1st Test, Sri Lanka vs India, Updates: India lose Jurel just after lunch

Nuwantha continues and after four dots, full ball outside off and Pant plays it through mid-wicket for a four.

Nuwantha then induces the outside edge and it flies past a diving Dhananjaya de Silva at slips and he gets a single. 5 runs come in the over. 

Fernando continues and after a dot, Jadeja and Pant get in a near mix-up as Jadeja calls for a single but Pant is slow to react. The fielder at mid-wicket misses the direct hit at the striker's end, it results in overthrows and the batters take another single. India now have a 300-run lead.

Jadeja then takes a single to square leg.

A dot later, Fernando bowls back-to-back short balls that bounce over Pant's head. Wide called by the umpire.

Fernando then bowls another bouncer but this time it was at a good height.

Another short ball and Pant pulls the ball to backward square leg for a single. 6 runs come off it.

Nuwantha continues and Pant sees off the over safely as the bowler gets some turn and bounce.

Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in and he is warned by umpire was running on the pitch. He plays three dots to end the over as a wicket and 1 run comes off it.

Asitha Fernando is back in the attack and after a dot, Pant gets a single to cover.

Short ball down the leg side next and Jurel shapes for the pull. Did he edge that on the way to the keeper? The Lankans go up for a caught behind. Umpire says no. Sri Lanka review and Ultra Edge shows there was a slight deflection on the way to the keeper. And Jurel is out for 7.

Keshara Nuwantha continues after lunch and Pant starts the over with a single.

Two dots later, Jurel plays the ball uppishly over the leg side for a couple.

Two dots to end the over as 3 come off it.

Dhruv Jurel is the new man in big shout for LBW first ball but the umpire is not interested. SL don't review.

After a dot, he gets a single to deep mid-wicket. A dot to end the over as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

 

Nuwantha continues and Pant starts the over with a single to deep mid-wicket.

he traps Padikkal in front of the stumps first ball as he looks to flick the ball. Big shout for LBW. Umpire takes a long hard look before raising the finger. Padikkal reviews. Ball tracking shows pitching in line and wickets hitting and Padikkal out LBW for 44. 

Lahuru Kumara comes into the attack now and Pant comes down the track and lofts the ball down the ground for a six! The ball has gone out of the ground.

A new ball is taken hence and the bowler bowls two bouncers back-to-back that Pant ducks under.

A dot later, Pant takes a single to backward point. Another bouncer and Padikkal ducks under it. 7 runs come in the over. 

 

Nuwantha continues and after two dots, Padikkal takes a single.

Pant then takes a couple to mid-wicket.

The next ball is drifting in and Pant reverse sweeps the ball in the gap through backward point for a four.

Some turn and bounce for the bowler as Pant defends the ball and the ball takes off off the leading edge over the guly fielder for a single. 8 runs come off it.

Jayasuriya and Nuwantha give seven runs in 2 overs before Dhananjaya de Silva introduces himself into the attack and he concedes four singles in the over.

Nuwantha continues and he is bowling more round-arm. Pant plays two dots before getting a couple to backward square leg.

Three dots to end the over as 2 runs come off it.

Rishabh Pant is the new man in and he gets an edge on the defence, that is short of the leg slip fielder and he gets off the mark with a single to backward square leg.

Jayasuriya continues and Gill plays the first four balls watchfully.

The next ball is pitching in line and hits Gill on back leg as he goes for the sweep and misses. Big shout for LBW, umpire raises the finger.  India review. Ball tracking shows the ball was hitting the top of the middle and off stumps. Gill is out LBW for 8. India lose 3rd wicket.  

Nuwantha continues and after two dots, Gill takes a single to backward point.

A dot later, Padikkal then gets an edge as the bowler gets turn and bounce.

A dot to end the over as just 1 comes off it. 

In the last three overs, Sri Lanka spinners have given 8 runs.

Nuwantha continues and Padikkal starts the over with a single to long-off.

A dot later, Gill is off the mark with a single.

Padikkal then takes a single. A dot later, Gill flicks the ball to mid-wicket for a four as 7 runs come off it. India's lead now up to 250.

Shubman Gill is the new man in and he plays out two dots as a wicket and 6 runs come off it.

Jayasuriya continues after drinks and Rahul plays the ball to backward point for a single.

Padikkal then takes a single to backward square leg.

Rahul then sweeps the ball to square leg for a four.

Rahul then goes down the track and looks to smack  it over mid-on but the bat twists in his hand and miscues, he is caught at deep mid-off.  Rahul is out for 35 off 47. 

Time for drinks.

India lost an early wicket with Asitha Fernando removing Yashasvi Jaiswal caught behind with the third delivery of the first over.

KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal have added 59 runs since and India's lead has stretched to 237.

Nuwantha continues and after two dots, Rahul takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

Two dots later, Padikkal comes down the track and hammers the ball over the bowler for a four as 5 runs come off it. 

Jayasuriya continues and Rahul and Padikkal bring up the 50-run stand in the over off the third ball as Rahul cuts it for 3.

Padikkal and Rahul take a single each next two balls before a dot to end the over. 

Nuwantha continues and he bowls a maiden. 

Jayasuriya continues and Padikkal and Rahul take a single each off the first two balls. 

A dot later, Padikkal takes a single to deep point.

Rahul then comes down the track and hammers the ball down the ground for a six!

Big shout for LBW next as Rahul is beaten on the inside edge before being hit on the pads. Big shout for LBW. India review and the replays show wickets missing as the ball is going over the stumps. Rahul survives and 9 runs come off it. 

Nuwantha continues and after a dot, Padikkal takes a single to deep square leg.

Rahul then decides to leave but the ball turns in sharply and the ball hits his pad and goes to the keeper.

Rahul then brings out the reverse sweep to get a four behind point.

Two dots to end the over as 5 come off it.

Jayasuriya continues and after four dots, tossed up ball and Rahul gets to the pitch of the ball and hammers it down the ground for a six!

A dot to end the over as 6 come off it. 

Nuwantha continues and Rahul starts the over with a single to the leg side.

A dot later, he bowls outside leg and Padikkal goes down on the knee and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a four.

He then gets a couple to the leg side.

Two dots to end the over as 7 come off it. 

Left arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya is in the attack now and Padikkal starts the over with a single off a reverse sweep.

Four dots later, Rahul plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for 3 as 4 runs come off the over.   

Nuwantha continues and he gives just one in the over. 

Fernando continues and Padikkal misses the pull.

Some width next and Padikkal plays it to the off side for a single.

Two dots next, he then bowls a no ball as he oversteps.

Two more dots before Rahul plays out a maiden.

Nuwantha continues and he comes around the wicket to Padikkal who starts with a dot before Padikkal chops the ball to the off side for a single.

Rahul then goes for a sweep and the short leg fielder is hit on the arm.

Rahul then plays the ball to the off side and calls for a single but is sent back by Padikkal. A dot later, Rahul sweeps the ball to backward square leg for a couple as 3 come off it. 

Fernando continues and Rahul lets the ball go to the keeper.

Fernando bowls a no ball next.

Rahul then plays the ball to cover point for a single. A dot later, Padikkal then clipped ball off his pads for a single. Leg bye called. 

Fernando then keeps the ball in that corridor of uncertainty as Rahul watches it go past his outside edge. 

Rahul then plays the ball to the leg side for a dot. 3 runs come off the over.

Off spinner Keshara Nuwantha opens at the other end and KL Rahul is off the mark with a single to the leg side.

A dot later, Padikkal drives the ball through covers for a four! 

A dot later, Padikkal lets the next ball go to the keeper.

Padikkal plays the ball down to the off side for a dot. 5 runs come off the over.

Devdutt Padikkal is the new man in and after a dot, Fernando gets the ball to come in and Padikkal creams the ball through extra cover for a four. That opens India's account and his own. 

Padikkal then ducks under the short bouncer. A wicket and four come off  the opening over. 

India openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL come out to open the batting in the 2nd innings.

Asitha Fernando will open the attack for Sri Lanka. And Jaiswal starts with a strong defence against the length ball.

Jaiswal then plays the ball to the leg side. And Fernando strikes early. Jaiswal gets the bottom edge as he goes to cut the wide ball with his feet going nowhere and he is out for a duck!