{"id":189477,"date":"2026-07-03T13:57:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189477"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:27:56","slug":"ind-a-vs-sl-a-day-2-sai-sudharsan-unbeaten-century-padikkal-94-put-india-a-in-drivers-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189477","title":{"rendered":"IND A vs SL A, Day 2: Sai Sudharsan unbeaten century, Padikkal 94* put India A in driver\u2019s seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71180060\">An unbeaten century from Sai Sudharsan (104* off 184 balls) and Devdutt Padikkal\u2019s 94* off 151 helped India A finish Day 2 on 247\/1 and establish firm control against Sri Lanka A in the second unofficial Test at Galle on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Sudharsan\u2019s century was his second hundred in a row, after he scored a century in the first innings of the first Test at the same venue a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>Batting first, Sri Lanka A were bowled out for 366 with captain Sahan Arichchige leading from the front with a fine hundred (127 off 207 balls). Gurnoor Brar and Saransh Jain were the pick of the bowlers for the visitor, picking up four wickets apiece.<\/p>\n<p>In the second innings, openers Sudharsan and Aman Mokhade stitched together a 50-run opening stand before the latter fell for 38 off 48 balls.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sudharsan and Padikkal ensured the momentum kept going on their way to an unbroken 181-run partnership.<\/p>\n<p>The Gujarat Titans opener brought up the three figure mark, his 10th List A hundred off 166 deliveries while Padikkal reached his fifty off 67 balls, his second fifty of the series.<\/p>\n<p>India A trail the host by 119 runs with nine wickets in hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 03, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/india-a-sri-lanka-a-ind-a-vs-sl-a-second-unofficial-test-galle-report-score\/article71180060.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unbeaten century from Sai Sudharsan (104* off 184 balls) and Devdutt Padikkal\u2019s 94* off 151 helped India A finish Day 2 on 247\/1 and establish firm control against Sri Lanka A in the second unofficial Test at Galle on Friday. Sudharsan\u2019s century was his second hundred in a row, after he scored a century &#8230; <a title=\"IND A vs SL A, Day 2: Sai Sudharsan unbeaten century, Padikkal 94* put India A in driver\u2019s seat\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189477\" aria-label=\"Read more about IND A vs SL A, Day 2: Sai Sudharsan unbeaten century, Padikkal 94* put India A in driver\u2019s seat\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":189478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copy20of20Sai20Sudharsan20and20Devdutt20Padikkal20Run201.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":185520,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=185520","url_meta":{"origin":189477,"position":0},"title":"IND A vs SL A, First unofficial Test, Day 1: Sai Sudharsan ton powers India A to 333\/4","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A fluent century from Sai Sudharsan and unbeaten fifties from skipper Dhruv Jurel and Shaik Rasheed put the India A firmly in control at 333 for four on the opening day of the unofficial Test series against Sri Lanka A here on Thursday. 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