Pant and Vihari's knocks help hosts post 357/6 at stumps on Day 1
Updated On: 04 March, 2022 05:37 PM IST | Mumbai | ANI
Pant carried on kept scoring runs at a brisk pace by hitting boundaries and went on to score his 8th Test half-century. Ravindra Jadeja who was making a comeback into the Test team after recovering from injury showed little signs of rust and gave company to Pant from the other end
India's Rishabh Pant (R) watches the ball after playing a shot during the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, Picture Courtesy: AFP
Rishabh Pant's belligerent knock of 96 and Hanuma Vihari's 58 along with contributions from Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja helped hosts score 357/6 at stumps on day-1 here at the PCA IS Bindra stadium.
Resuming the post-tea session at 199/4 Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer batted sensibly as India crosses the 200-run mark and the duo notched up a fifty partnership. Shreyas Iyer was looking good but was dismissed leg before wicket by Dhananjaya de Silva for 27 to leave India at 228/5 breaking the 53-run partnership.
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