{"id":189795,"date":"2026-07-04T08:20:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189795"},"modified":"2026-07-04T08:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:50:55","slug":"ind-a-vs-sl-a-day-3-india-as-lead-swells-after-sudharsan-saransh-lift-total-to-541-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189795","title":{"rendered":"IND A vs SL A, Day 3: India A\u2019s lead swells after Sudharsan, Saransh lift total to 541\/8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71182964\">Sai Sudharsan\u2019s fluent 168 and an excellent effort from middle and lower order batters helped India A reach a commanding 541 for eight after a rain-affected Day 3 of the second unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A here on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>India A now leads by 175 runs with a day to go in the match.<\/p>\n<p>Sudharsan, who started the day from 104, marched on and made a big hundred (168, 267b, 22&#215;4), after Devdutt Padikkal departed for his overnight score of 94.<\/p>\n<p>Devdutt\u2019s first-over dismissal had India at 248 for two, but Sudharsan found an able ally in skipper Dhruv Jurel (53, 88b).<\/p>\n<p><b>Gaikwad retires hurt<\/b><\/p>\n<p>But before Sudharsan and Jurel joined forces, India went through a scare as Ruturaj Gaikwad (13) had to return to pavilion after copping a blow on his helmet by pacer Asanka Manoj.<\/p>\n<p>However, India overcame that moment of worry through two skilful campaigners, but it remains to be seen whether Gaikwad can come out to bat on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Sudharsan and Jurel added 120 runs for the third wicket to deny the home side another stiff, as India A extended its domination.<\/p>\n<p>A double hundred was there for his taking, but Sudharsan was trapped in front of the wicket by left-arm spinner Dilum Sudeera.<\/p>\n<p>Jurel too did not last long as the wicketkeeper batter fell leg before to Sudeera and Shaik Rasheed made a quick 45 off 51 balls before falling into the lbw trap of off-spinner Keshara Nuwantha.<\/p>\n<p>India was 454 for five then, ahead by 84 runs and the visitor needed to stretch the lead further.<\/p>\n<p>Saransh Jain (68 batting) and Auqib Nabi (30) stitched an 81-run alliance for the sixth wicket to do just that after rain held the play for nearly an hour after tea.<\/p>\n<p>Nabi fell to part-time spinner Sahan Arachchige at the fag end of the day, caught in the deep by Manoj but India A had already moved ahead by then. Brief scores: Sri Lanka A: 366 all out vs India A: 541\/8 in 142 overs (Sai Sudharsan 168, Devdutt Padikkal 94, Dhruv Jurel 53, Saransh Jain 68 batting; Keshara Nuwantha 4\/158, Dilum Sudeera 3\/101).<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 04, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/india-a-vs-sri-lanka-a-galle-second-unofficial-test-day-3-report-updates\/article71182964.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sai Sudharsan\u2019s fluent 168 and an excellent effort from middle and lower order batters helped India A reach a commanding 541 for eight after a rain-affected Day 3 of the second unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A here on Saturday. India A now leads by 175 runs with a day to go in the match. &#8230; <a title=\"IND A vs SL A, Day 3: India A\u2019s lead swells after Sudharsan, Saransh lift total to 541\/8\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189795\" aria-label=\"Read more about IND A vs SL A, Day 3: India A\u2019s lead swells after Sudharsan, Saransh lift total to 541\/8\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":189796,"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-189795","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\/Copy20of20Sai20Sudharsan20Celebrate20Century.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":185066,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=185066","url_meta":{"origin":189795,"position":0},"title":"IND-A vs SL-A series preview: Nabi in spotlight as focus shifts to red-ball cricket","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pacer Aquib Nabi will have a point to prove when he takes the field alongside some of the Test regulars in the two-match red-ball series between India A and Sri Lanka A beginning here on Thursday. 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