Colombo, Aug 24, 2026 (AFP) - Pant, Jurel half-centuries take India past 400 in Sri Lanka Test

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2026-08-24

Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel hit unbeaten half-centuries as India reached 419-6 at lunch on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday. Honours were even on the opening day after India finished on 300-5 but Pant and Jurel tilted the balance in the tourists' favour with an unbroken 112-run stand for the seventh wicket. At the break Pant was batting on 63 and Jurel on 59. Pant, who was forced to retire hurt on the open......

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