IND vs SL Highlights, 1st Test, Day 1: Devdutt Padikkal's maiden hundred guide India to 288/2 at Stumps

Light fades and umpires call stumps after 73 overs. India are 288/2. Devdutt Padikkal stays unbeaten on 131 (178), Rishabh Pant on 27* (36). India hold a clear upper hand after Day 1.

After another brief rain interruption, Pant and Padikkal resume against the spinners. Pant mixes solid blocks with clear intent, producing four aggressive boundaries while Padikkal stays rock solid at the other end. The pair add an unbroken 52-run stand as India close on 288/2. Bad light forces the umpires to call stumps.

OUTTT!!! Indian captain Shubman Gill is caught by Lahiru Udara off the Prabath Jayasuriya for 16. Meanwhile, play has been stopped as rain comes down heavier suddenly. The groundstaff appear from nowhere and rush in with the covers. IND 239/2

Devdutt Padikkal is the second left-hander to score a Test hundred from No.3 for India in the 21st century, after Sourav Ganguly, who’d scored 136 against Zimbabwe in Delhi in 2002. The last Indian to get a Test hundred from No.3 was Shubman Gill against Bangladesh in Chennai in September 2024. In 19 Tests between that game and the ongoing one, India used seven different batters at one-down, and they collectively averaged 27.28 with five 50-plus scores in 35 innings. IND229/1

Hundred for Devdutt Padikkal. What a time the southpaw is having. After an unbeaten 142 not out in the warm-up game last week, Padikkal reaches three figures for the first time for India in 134 balls. Gautam Gambhir is all smiles in the pavilion.

Oh no. Post tea break, KL Rahul signals to the umpire that he is getting a cramp between his middle and ring fingers in his left hand. He is also limping and is cramping everywhere. The physio attends him and Rahul is returning to the dressing room. Shubman Gill walks out to bat in the final session. IND 216/1

Fifty for KL Rahul! The Indian opener takes a single off Keshara Nuwantha to bring up his 21st Test fifty. IND 159/1

Fifty for Devdutt Padikkal! The left-hander coming in place of Sai Sudharsan, started from where he left in the warm-up game. After hi 142 not out against SLC XI, the Karnataka batter has come up with a half-century to hold the Indian innings along with KL Rahul. IND 140/1

Play resumesin Galle after a rain delay. For India, KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal walk out to bat. Prabath Jayasuriya to resume proceedings from over the wicket for Sri Lanka.

Here's an update. Play will resume at 2 PM IST. The Sri Lankan players have started warming up. The umpires checked the ground.

The entire stadium went pitch dark as it poured heavily in Galle during the lunch break. Although the sun is out as per latest updates, the match is yet to start due to wet outfield. The live visuals show that the some of the covers are still on.

It has started raining during the lunch break. But the good news is that rain has stopped but was enough to create buckets of water on the cover. Credit should be given to the groundsmen who immediately covered the whole ground despite the sun being there at that time. There is a delay in resumption of play.

Lunch has been taken on Day 1. After India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal has stitched a 50-run stand to steady the innings. Padikkal is batting on 35 while Rahul is unbeaten at 32. IND 101/1

BANGGG!!!! After the unfortunate departure of Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul takes the onus on himself, smashing Prabath Jayasuriya for a couple of maximums. IND 73/1

OUTTT!!!!!! Yashasvi Jaiswal is run out after a terrible mix-up in the middle. Jaiswal got obstructed by Keshara Nuwantha, who was diving to the right to stop the single. The Indian opener lost his footing and came down on the floor. At the other end, KL Rahul was already halfway down the track. Jaiswal got back on his feet, and took a step forward for a single. But suddenly, Jaiswal hits reverse and both the batters end up at the same end. Jaiswal goes back for 32. Devdutt Padikkal walks in. This is the third time Jaiswal has been run out in Tests. IND 54/1

Yashasvi Jaiswal is slowly getting in the groove. After flicking Asitha Fernando for a four in the first over of the game, the Indian opener gets on to Lahiru Kumara, hitting two boundaries off the pacer. Prabath Jayasuriya is seen warming up. IND 21/0

The pitch in Galle is a very good batting track in the first couple of days. The wicket starts deteriorating from Day 3 onwards, thus bringing in the spinners to come into plat. India would be looking to put as many runs as possible on the board in the first innings itself. IND 6/0

India became the first Asian team and only the third side after England (1097) and Australia (883) to play 600 Tests. "It's a very big honour and privilege. Any Test match that you captain for your country is a huge deal. Obviously, leading my country in our 600th Test match is a big honour and privilege for me, and doing that on Independence Day is even more special for us," Gill said.

In walk Indian openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal to bat. Asitha Fernando bowls the first over for Sri Lanka. Just a boundary from Jaiswal in the first over. IND 4/0

Time for the National Anthems. India and Sri Lanka players walk out in the middle. India go first, followed by the host nation.