IND vs SL 1st Test Highlights: Jadeja's all round show wins it for India

India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: Ravindra Jadeja was the star of the match, scoring 175* with the bat and finishing with figures 9/87 with the ball in the game to win the match for his team

5:41 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Stumps | Live Updates: What to expect from Day-2

 

The Indian team would be looking to get at least 75-100 more quick runs from their lower order, especially if Ravichandran Aswin and Ravindra Jadeja, both of whom are currently unbeaten, stay at the crease a bit longer. Post that, Rohit Sharma would then look to declare the innings after getting past the 450 run mark. 

 

From Sri Lanka's point of view, Dimuth Karunratne would want his bowlers to forget what Rishabh Pant did to them in the last session, come fresh tomorrow and get India all out quickly, ideally before they reach the 400 run mark. Post that, he and the likes of Angelo Matthews, Lhiru Thirimanne and Pathum Nissanka should get going. 

5:35 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Stumps | Live Updates: India had a great start

 

India started the day on a great note with openers Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal bringing up a 50 run partnership in the first 10 overs only. However, Sri Lanka bounced back and slowly and steadily picked up five wickets to get India down to 228-5 before the storm called Rishabh Pant burst open. 

5:35 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Stumps | Live Updates: Sri Lanka's bowlers

 

For Sri Lanka, Lasith Embuldeniya picked two wickets while a wicket apiece went to Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando and Dhananjaya de Silva. Kumara went off the field after bowling only 10.5 overs and Sri Lanka would hope that he comes back on Day-2 of the Test match as they are already playing with only four frontline bowlers and can't afford to lose one of them. 

5:34 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Stumps | Live Updates: Vihari and Kohli achieve milestones

 

Apart from, Pant, Hanuma Vihari also scored a fifty while, Virat Kohli, who is playing his 100th Test scored 45 as well. In the last session, India scored 158 runs at more than six runs per over. Most of the run-scoring was done by Pant who raced to 96 from 50 in just 24 balls

 

Earlier in the day, both Kohli and Vihari achieved personal milestones, while Kohli became only the sixth Indian to reach 8000 Test runs, Vihari brought up his fifth Test half-century. Kohli also became the first Indian to bring up his 8000 Test runs in his 100th Test. Prior to him, only two other players in the entire world have done it- South Africa's Graeme Smith and Australia's Ricky Ponting

 

5:33 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Stumps | Live Updates: Rishabh Pant the show-stealer

 

India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Day-1 Highlights: India cricket team finished the first day's play against the Sri Lanka cricket team at 357-6 in the first Test of the two-match Test series between the two teams at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh. Rishabh Pant was the hero of the day with his blistering 96 off 97 balls, before being removed by Suranga Lakmal

5:07 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Session-3 | Live Updates: 350 up for India

 

India have brought for their 250. It has been great going given that they were 199-4 at Tea on Day-1. They have lost two wickets in the last session so far, but most importantly have brought up 151 runs and Rishabh Pant has been a big part of it. Ever since his dismissal, all the runs have come off the edges of Ravi Chandran Aswin's and Ravindra Jadeja's bat. 

4:51 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Session-3 | Live Updates: Once again out in the 90s

4:42 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Session-3 | Live Updates: Pant goes for 96 off 97 balls

 

What agony, what disaster, what a shock this has been. Rishabh Pant, after an innings like the never-seen been before, has been bowled by Suranga Lakmal for 96. Once again he goes out in the nervous nineties. This is pure heartbreak for both Pant and his fans as he rightfully gets a standing ovation from the crowd. 

4:34 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Session-3 | Live Updates: 50 runs in 5 overs in Test cricket!

 

From overs 74-79, India got 50 runs off the 30 balls and out of those 50, 41 came from Rishabh Pant's bat and he is now nearing his fifth Test century in only his 30th Test. Pant ic currently batting on 95 off just 93 balls. And at the end of the 80th over, India are 330-5. 

4:19 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Session-3 | Live Updates: 300 up for India

4:18 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Session-3 | Live Updates: Pantastic indeed

4:17 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Session-3 | Live Updates: Pant on roll, 300 up for India

 

Rishabh Pant, after hitting 22 off Lasith Embuldeniya in the previous over, has now hit Dhananjaya de Silva for a six and four in this over as well to bring up the 300 for Team India. In just two overs, he has taken 32 runs, which is bizarre by all standards in Test cricket. 

4:13 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Session-3 | Live Updates: Pant hits Embuldeniya for 22 runs

 

Rishabh Pant here has demolished Lasith Embuldeniya in one over. He hit two gigantic sixes on the first two balls by coming out of his crease. He then went back and punched one off the back foot for four and sliced one to third-man for four and in between took a double as well in the over. 

 

Embuldeniya was dejected at the end of the over. 

4:09 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Session-3 | Live Updates: Rishabh Pant brings up his 8th fifty

 

India wicket-keeper batter, Rishabh Pant has brought up his eighth Test fifty and is going great guns, hitting fours and sixes at will. He is now batting with Ravindra Jadeja and the duo has added more than 50 runs for the sixth wicket as India inch closer to 300 on Day 1 itself. 

 

As of the 76th over, Pant is batting 72 off just 81 balls and India are 299-5. 

3:37 PM

IND vs SL | 1st Test | Day-1 | Session-3 | Live Updates: 250 comes up for India

 

India have brought up the 250 run milestone as well with Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja at the crease. It has not been easy-going given that India have so far lost five wickets in the process and Sri Lanka, bowling with only three front line bowlers because of Lahiru Kumara's injury, has done very well to get those five wickets. At the end of 69 overs, India are 255/5.