In Cricket, India posted a mammoth first innings score of 600 on Day 2 of the Galle Test against Sri Lanka today. The visitors had resumed play this morning at the overnight score of 399 for 3, with Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane at the crease.Pujara was out for 153, while Rahane made 57. The team was later bundled out for 600 in the pre-tea session. Debutant Hardik Pandya scored a half century. For Sri Lanka, paceman Nuwan Pradeep bagged 6 wickets, while Lahiru Kumara took 3.Yesterday, Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 190, and Pujara helped India amass 399, their highest score on a single day in a Test away from home. India had won the toss and opted to bat.This is the first Test of the 3-match series. After this, India and Sri Lanka will play 5 one-day-Internationals and one T-20 during the one and a half month-long bilateral series.
News On AIR | July 27, 2017 2:07 PM
India amass a mammoth first innings score of 600 on day 2 of Galle Test against Sri Lanka