SL vs IND 1st Test: 3 problems exposed despite India's win
India beat Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first Test at Galle, but three concerns emerged ahead of the second Test in Colombo.
2. Batters throwing wickets away against pace in the second innings
India were bowled out for 193 in their second innings, with several batters losing their wickets to the pace bowlers despite the surface not offering much assistance to the quicks. Padikkal described the wicket as a slowish surface that was not providing a lot of bite, which made the dismissals against pace harder to explain.
Yashasvi Jaiswal fell for 0 in the very first over of the second innings, starting a dismal batting performance from the tourists. Gill acknowledged after the match that the team had wanted to set a target of around 400 in the third innings and that the wicket was not easy to score runs at will, adding that they lost a few wickets in the process but remained in a comfortable position. Even so, the manner of several dismissals against pace on a slow track was a concern.
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