Devdutt Padikkal vs Sri Lanka: The first match of the two-match Test series between India and Sri Lanka under the ICC World Test Championship has started at the Galle International Stadium. This match of the Indian team, which won the toss and came to bat first, became quite memorable for left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikkal. Padikkal, who returned to the Test playing-11 after a long wait of almost two years, played the best innings of his Test career, presenting a brilliant example of technique in difficult conditions.
Devdutt Padikkal’s biggest innings
Devdutt Padikkal came to bat at number 3 after the first wicket fell at the score of 47 runs in the beginning of the Indian innings. He faced the Sri Lankan bowlers cautiously from the beginning. During this, he also scored runs continuously and completed his half-century in just 81 balls, which is the second half-century of his Test career. Even after completing fifty, he did not stop and as soon as he crossed the mark of 66 runs, he made the best score of his Test career. Earlier, his best score was 65 runs, which he made in his debut test against England in 2024.
Had achieved the opportunity with a warm-up century
Padikkal got this opportunity after Sai Sudarshan got injured and was out of the series. In the three-day warm-up match played against Sri Lanka Cricket XI before the Test match, Padikkal had played a brilliant century, on the basis of which the team management entrusted him with the important responsibility of number three and he completely justified this trust. Before this match, Devdutt Padikkal had scored 90 runs in 3 innings of 2 Test matches for Team India, which included 1 half-century. But he played both these matches in the year 2024.
Important partnership with KL Rahul
Devdutt Padikkal also made an important partnership with KL Rahul during this innings. Both the players managed to add 150 runs for the second wicket till the second session. During this time, KL Rahul also managed to cross the 50 run mark.