Delhi:In the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, Devdutt Padikkal played the most memorable inning of his Test career. Padikkal, who came to bat at number-3, scored 167 runs in 230 balls. His innings included 15 fours and 1 six.
Padikkal had completed his first Test century on the very first day. After this, he continued his brilliant play on the rain-affected second day and crossed the 150-run mark in Test cricket for the first time.
Padikkal made a special record in his name with his innings of 167 runs. He has become only the third Indian batsman to score 150 or more runs at number-3 against Sri Lanka.
Before him in this list, the names of Rahul Dravid and Cheteshwar Pujara were there. Dravid had scored 177 runs in Ahmedabad in 2009, while Pujara had scored 153 runs in Galle in 2017. That means Padikkal has now made his place along with these two big names of Indian Test cricket.
The most special thing about Padikkal's innings was that he maintained his patience even in the face of continuous rain and interruption in play. The second day's play started after a delay of about four and a half hours. Even after this, rain stopped the match several times. In such an environment, it is not at all easy for a batsman to maintain his rhythm, but Padikkal paid full attention to his batting. He faced the Sri Lankan bowlers comfortably and gradually converted his innings into a big score.
The manner of Padikkal's dismissal was also quite interesting. Prabhat Jayasuriya was bowling and Padikkal came out of the crease and proceeded to play the shot.
Jayasuriya sensed the batsman's move and kept the ball a little faster and flat. Padikkal missed the ball and wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella blew the stumps without wasting time. In this way the brilliant innings of 167 runs on 230 balls ended.
While returning to the pavilion, the Galle audience gave Padikkal a standing ovation. Even from the Indian dressing room, his teammates applauded his brilliant innings.
Thanks to this brilliant innings of Padikkal, the Indian team's score has crossed 350. Till the time of writing the news, Team India had scored 377 runs after losing 5 wickets after 98 overs.
How many runs did Devdutt Padikkal score against Sri Lanka?
Devdutt Padikkal played a brilliant inning of 167 runs in 230 balls in the Galle Test. He hit 15 fours and 1 six in his innings.
Which record did Devdutt Padikkal make after scoring 167 runs?
Padikkal became the third Indian batsman to score 150 or more runs at number 3 against Sri Lanka. Before him, Rahul Dravid had scored 177 and Cheteshwar Pujara had scored 153 runs.
