श्रीलंका vs भारत, पहला टेस्ट, गॉल इंटरनेशनल स्टेडियम, गॉल, 15 August 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Floated, full and on middle, Devdutt Padikkal fends it off the inner half of the bat to short mid-wicket.

Flighted, full and around off, Devdutt Padikkal watches it through and leaves it alone.

Tossed up, full and on off, Devdutt Padikkal gets half-forward and blocks it out.

Almost chipped back to the bowler! Slows it up, full and on middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal looks to work it across the line but closes the bat face early. It takes the leading edge and lobs towards the bowler, where Dhananjaya de Silva dives forward like an Olympic swimmer, trying to grab it with his outstretched right hand but just does not reach it.

Flatter and shorter, pushed through, on off. Padikkal presses back to defend.

Short again and around off, Devdutt Padikkal punches it through cover-point for a single. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 1!

Tossed up, full and around off, KL Rahul plants his front foot out and taps it to short cover.

Floated, full and on middle, KL Rahul strides out and fends it down the pitch.

Flighted, full and on off, KL Rahul pushes it to short cover.

FOUR! Nicely played! Prabath Jayasuriya drops it a bit short, around off. KL Rahul makes a bit of room and cuts it away through point for a boundary. That brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters, and also the 100 for India.

Very slow through the air, full and on middle, KL Rahul blocks it out well.

Floated, full and on middle again, KL Rahul negotiates it well.

Shorter in length and around off, Devdutt Padikkal punches it away to sweeper cover for a single.

Tossed up, full and on middle and leg, KL Rahul turns it to backward short leg.

Quicker, short and on off, KL Rahul moves back and stabs it out to the left of the bowler.

Goes short again, on off, KL Rahul stays back and pats it to the left of cover for a quick run.

Slower through the air, full and on middle, Devdutt Padikkal defends it on the front foot.

FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Another short delivery, on the leg stump line. Devdutt Padikkal transfers his weight onto the back foot and flicks it. He hits it aerially but well wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Buzzers! Floated, full and on middle, Devdutt Padikkal uses his feet and fends it back to the bowler. Prabath Jayasuriya collects it and throws it to the batter's end. It hits the stumps and deflects away towards the backward point region. A single taken.

Flighted delivery, full and on middle, KL Rahul lunges out and dead-bats it.

Goes short and on off, not much turn on offer. KL Rahul moves back and keeps it out to the off side.

Tossed up, full and on middle and off, KL Rahul defends it on the front foot.

Arm ball, full and on middle, angling in. KL Rahul takes a risk of going on the back foot but blocks it out well.

A bit quicker, full and on leg, KL Rahul tucks it past short leg.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Devdutt Padikkal blocks it down the pitch.

FOUR! Gets it away! Keshara Nuwantha errs in line and drops it short, down the leg side. Devdutt Padikkal nudges it off his hips as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Floats it up, full and around middle, Devdutt Padikkal strides out and knocks it to the left of the bowler.

Drags his length back a bit, on off, Devdutt Padikkal stays back and punches it to short cover.

Flighted, full and on off, Devdutt Padikkal drives it wide of short cover, where the fielder gets around to his left to make a fine stop.

Darts this one, full and on middle, Devdutt Padikkal jams it out to long off for a single.

Nicely tossed up, full and on off, KL Rahul prods forward and blocks it out.

Edgy! Arm ball, full and on middle, angling in. KL Rahul uses his feet to play at it but gets an inside edge towards short leg.

Floated, full and around middle, KL Rahul fends it down the pitch.

Slows it up, full and on off, KL Rahul opens the bat face and taps it towards cover-point. He wants the run but is sent back.

Lovely bowling! Prabath Jayasuriya flights it up, full and on middle, grips and turns away a bit. KL Rahul gets squared up and just about gets an outside edge that does not carry to first slip. If he missed that, he would have been plumb in front.

FOUR! Up and over! Looped up, full and on middle. KL Rahul gets right underneath the ball and thumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Slightly shorter in length, on middle, turns away. Devdutt Padikkal stays back and nudges it to short mid-wicket.

Short again and outside off, Devdutt Padikkal cuts it away past point, but the outfield is not a quick one. The fielder runs after it and stops it. Two taken.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Devdutt Padikkal blocks it out.

Tries to break the shackles but gets no timing at all! Quicker, short and on middle. Devdutt Padikkal rocks back to pull it away but gets rushed. He hits it from the upper half of the bat to the left of deep square leg for just one.

Another shorter one, on middle, KL Rahul flicks it off the back foot through mid-wicket for one.

Flighted, full and around leg, Devdutt Padikkal knocks it down the pitch.

Beaten! Floated, full and on off, does not spin. KL Rahul prods forward and plays for the angle in but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Arm ball this time, quicker and shorter, on middle, angling in. KL Rahul stabs it out to short cover.

Tossed up, full and around off, KL Rahul opens the bat face and steers it towards backward point.

Drops it short and on off, KL Rahul stays back and dabs it down to point.

Flatter, full and around middle, KL Rahul gets deep inside his crease to keep it out.

Maiden over! Loops it up, full and on middle, KL Rahul plays it right under his eyes and dead-bats it on the pitch.

Floated, short and around off, turns away, Devdutt Padikkal stays back and stabs it out towards cover.

Flighted, full and on middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal knocks it down the pitch with a straight bat. The siren goes off. Keshara has overstepped here and it is called a No Ball.

A loopy delivery, dips in on leg, Devdutt Padikkal clips it to short mid-wicket.

Tossed up, full and on the leg stump line, Devdutt Padikkal gets forward to defend but ekes out an inside edge towards square leg.

Flatter one, full and on off, Devdutt Padikkal uses his feet but almost yorks himself and bunts it out to short cover.

Slows it up, full and leg, Devdutt Padikkal is solid in his defense again.

Hint of turn again! Keshara Nuwantha gives this some more air, drifts in and then turns away sharply. Devdutt Padikkal gets squared up but manages to keep it out nicely.

Fractionally short, bowled slower through the air, outside off. Rahul punches it to cover off the back foot.

Looped up, on off. KL strokes it to cover.

Stays full, on middle. Rahul steps out and backs away to open up the off side. He firms the drive between cover and mid off, where the latter tidies up to his left. They cross.

Flighted up, outside off. Padikkal brings out the reverse but does not quite get hold of it. Gets it more off the upper half of the bat and it goes well wide to the left of Dhananjaya de Silva at slip. Single taken.

Lovely stuff. Nice loop and drop on this ball by Jayasuriya, around off. Rahul is drawn forward as he tries to smother the spin. It drops on him and spins past the outside edge.

This is angled in at the sticks, full in length, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

Bashes the hard length, on middle and leg. Padikkal hops and tucks it to mid-wicket.

Hits the deck hard, over off. Padikkal rises with the bounce and steers it to gully.

That took off. Superb take by Niroshan Dickwella. An effort ball by Lahiru Kumara as this jags back in a long way. Padikkal leaves it on length as the ball sails over the off stump, and it keeps rising on its way to the keeper. Dickwella leaps acrobatically to his right and gathers it goalkeeper-style.

Outside off, on a hard length. An easy leave for DDP this time around.

Spears in a full ball, on middle. Devdutt is solid in defence.

FOUR! Helped away. Kumara errs in his line as he sprays a full ball on the pads. Padikkal uses the angle and the pace of the ball as he tickles it down to the deep fine leg.

SIX! In the previous over, it was Devdutt Padikkal who used his feet against Prabath Jayasuriya, and this time, it is KL Rahul. From around the wicket, angled into the right-hander, on middle and leg. Rahul dances down the track and stays beside the line of the ball. He swings through the line and pumps it over mid on for a six.

Speared in, full and on middle. KL defends it by getting forward.

This is slowed down, full and wide on off. Rahul reaches out and knocks it wide of cover. He sets off for the single before being sent back by Padikkal.

Shorter and on middle. Rahul presses back and stabs it down on the leg side.

Drifting in, full and on middle. Rahul strides forward to dead-bat it.

Keeps it full, on middle, Rahul has just watchfully blocked this out.

Begins from around the wicket and this is angled in at the pads, on a good length. Padikkal nudges it to mid-wicket.

Hits the back of a length, on the off stump. Padikkal stands tall on top of the bounce and taps it down the deck.

At 136 kph, on a short of length, on middle. Devdutt wrists it to mid-wicket.

At the hips, Padikkal hops and glances it behind to deep fine leg for one.

Bowled by going wide on the crease and attacks the front pad with a full ball. Rahul brings his bat out in front and keeps it out.

The length is pulled back and there is a bit of nip back into the right-hander, on off. KL rides the bounce nicely and punches it to the right of deep point for a single.

SIX! Excellent use of the feet. Floated up by Jayasuriya, on off. Padikkal shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. With a clean swing of the arms, he lofts it with the spin over mid on for half a dozen.

Flatter and on a good length, on off. Padikkal goes back to defend.

A bit of air given, full and on off. Devdutt blocks it out off the front foot.

Drags the length back and it turns back in at the pads. Devdutt goes back and nudges it to short leg, where Lahiru Udara is a bit deep and he makes a sharp stop.

Flatter and shorter, on middle, Padikkal punches it to the left of the bowler. Jayasuriya can't make the stop despite getting there and a single is taken.

Full and in line with the off stump, eased towards cover.

FOUR! The 50 is up for India. Drops it short, does Keshara, on off. Padikkal rocks on the back foot in a flash and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary and gets himself going.

Pushed through, full and on middle. Devdutt blocks it out off the front foot.

Too full, at the toes. Padikkal clips it to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

A beauty by Nuwantha. How did that miss the stumps? Drifting in, landing on middle before spinning away. Not that short but Padikkal goes deep in the crease to deal with it. Gets squared up as the ball spins past the outside edge and the bounce takes it over the stumps.

Shorter and around the pads, DDP turns it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Tosses it up, fuller and on off. Rahul gets forward to smother the spin.

Short and around the off stump. Rahul dabs it to backward point.

Speared in, on middle and leg, a bit fuller. Rahul defends it out.

Sliding on with the arm, on a length. KL lunges for the block. It goes off the inner half to short leg.

Looped up, on middle. Rahul is solid in defence.

Flighted up, on off, driven to mid off.

Full and on middle and leg, Rahul wrists it to mid-wicket.

Flatter, short and on off, turns in, KL Rahul backs away and punches it straight to short cover.

Short again, on middle, turning into the batter. KL Rahul flicks it off the back foot through square leg for a single.

Flighted delivery, full and on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal defends it on the front foot.

FOUR! Put away! Keshara Nuwantha bowls this a bit flatter, full and on middle, drifts in. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets down on one knee and nails the sweeep to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

In the air..SAFE! Tossed up, full and outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal tries to muscle it through covers but gets an outisde edge. It flies in the air but goes just wide of the diving gully fielder, who gets up and chases it to stop it. Three taken.

 OUT! YASHASVI JAISWAL IS RUN OUT! An unfortunate way to lose your wicket. Here's what happened - Flighted delivery, full and around off, Rahul eases it down the ground, towards the right of the bowler, and sets off. Keshara Nuwantha tries to get across to his right and stop it but misses, instead taking down Jaiswal, who was also setting off for a run. Meanwhile, Rahul has already approached the other end to complete the run, and Jaiswal, after recovering from his fall, looks to first run before realising it is all too late. He attempts to turn, but Rahul has already dragged his bat inside the crease at the bowling end. Jaiswal decides to stand there and watch the keeper, Niroshan Dickwella, who collects the throw from Prabath Jayasuriya, then looks at his skipper, Dhananjaya de Silva, at first slip before taking the bails off. That old grey area of sportsmanship, but it seems Dhananjaya has decided to go with the rule rather than the spirit. The umpires also double-check with the Sri Lankan captain, who sticks with his decision, and Jaiswal has to walk back in what can only be described as a contentious dismissal. India are 47/1 now.

Tossed up, full and on middle and leg, KL Rahul backs away and knocks it to mid off.

Floats it up, full and on leg, KL Rahul lunges out and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Slightly quicker, full and on middle, drifts in, KL Rahul turns it to short leg.

Slower through the air, full and on off, KL Rahul gets forward and taps it to short cover.

That's a nasty blow! Flatter delivery, full and on middle and leg. KL Rahul gets down on one knee and connects with his sweep sweetly. Nishan Fernando at short leg puts his head down, but the ball hits him flush on the helmet before deflecting towards short fine. They cross. Fernando looks in some discomfort here, and it's good to see Rahul going up and checking on him.

A bit of turn! Prabath Jayasuriya gives this one some more air, full and on middle, grips and turns in. Yashasvi Jaiswal prods forward to play at it but misses and gets hit on his body.

Tossed up, full and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it away to short cover.

Floated, short and around leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal moves back and tucks it away. It parries off short leg to the left of the bowler. They cross.

Flighted, full and outside off, KL Rahul stretches out in front to reach out and drills it through covers for a run.

Slows it up, full and around leg. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to work it across the line but gets a leading edge along the ground to the off side.

Pushed through quicker, full and on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal clips it through mid-wicket for one.

Dragged back, on off, KL Rahul moves back and punches it towards cover-point for one more. A decent first over from the debutant!

FOUR! Classy! Lahiru Kumara serves this full from around the wicket, on middle, angling into the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal presents the full face of the bat and drives it gloriously towards the long on fence for a boundary.

Falls short! A good-length delivery, just around off, holds its line. Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes at it away from his body and gets an outside edge. However, it drops just in front of the man at gully, who does well to get his body behind to make the stop.

Goes back to the fuller length, on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal drills it away but straight to mid off.

Short of a length and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal stays back and dabs it down to point.

Uppish again but in the gap! Lahiru Kumara pitches it up and around off, shaping it away. Yashasvi Jaiswal goes for the big drive, but it flies off the outer half of the bat through the vacant point region. The fielder in the deep cuts it out. Just a single.

FOUR! Nicely done! Comes over the wicket, does Kumara and lands this back of a length but angling down the leg side. KL Rahul just has to get some bat on it, and he tickles it away fine, beating fine leg to his right for a boundary.

Fuller in length, outside off, angling further away. Yashasvi Jaiswal makes an easy leave.

Much closer to the stumps, still not hitting them, more on the fifth stump line. Keeps the length full again as Yashasvi Jaiswal drives it to short cover.

Overthrows! Pitched up and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it wide of cover. Dinesh Chandimal dives to his right to make a half-stop as the batters take a single. He gets up and throws at the batter's end, where the keeper is nowhere to be seen, and the batters get an extra run.

Sticks to the fuller length and on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal drills it through covers for a run.

Pitched up and on middle, attacking the stumps, KL Rahul blocks it out with a straight bat down the pitch.

Another fuller one, on middle, angling in, KL Rahul leans across a bit and knocks it back to the bowler.

Steams in from around the wicket, hits the back of a length, on middle. Jaiswal hangs back to defend.

Nice and tight, attacking the stumps, a bit fuller this time. Jaiswal gets behind the line to pat it down on the off side.

FOUR! Jaiswal flashes and flashes hard. Kumara switches his angle of attack as he comes from over the wicket, tries to bang it in short, but this sits up to be hit. Yashasvi also has the width to work with and he cuts it late, well wide of gully.

Fuller in length, on middle. Jaiswal stabs it down the deck.

FOUR! Easy pickings. At 140.9 kph, too full and too straight as well, on the pads. Jaiswal leans on and clips it to the left of mid on for the second four of the over.

Much better from Kumara. Moving away off the seam, on a good length, in line with the off stump. Jaiswal is squared up in defence, and the ball goes behind off the outside edge. It bounces wide of the diving gully fielder. They cross.

Hurls it on a back of a length, outside off. Jaiswal rises with the bounce and stabs it down on the off side.

Leg bye! Too straight, swinging back in at the pads. Jaiswal misses out on the tickle. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads behind square leg.

Angled in, on a good length, on middle and leg. KL nudges it to mid-wicket.

Fuller in length, and it moves back a bit, on the off stump. Rahul presses forward and blocks it out with the bat close to the front pad.

Fernando goes wide of the crease and attempts the magic ball but sprays it well down leg. Rahul can't lay any bat on the tickle. Niroshan Dickwella dives to his left and gets a hand on it to make the stop.

Drifting onto the pads, on the fuller side. Rahul wrists it to the left of deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

Pitched up, in the corridor of off. Rahul plays this slightly away from his body but defends it with soft hands. The outside edge rolls to gully.

Stays full and cranks it up at 140.4 kph, inviting the drive. KL resists the temptation and offers no shot.

In the corridor of uncertainty, on the fuller side. Rahul tucks his bat behind the front pad and makes the leave.

FOUR! Nicely controlled, and KL Rahul is off the mark. Kumara dishes out the surprise short ball, around off. Rahul gets his hands high and swivels. Rolls his wrists over the ball and pulls it behind square leg for his first boundary.

Outside off, that is left alone for the keeper to collect.

Oh, on any other day that could have so easily gone back onto the stumps. At 139.3 kph, this comes back a bit, on a length, on off. Rahul looks to cover the line of the ball but ekes out an inside edge onto the pads.

Good cricket all around. Going away, on a back of a length. Jaiswal gets on his toes and rides the bounce before punching it behind point. Sonal Dinusha dives to his right and takes the sting out of the shot. It dribbles behind, and Sonal hauls it in. Two runs taken.

At 131 kph, on a nagging length, swinging back in, on middle. Jaiswal is solid in defence.

Nearly sneaked through. Fernando goes full and the ball tails back in late, on middle and leg. Jaiswal's head falls over to the off side as he attempts the flick. Mishits it off the inner half of the bat to square leg.

This leaves the left-hander, on a length. Yashasvi lets it be.

A hint of inward shape, targeting the top of the off stump. Jaiswal presents a straight bat to keep it out.

Angling across off, Jaiswal covers the off stump and shoulders arms.

Goes past the bat straight away. Bowled on a back of a length, outside off. Rahul fiddles at the ball and is lucky not to nick this one behind.

Closer to the off stump and it is fuller as well, moving back in. Rahul lets the ball come on and defends it right under his eyes.

Kumara bends his back and hits the deck hard, on off. Rahul hops and taps it back to the bowler.

Not close enough to make the batter play, on a good length. An easy leave for KL.

Pushes the length up, just outside the off stump. Rahul presses half-forward and plays it late as he glides it towards gully.

Lands it full, well wide on off. Rahul is happy to let it go.

Fernando steams in from over the wicket and hits the top of the off stump. Gets the ball to curve back a bit. Jaiswal gets on his toes and dabs it to point.

Hits the bat hard, does Fernando. At 130.3 kph, on a back of a length. Yashasvi gets right behind the line and pats it down the deck.

FOUR! Jaiswal and India are away. Asitha pitches it up and gets the ball to swing back in at the pads. Jaiswal brings his wrists into play and stays balanced at the crease as he flicks it through mid-wicket. A teaser for the square leg fielder as the ball wins the race.

Attacks the off stump and keeps it full, Jaiswal defends it solidly off the front foot.

Drags the length back a bit, shaping back in on middle. Jaiswal gets forward and blocks it out watchfully.

Pushed across the off stump, on the shorter side. Jaiswal stands tall on top of the bounce and punches it nicely but straight to backward point.