SL vs IND, 1st Test, India tour of Sri Lanka 2026

47.6

Mohammed Siraj to Sonal Dinusha, no run, takes a stride forward to cover the stumps and actually even lunged to ensure he had the body covering the sticks too. Dinusha lets this length ball pass to the keeper

47.54

Mohammed Siraj to Sonal Dinusha, FOUR, edged between gully and slip! Short of a length delivery angling in, Dinusha looks to defend, hit high on the bat and he played with soft hands and ensured it rolled along the ground

47.4

Mohammed Siraj to Sonal Dinusha, no run, beaten! Sucked him into a push away from the body, the ball moved away from fuller length to trouble him on defence. Hint of reverse?

47.3

Mohammed Siraj to Sonal Dinusha, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Dinusha lets it go

47.24

Mohammed Siraj to Sonal Dinusha, FOUR, short of length delivery outside off stump, Dinusha plays it off the outer half of the bat and the ball escapes past slip for four

47.1

Mohammed Siraj to Sonal Dinusha, no run, round the wicket and targetting nothing but the off stump with this full delivery, nicely defended

6.6

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, no run, shaping into the pads at 127.2kph, Lahiru Udara tucks it to the fielder at square leg

6.5

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, no run, length ball and it comes in with the angle, Lahiru Udara is on the front foot and defends it back to the bowler

6.44

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, FOUR, perfectly timed by Lahiru Udara! Wobble seam on the shorter side outside off, Lahiru Udara stands tall and punches it through the off side for an impressive boundary

6.3

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, no run, on length around off at 126.9kph, Lahiru Udara covers the stumps and dabs it to cover point

6.24

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, FOUR, nicely played! Half-volley on the stumps at 128kph, Lahiru Udara comes forward and drives it down the ground for a boundary

6.1

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, no run, goes down the leg once again! Lahiru Udara tries to clip but misses. Mohammed Siraj is operating well below 130kph at the moment

4.64

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, byes, FOUR, wayward! Sprays it well down the leg side, and Lahiru Udara leaves it alone. No chance for the keeper, who dives to his left as the ball races away for a boundary

4.5

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, no run, on the shorter side as it comes in, Lahiru Udara blocks it

4.4

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, no run, probably some bat there! India are thinking of a review, but Mohammed Siraj suggests there was some bat involved. He gets this one up there as it comes in with the angle and holds its line. Lahiru Udara brings his bat down and plays it down the wrong line, trying to work it to the leg side. He is pinned on the pads but, luckily for him, gets a faint edge on this one or else this would have been plumb

4.3

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, no run, operating at just over 126kph, Mohammed Siraj! Keeps it around off on length, Lahiru Udara shoulders arms

4.2

Mohammed Siraj to Chandimal, leg byes, 1 run, slanting in with the angle at 126.2kph and ends up on the pads. Dinesh Chandimal inner-halves it towards square leg and gets a single. Given as leg-byes though

4.1

Mohammed Siraj to Chandimal, no run, very full on the stumps, Dinesh Chandimal is deep in the crease and doesn't really come forward, manages to push-drive it to the mid-on fielder

2.6

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, 1 run, full into the pads and coming in, Lahiru Udara flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes a single to retain the strike

2.5

Mohammed Siraj to Chandimal, 1 run, plays it to square leg off the inner half of the bat and collects a single

2.4

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, 1 run, pushes this fullish delivery to cover point and scampers across to the other end

2.3

Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Udara, no run, direct hit and Lahiru Udara would have been back in the hut! Udara guides it towards gully and thinks he has cleared the fielder, but Jaiswal makes a diving stop to his right. Chandimal doesn't react, but Udara is a long way down the crease. Jaiswal has a shy at the stumps but misses. Lahiru Udara was nowhere in the picture

2.2

Mohammed Siraj to Chandimal, 1 run, this one comes in from a back of a length, Dinesh Chandimal pushes at it and gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls towards fine leg, and they pick up a single

2.1

Mohammed Siraj to Chandimal, no run, on length and going away close to off, Dinesh Chandimal covers the line and does well to push it towards the off side, with his right leg coming off the ground

0.6

Mohammed Siraj to Chandimal, no run, plays it much better! Takes a step forward and pushes it to cover

0.5

Mohammed Siraj to Chandimal, no run, fullish and seams away, Dinesh Chandimal pushes at it with soft hands, and the ball goes to third slip on the bounce

0.4

Mohammed Siraj to Chandimal, no run, this has been a perfect start from Mohammed Siraj! It comes in with the angle from over the wicket and then leaves from the length. Dinesh Chandimal has to play at it and is beaten once again, fair and square

0.3

Mohammed Siraj to Chandimal, no run, beaten! This one moves away as well from a good length, and Dinesh Chandimal fends at it but is beaten on the outside edge

0.2W

Mohammed Siraj to Nishan Fernando, out Caught by Devdutt Padikkal!! Gone! What a start for India and Mohammed Siraj! This man has always done well against Sri Lanka, and it has taken only two deliveries for him to make an impact. A trademark away-moving delivery from Mohammed Siraj at around 127kph, and Nishan Fernando pokes at it, gets an outside edge and sends it straight to Padikkal at first slip, who pounces on it cleanly. Nishan Fernando should have left this alone. Nishan Fernando c Devdutt Padikkal b Mohammed Siraj 0(2)

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