The Economic Times

Cricket: Devdutt Padikkal straight hundred puts India in command after Sri Lanka squander early openings

After losing the toss, Sri Lankas bowlers will feel that they did not allow India to run away with the game. There is a grain of truth in this, but a closer examination of how things panned out tells a different story. Indias openers, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal, did well to see off the first hour. And, quite surprisingly, Sri Lanka turned to a defensive line early on. The spinners fired the ball into the pads and the quick bowlers kept the ball outside the off at arms length.