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India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test LIVE Score and Updates: India put up 357/6 on the back of knocks from Rishabh Pant (96(, Hanuma Vihari (58) and Virat Kohli (45). Pant came agonisingly close to a hundred, but was not meant to be. India will be still happy with the total, and when Jadeja and Ashwin walk out to bat on Day 2, 400 will be on their minds. Lasith Embuldeniya is SL’s top wicket-taker so far, with two scalps. Preview: Having completed a 3-0 series sweep in the T20Is, hosts India now take on Sri Lanka in the first of two Tests, starting at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Friday. The Mohali Test will be star batter Virat Kohli’s 100th Test,
joining 11 other Indians
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India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Live Streaming, Date and Timing . Image: Twitter @BCCI[/caption] Rohit Sharma, meanwhile, will be gearing up for a fresh start when he embarks on his first match as India Test captain, taking over from Kohli. Kohli had stepped down as Test skipper following India’s 2-1 series defeat against South Africa in the Rainbow Nation. Shubman Gill and Hanuma Vihari will look to seal their place in the side in the absence of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, who were dropped for this series after a disappointing outing in South Africa. Kohli will be India’s number four batter, while Rishabh Pant could bat at number five. Two players between Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari and Shubman Gill will fill the number three and number six batting slots. Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal look like the potential openers for India. Pacers Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami failed to make much of an impact against South Africa, and will be looking to regain their rhythm. Sri Lanka will be hoping their spinners like Jeffrey Vandersay and Praveen Jayawickrama stand up to the occasion, while skipper Dimuth Karunaratne would want his batters to fire in unison. Here’s all you need to know about when and where to watch the first Test between India and Sri Lanka: When will the first Test between India and Sri Lanka take place? The first Test between India and Sri Lanka will begin on Friday, 4 March, 2022. What is the venue for the first Test between India and Sri Lanka? The match will take place at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. When will the match start? The match will begin at 9.30 am IST. The toss will take place at 9 am IST. Which TV channels will broadcast India vs Sri Lanka match? The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney + Hotstar. You can also browse Firstpost.com
for live updates and over-by-over commentary. Squads: India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hanuma Vihari, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jayant Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Kona Bharat (wk), Umesh Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, Priyank Panchal Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Dhanajaya De Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dushmantha Chammeera, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella, Lasith Embuldeniya, Vishwa Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lahiru Kumara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Pathum Nssanka, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Chamika Karunaratne. Read all the
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Highlights, India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test at Mohali, Full cricket score: Pant, Vihari shine as hosts put up 357/6 on Day 1
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test LIVE Score and Updates: India put up 357/6 on the back of knocks from Rishabh Pant (96(, Hanuma Vihari (58) and Virat Kohli (45). Pant came agonisingly close to a hundred, but was not meant to be.
India will be still happy with the total, and when Jadeja and Ashwin walk out to bat on Day 2, 400 will be on their minds. Lasith Embuldeniya is SL’s top wicket-taker so far, with two scalps.
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After 85 overs,India 357/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 45 , Ravichandran Ashwin 10)
Day 1, Stumps: India put up 357/6 on the back of knocks from Rishabh Pant (96(, Hanuma Vihari (58) and Virat Kohli (45). Pant came agonisingly close to a hundred, but was not meant to be.
India will be still happy with the total, and when Jadeja and Ashwin walk out to bat on Day 2, 400 will be on their minds. Lasith Embuldeniya is SL’s top wicket-taker so far, with two scalps.
After 84 overs,India 349/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 43 , Ravichandran Ashwin 4)
Lasith Embuldeniya is back into the attack. Jadeja with another boundary towards third man fence to end the over. Four runs off it.
After 83 overs,India 345/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 39 , Ravichandran Ashwin 4)
Lakmal continues. Ashwin opens his account with a boundary, driving through the covers. Eight runs off the over.
After 81 overs,India 332/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 35 , Ravichandran Ashwin 0)
Sri Lanka take the second new ball. We’re also into the extra half an hour now. Lakmal to use the new ball first up. There’s an LBW appeal against Pant, but the original decision is not out. SL opt for the review, but it stands not out as there’s a clear inside edge. Sri Lanka have just one review remaining now. Rishabh Pant is dismissed just moments later for 96. R Ashwin joins Jadeja in the middle.
After 80 overs,India 330/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 95 , Ravindra Jadeja 34)
Fernando continues. Just three runs from it. There’s an appeal for LBW against Jadeja, and Sri Lanka opt for a review. But the review appeal fails, and decision stands Not Out.
After 79 overs,India 327/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 93 , Ravindra Jadeja 33)
Dhananjaya continues. Pant picks the gap between midwicket and long-on for a four. He’s onto 88 with that shot. He follows it up with another four, roaring into the 90s. Fair to say, Pant is scoring runs for fun. Pant retains strike with a single off the last ball. He’s on 93 now.
After 77 overs,India 310/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 82 , Ravindra Jadeja 27)
De Silva resumes. Pant is wreaking havoc at the moment, another boundary from him to take his score to 76, and the crowd in Mohali has come alive. And guess what?! He continues his assault, with a huge maximum into the stands as the ball flies over the bowler’s head. 11 runs from the over.
After 76 overs,India 299/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 72 , Ravindra Jadeja 26)
Embuldeniya delivers a horror of an over. 22 runs, including two sixes and as many fours, come from his latest over. Rishabh Pant is going bonkers at the moment. He’s changed gears since scoring his fifty.
After 75 overs,India 277/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 50 , Ravindra Jadeja 26)
Rishabh Pant gets to his eighth Test fifty. India keep the scoreboard ticking. The Lankan bowlers are seemingly frustrated by the current situation, and look desperate for a breakthrough. Will they find one before stumps?
After 73 overs,India 270/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 49 , Ravindra Jadeja 20)
Dhananjaya de Silva continues. Four runsfrom the over as Jadeja and Pant continue to keep India’s scoreboard ticking.
After 72 overs,India 266/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 47 , Ravindra Jadeja 18)
Embuldeniya resumes. Jadeja with a boundary towards deep backward point. Six runs come off that over, and the players will now have a drink.
After 70 overs,India 256/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 44 , Ravindra Jadeja 11)
De Silva continues. Just the single from Pant in the over.
After 69 overs,India 255/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 43 , Ravindra Jadeja 11)
Fernando continues. Tidy stuff with just three runs coming off the over.
After 68 overs,India 252/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 41 , Ravindra Jadeja 11)
De Silva resumes. There’s a huge appeal for a catch by Thirimanne against Jadeja, and it’s taken upstairs. Soft signal is not out, and rightly so. The ball was grounded and touched Thirimanne’s fingers almost at the same time. Four runs from the over.
After 66 overs,India 246/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 40, Jadeja 6 )
De Silva continues. Meanwhile, the commentators on air say Kumara has sustained a hamstring niggle, and may not bowl again today. Five runs from the over.
After 64 overs,India 235/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 33, Jadeja 2 )
Dhananjaya de Silva continues. Jadeja with a quick single in the last ball of the over to retain strike for the next one.
After 62 overs,India 228/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 28 )
A wicket maiden from Dhanjanaya de Silva as Shreyas Iyer departs. He’s struck LBW and Iyer reviews this. But that doesn’t help, with the ball spinning back in and beating the inside edge. There’s no bat involved and it’s gone off Iyer’s thigh pad. Ravindra Jadeja is the new batter.
After 61 overs,India 228/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 28 , Shreyas Iyer 27)
Kumara returns. He delivers the first five balls but is walking off before he can bowl the last ball. Seems like Kumara has pulled a muscle here. Kusal Mendis is the substitute fielder for Kumara. Asalanka finishes the over, replacing Kumara. Four runs off the over.
After 60 overs,India 224/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 24 , Shreyas Iyer 27)
Embuldeniya resumes. Just two singles off the over, as the hosts continue to find those valuable runs.
After 59 overs,India 222/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 23 , Shreyas Iyer 26)
Lahiru Kumara returns. Iyer with a perfectly-timed shot, clipping this one and beating the deep square leg fence for a four. Six runs from the over. Double Nelson up for Team India
After 58 overs,India 216/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 22 , Shreyas Iyer 21)
Embuldeniya continues. Pant collects a boundary right away. Five runs come off the over.
After 56 overs,India 207/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 17 , Shreyas Iyer 17)
Embuldeniya resumes. Just three singles from the over as Embuldeniya keeps things tight.
After 55 overs,India 204/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 16 , Shreyas Iyer 15)
Embuldeniya resumes to bowl the first over after tea break. He delivers a maiden to kickstart proceedings in the final session on Day 1. Suranga Lakmal returns to bowl the next over. India bring up their 200 with a single off Shreyas that is steered towards deep point. Pant with the first boundary of the session in the very next ball. Five runs from that over.
After 53 overs,India 199/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 12 , Shreyas Iyer 14)
Tea, Day 1: Sri Lanka responded strongly in this session with two quick wickets of Kohli and Vihari. Shreyas and Pant are the two batters currently unbeaten, with their partnership being worth of 24 runs so far.
India head to tea break at 199/4. We’ll be back with the third session shortly.
After 52 overs,India 195/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 12 , Shreyas Iyer 10)
Embuldeniya resumes. Just the single from Iyer towards cover region. Tidy stuff from Embuldeniya.
After 51 overs,India 194/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 12 , Shreyas Iyer 9)
Suranga Lakmal is back, replacing Vishwa Fernando. Slip and a gully in place with Lakmal coming over the wicket. Just a couple of runs from that over.
After 50 overs,India 192/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 11 , Shreyas Iyer 8)
Embuldeniya continues. Four runs from the over, with Shreyas Iyer working towards square leg for a brace.
After 48 overs,India 185/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 10 , Shreyas Iyer 2)
Embuldeniya continues. Pant launches over long-on fence for a maximum. Pant and Iyer will look to get going now that India have lost two set batters in Kohli ad Vihari in quick succession. 10 runs off the over.
After 47 overs,India 175/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 2 , Shreyas Iyer 0)
Two new batters in as Hanuma Vihari is dismissed by Vishwa Fernando. Two set batters in Kohli, and now Vihari are back in the pavilion and India have some work to do. Task has been cut out for Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer. A wicket maiden.
After 46 overs,India 175/3 ( Hanuma Vihari 58 , Rishabh Pant (W) 2)
Embuldeniya continues. Two runs off the over, including another no-ball. To put things into context, there have been eight extras so far and all eight of them have been no-balls.
After 44 overs,India 170/3 ( Hanuma Vihari 56 , Rishabh Pant (W) 0)
Embuldeniya continues and it’s a wicket maiden. The Lankan spinner gets the big wicket of Virat Kohli (45), who is clean bowled. Kohli’s wait for his 71st century extends even further. Rishabh Pant joins Vihari in the middle.
After 43 overs,India 170/2 ( Hanuma Vihari 56 , Virat Kohli 45)
Vishwa Fernando continues. Sweet cover drive from Kohli to find the boundary, and he’s onto 45 now. Vihari, meanwhile, is dropped y Dhananjaya de Silva, but that ball is declared a no-ball anyway. Six runs from the over.
After 42 overs,India 164/2 ( Hanuma Vihari 56 , Virat Kohli 40)
Embuldeniya resumes after drinks. Vihari with a brace towards third man in the last ball of the over.
After 41 overs,India 162/2 ( Hanuma Vihari 54 , Virat Kohli 40)
Vishwa Fernando continues. Kohli is into his 40s now. Just a couple of runs from this over. Time for playersto take a break as drinks has been called.