v Sri Lanka
Replays showed KL Rahul grounded his bat first as India moved to 101 for 1 at lunch despite the disputed dismissal.
- On Saturday, Yashasvi Jaiswal was run out in contentious fashion during the 11th over of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle following a collision with bowler Keshara Nuwantha.
- KL Rahul knocked the ball back toward Nuwantha and set off for a single, but the collision left Jaiswal off-balance; both batters ended up at the non-striker's end, prompting keeper Niroshan Dickwella to remove the bails.
- Devdutt Padikkal and Rahul stabilized the innings by adding 54 runs for the second wicket in 16 overs, while Jaiswal had scored 32 runs from 37 balls before his departure.
- India reached 101 for one at lunch on Saturday, overcoming the early setback as Rahul and Padikkal remained unbeaten with scores of 32 and 35 respectively.
- Sri Lankan bowlers including Prabath Jayasuriya and Dhananjaya de Silva struggled to trouble the Indian batters despite finding occasional turn, as the visitors attacked the spinners with boundaries and sixes.
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