13:37 (IST)
After 128 overs,India 563/8 ( Ravindra Jadeja 171 , Mohammed Shami 13)
India bring up their 550. Four leg byes to stat off Embuldeniya's over with, and just two balls later, Jadeja unleashes the maximum over deep midwicket. Jadeja has changed gears now, and is taking the aggressive approach in order to potentially reach his 200. Jadeja is unbeaten on 171, and surpasses the legendary Kapil Dev to claim the record of highest score by an Indian batter coming in at number seven in Tests.
13:26 (IST)
After 126 overs,India 545/8 ( Ravindra Jadeja 161 , Mohammed Shami 11)
Fernando continues. There is a huge confusion among the Lankan players. Shami almost completes a second run but Jadeja sends him back and Jadeja runs to the non-strikers' end. Fernando is not aware of any of this, and he hits the stumps at his end after collecting the throw. Keeper Dickwella seems miffed. Comedy of errors there! 12 runs from that over. Embuldeniya returns to deliver the next over. Shami collects a boundary as six runs come from Embuldeniya's over.
13:11 (IST)
After 124 overs,India 527/8 ( Ravindra Jadeja 153 , Mohammed Shami 1)
Lakmal continues. Jadeja is playing smart cricket, trying to give Shami as much as little strike as possible. Two runs from the over. Time for players to take a drinks break.
13:06 (IST)
150 up for Jadeja! What a magnificent innings this has been so far! He gets to the milestone with a maximum
13:03 (IST)
After 122 overs,India 514/8 ( Ravindra Jadeja 142 , Mohammed Shami 0)
Lakmal continues. Six runs from it. There's an LBW appeal against Shami but that is denied by the on-field umpire. In the same ball, there's an attempt for run-out as well but the gully fielder misses the stumps at the batter's end, and as a result, it's four overthrow runs.
12:54 (IST)
After 121 overs,India 508/8 ( Ravindra Jadeja 141 , Mohammed Shami 0)
Jadeja is running riot at the moment. India have crossed the 500-run mark now as 15 runs come off Embuldeniya's over. A six and two fours in that one.
12:50 (IST)
After 120 overs,India 493/8 ( Ravindra Jadeja 126 , Mohammed Shami 0)
De Silva continues. A couple of disciplined overs from SL with just two runs coming from 12 balls.
12:42 (IST)
After 118 overs,India 491/8 ( Ravindra Jadeja 124 , Mohammed Shami 0)
Fernando continues. Expensive over for the Lankans with 11 runs coming off it. Jadeja on a roll at the moment as he adds two more fours.
12:34 (IST)
After 116 overs,India 477/8 ( Ravindra Jadeja 110 , Mohammed Shami 0)
Fernando continues. Jadeja begins the over with a four, finding the fine-leg fence. Five runs from the over.
12:27 (IST)
After 114 overs,India 471/8 ( Ravindra Jadeja 104 , Mohammed Shami 0)
Vishwa Fernando comes in for his new spell. He starts off positively conceding just one run, and more importantly, a wicket. Jayant Yadav is taken at first slip and he departs. Mohammed Shami is the new batter in at number 10.
12:26 (IST)
OUT! Taken by the fielder at first slip and Jayant Yadav departs. Vishwa Fernando with the wicket. Jayant Yadav c Thirimanne b Fernando 2
12:19 (IST)
After 113 overs,India 470/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 103 , Jayant Yadav 2)
Embuldeniya with the first over of the second session. Just a couple of runs from this over.
12:14 (IST)
Lunch on Day 2 done. Time for LIVE action again as Jadeja and Jayant Yadav walk out to bat.
11:37 (IST)
After 112 overs,India 468/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 102 , Jayant Yadav 2)
Lunch, Day 2: A total of 111 runs, and a wicket, that of Ashwin (61), come in this session. Jadeja remains unbeaten on 102, with Jayant Yadav (2*) at the other end.Suranga Lakmal with the only wicket of the day so far. Do join us in a few minutes for the post-lunch session.
11:30 (IST)
After 111 overs,India 465/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 101 , Jayant Yadav 1)
Embuldeniya continues. Jadeja with just his second Test century, he reaches the milestone in 160 balls and entertains the crowd with his sword celebration. Three singles off the over.
11:29 (IST)
CENTURY! A matured, disciplined knock by Jadeja as he gets to just his second Test century. He's taken 160 balls to the milestone and Jaddu comes up with that sword celebration
11:26 (IST)
After 110 overs,India 462/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 99 , Jayant Yadav 0)
Suranga Lakmal continuues. Sri Lanka almost went this session without a wicket, but Lakmal has delivered the breakthrough. He removes Ashwin for 61 and that has brought in Jayant Yadav. Jadeja remains unbeaten on 99.
11:24 (IST)
OUT! Breakthrough delivered! Caught behind by the keeper and Ashwin has to depart. Suranga Lakmal with the wicket. Ashwin c Dickwella b Lakmal 61
11:19 (IST)
After 109 overs,India 457/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 98 , Ravichandran Ashwin 57)
Jadeja reaches 97 with a boundary towards deep extra-cover. Jadeja retains strike with a single off the last ball. He is on 98*, and is the top-scorer for India this match, surpassing Pant's 96.
11:15 (IST)
After 108 overs,India 451/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 93 , Ravichandran Ashwin 56)
Lakmal continues. Four runs come off the over, more importantly, India surpass the 450-run mark.
11:06 (IST)
After 106 overs,India 447/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 90 , Ravichandran Ashwin 55)
Ashwin taps into the covers for a single, and registers his 12th Test fifty. Ashwin and Jadeja have forged a formidable partnership so far, with the stand now worth 115 runs. Seven runs from De Silva's over.
11:04 (IST)
FIFTY! Half-century up for R Ashwin. He gets to the landmark with a single towards cover region.
10:59 (IST)
After 104 overs,India 432/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 86 , Ravichandran Ashwin 44)
The 100-run partnership between Adhwin and Jadeja comes up. De Silva with the latest over of the match, and just a run comes from it, with Jadeja collecting a single.
10:50 (IST)
After 102 overs,India 426/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 81 , Ravichandran Ashwin 43)
Fernando goes for another expensive over with eight runs coming oof it. Following Fernando's over, Jadeja is seen getting some tratment on his right wrist before the start of next over. He's good to go a few moments later, and action resumes. De Silva bowls the next over, and three runs come off it.
10:39 (IST)
After 100 overs,India 415/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 78 , Ravichandran Ashwin 35)
De Silva resumes after the drinks break. Four runs from the over, with Ashwin picking a brace in this one.
10:33 (IST)
After 99 overs,India 411/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 77 , Ravichandran Ashwin 32)
Fernando continues. Ashwin finds the boundary right away, clearing the deep extra cover fence. Ashwin follows it up with another boundary two balls later. Expensive one for the Lankans with eight runs coming off it. Time for players to take a drink.
10:27 (IST)
After 98 overs,India 403/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 77 , Ravichandran Ashwin 24)
Dhananjaya de Silva is into the attack. Three singles from his over, with India having surpassed 400.
10:18 (IST)
After 96 overs,India 392/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 68 , Ravichandran Ashwin 22)
Embuldeniya resumes. Five runs from it that includes a brace by Jadeja in the pemultimate ball of the over.
10:14 (IST)
After 95 overs,India 387/6 ( Ravindra Jadeja 64 , Ravichandran Ashwin 21)
First change of bowling in the day as Vishwa Fernando comes into the attack. Just the single off Jadeja in the over.
10:11 (IST)
Virat Kohli pays tribute to Shane Warne
"Life is fickle and unpredictable. I stand here in disbelief and shock."@imVkohli pays his tributes to Shane Warne. pic.twitter.com/jwN1qYRDxj
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 5, 2022
10:09 (IST)
After 94 overs, India 386/6 (Jadeja 63, Ashwin 21)
Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin bring up their fifty-run partnership, in 76 balls. The two have been rotating the strike, looking to take India towards 400. Six runs from the over.
10:00 (IST)
After 92 overs, India 379/6 (Jadeja 60, Ashwin 17)
Embuldeniya continues. In the second ball, Ashwin comes down the track, flicks through midwicket and Lakmal works hard to save the one run at the boundary ropes as Ashwin collects three. Five runs from the over.
09:55 (IST)
After 91 overs, India 374/6
Lakmal continues. Four tuns came off Embuldeniya's over before this with Jadeja and Ashwin dealing with singles. In Lakmal's over, Jadeja collects a brace with a push through to deep extra cover.
09:47 (IST)
After 89 overs, India 368/6
Lakmal continues. Just two runs came before this over in Embuldeniya's one. Jadeja finds the third man fence for another boundary in this one.
09:40 (IST)
After 87 overs, India 362/6
Lakmal continues. Jadeja gets to his fifty with a four that is punched through covers. Meanwhile, the commentators on air says Lahiru Kumara had an MRI scan following an injury and might be out of action for upto two weeks.
09:37 (IST)
FIFTY! Neatly punched through the covers and Ravindra Jadeja scores his fifty. He reaches his milestone in 88 balls.
09:35 (IST)
After 86 overs, India 358/6
Lasith Embuldeniya with the first over of the day. Jadeja with the first run of the day by cutting towards deep backward point. Just the one run from the over.
09:31 (IST)
Both the teams observe a minute's silence in memory of Australia cricket legend Shane Warne, who passed away at the age of 52. Both India and Sri Lanka players have worn black armbands.
09:27 (IST)
"Day one belonged to the batters. It is a nice, crispy and chilly morning and that helps the pitch to hold it together. Looked like a really good batting surface yesterday and India made full use of it. You'd have to think it will turn more on day two. There is enough bare patches on the pitch and that should help the spinners. Still looks a good pitch to bat on," says Ajit Agarkar along with Deep Dasgupta at the pitch report.
09:07 (IST)
"I am preparing as I have always prepared. As long as I am batting well, I am not bothered. We are somehow crazy about milestones and materialistic achievements," said Virat Kohli after Day 1 of the first Test. Check out the full report here.
08:53 (IST)
Virat Kohli missed out on a half-century, while Rishabh Pant ended up four runs short of a hundred. 85 overs were bowled on Day 1, a day which was action-packed to put the match well in the balance. Check out photos from Day 1 here.
08:46 (IST)
Vihari's ice meets Pant's fire as hosts search for new middle order balance
Test cricket today is about ice and fire, and in Vihari-Pant, India might just have an optimal concoction for the future, writes Chetan Narula. Read the full piece here.
08:30 (IST)
Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Mohali. The visitors will look to wrap up the Indian innings before the hosts gather any more moment. India will resume from their overnight score of 357/6. Stay tuned for more updates.
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test LIVE Score and Updates: Fernando continues. There is a huge confusion among the Lankan players. Shami almost completes a second run but Jadeja sends him back and Jadeja runs to the non-strikers' end. Fernando is not aware of any of this, and he hits the stumps at his end after collecting the throw. Keeper Dickwella seems miffed. Comedy of errors there! 12 runs from that over. Embuldeniya returns to deliver the next over. Shami collects a boundary as six runs come from Embuldeniya's over.
Day 1 report: Rishabh Pant was at his aggressive best on Friday but fell short of a century as India posted 357/6 on board on Day 1 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Mohali.
India won the toss and opted to bat first. Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal forged a 52-run stand for the opening wicket before the former departed. Hanuma Vihari, the new number three, walked in to bat and impressed, scoring 58. He was even involved in a 90-run stand with Virat Kohli (45), who looked promising but gave away his wicket even before he could get to his fifty in his 100th Test match.
Ravindra Jadeja (45*) and Ravichandran Ashwin (10*) will resume India's innings, and will eye a total beyond 400. The Lankan bowlers will have to be cautious after they gave away too many no-balls. Lahiru Kumara sustained a niggle in his hamstring and left the field midway through Day 1. He did not return to bowl thereafter on Friday.
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