India starts Day 1 on Independence Day on top in Galle, finishing the day at 288/2. Devdutt Padikkal leads the innings with an unbeaten 131, keeping India’s momentum after early progress.
Yashasvi Jaiswal begins positively and looks set to build a larger score, but his innings ends via a run-out. KL Rahul, who had been partnering with Padikkal, makes 77 before retiring hurt. Across the reports, the emphasis is consistent on Padikkal’s match-defining knock and India’s dominant position at the close of play, with the main differences limited to wording rather than the underlying events.
