Devdutt Padikkal strengthened his case for a place in India’s playing eleven for the opening Test with an unbeaten century on the second day of the warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI, while Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel failed to capitalise on favourable batting conditions.
India finished the day on 357 for 8 after 90 overs, with Padikkal unbeaten on 142 and Ravindra Jadeja scoring 63 before retiring out. Manav Suthar also contributed 41 in his first overseas assignment for India.
