
Sri Lanka XI cricket team vs India national cricket team match scorecard: India defeated Sri Lanka Cricket XI by six wickets in their practice match in Colombo on Sunday to gear up for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in style.
India were set a target of 207 by Sri Lanka, who declared their second innings at 200/6. Yaashasvi Jaiswal top-scored for the visitors in the run chase, with a knock of 61 runs from 46 deliveries before retiring out.
India skipper Shubman Gill, who had sustained a finger injury and didn't bat in the first innings, returned to action and scored 44 runs from 54 balls, hitting seven fours.
Rishabh Pant scored 28 runs whereas Dhruv Jurel scored 17. Ravindra Jadeja scored 22 runs from 32 balls before retiring out. In the end, it was Mohammed Siraj who changed gears and played an aggressive knock of 32 runs from 15 deliveries to see India home. His knock consisted of one four and four sixes.
India will take on Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series in Sri Lanka. Galle will host the first Test from 15 August, before the two teams travel to Colombo for the second Test starting from 23 August.
Sri Lanka XI: Nishan Madushka, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Pavan Rathnayake, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Sonal Dinusha(c), Anjala Bandara(w), Nipun Dhananjaya, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Asanka Manoj, Isitha Wijesundera, Ramesh Mendis, Dilum Sudeera, Keshara Nuwantha, Ravindu Rasantha
India: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar.
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| August 7-9 | India vs Sri Lanka XI 3-day warm-up game | NCC, Colombo |
| August 15-19 | India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test | GICS, Galle |
| August 23-27 | India vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test | SSC, Colombo |
That's all we have for you for now, as far as live coverage of the India vs Sri Lanka Cricket XI match is concerned. We will be back with live coverage when the India vs Sri Lanka Test series gets underway on 15 August. But, until then, it is goodbye!
GAME OVER! Mohammed Siraj hits the winning runs for India as the visitors beat Sri Lanka Cricket XI by six wickets in the only practice match before the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
Siraj played an aggressive knock and remains unbeaten on 32 runs from 15 deliveries, hitting one four and four sixes. Manav Suthar, at the other end, remains unbeaten on 2.
However, the standout performer for India was Devdutt Padikkal, who slammed an unbeaten 142 in the first innings to just maybe cement his place as India's No.3 batter for the Test series.
Earlier in the run chase, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 61 runs before retiring out.
OUT! Ramesh Mendis strikes as he removes Gurnoor Brar. Brar goes for the slog sweep, but ends up miscuing it as he finds Sonal Dinusha at cover.
Meanwhile, with just three overs remaining, Manav Suthar has retired out and Mohammed Siraj has walked out to bat.
India 179/4 (Target 207)
Ravindra Jadeja retires out after scoring 22 runs from 32 deliveries, and Gurnoor Brar walks out to bat. India need another 31 runs to win from five overs left to be played.
India 176/3 (40 overs; Target 207)
OUT! Keshara Nuwantha gets his second wicket as Rishabh Pant departs. Pant looks to go big but he miscues it towards long-on, where Ramesh Mendis takes the catch.
India 155/3 (Target 207)
OUT! Dhruv Jurel is dismissed for 17 runs as Vishwa Fernando strikes. Jurel looks to play the cut but enbds up edging it towards wicketkeeper Anjala Bandara.
India 150/2 (28.1 overs; Target 207)
Rishabh Pant has changed his gears after getting off to a slow start by his standards. Pant took more than 15 deliveries to even get off the mark, but has since slammed three sixes and one four.
He has scored 26 runs from 47 deliveries so far. India 148/1 (27 overs; Target 207)
OUT! Shubman Gill has been dismissed for 44 by Keshara Nuwantha as the India skipper returns to action from a finger injury.
His knock consists of seven fours. Gill looks to go big over mid-wicket, but ends up finding Pavan Rathnayake at short fine leg.
India 112/1 (Target 207)
FIFTY! Yashasvi Jaiswal gets to a half-century in style, with a boundary courtesy a slog sweep. He reaches the milestone in less than 50 deliveries.
Jaiswal has retired hurt after scoring 61 runs from 46 deliveries, and Rishabh Pant has walked out to bat.
India 100/0 (Target 207)
India skipper Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal have got off to a strong start in the run chase, with the duo having forged a 69-run partnership for the first wicket so far.
Gill, on 26 runs from 24 balls currently, himself has been composed today, hitting five boundaries so far. Jaiswal has scored 43 runs from 36 balls so far after failing to get off the mark in the first innings.
India 69/0 (Target 207)
India skipper Shubman Gill, who had missed the practice match so far due to a finger injury, has opened the batting with Yashasvi Jaiswal as India look to chase a total of 207.
Gill is currently not out on nine runs from seven balls, hitting two fours so far.
India 22/0 (4 overs; Target 207)
It's tea break on the third and final day of the practice match between Sri Lanka Cricket XI and India. The hosts have declared at 200/6, thanks to Nishan Madushka's 63. India need 207 runs to win with 45 overs left to be played.
OUT! Gurnoor Brar gets his second wicket as Sonal Dinusha departs. Dinusha goes for a cut shot, but ends nicking it out to Dhruv Jurel.
Sri Lanka XI 166/5 (2nd innings, lead by 172 runs)
OUT! Ravindra Jadeja gets his first wicket of the innings as he removes Anjala Bandara. Bandara looks to defend towards mid-off, but ends up getting an edge off the bat that flies towards Yashasvi Jaiswal at slip.
Sri Lanka XI 148/4 (2nd innings, lead by 154 runs)
The match has resumed after the lunch break on Day 3 of the practice match between Sri Lanka XI and India, with Nipun Dananjaya joining Anasjala Bandara. Nishan Madushka, who scored 63 runs, has retired hurt.
It is lunch break on the third and final day of the practice match between Sri Lanka Cricket XI and India in Colombo. The hosts have posted 106/3 in their second innings, and they lead by 112 runs.
Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar took one wicket each. Nishan Madushka is unbeaten on 63 whereas Anjala Bandara is not out on 15.
OUT! Gurnoor Brar joins the party as he removes Pavan Rathnayake for 16. A full length delivery outside off, Rathnayake drives this towards point region, where substitute fielder Harsh Dubey takes the catch.
Sri Lanka Cricket XI 82/3 (2nd innings; lead by 88 runs)
OUT! Prasidh Krishna, who had also gone wicketless, gets his first wicket as he gets rid of Pasindu Sooriyabandara. Sooriyabandara goes for a straight drive, but ends up getting clean bowled by the India pacer.
SL XI 26/2 (Lead by 32 runs)
OUT! Mohammed Siraj, who went wicketless in the first innings, strikes early in the second innings as he removes Ravindu Rasantha. Rasantha looks to defend this, but is beaten on the inside edge and is eventually struck LBW.
Sri Lanka XI 11/1 (Lead by 17 runs)
Team India have declared their first innings at 357/6 following Devdutt Padikkal's unbeaten 142. India thus trail Sri Lanka XI by six runs.
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