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Team India completely dominated Day 1 of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at PCA Stadium in Mohali. The hosts posted a total of 357/6, thanks to outstanding batting displays, particularly from Rishabh Pant and Hanuma Vihari. Notably, this is the 14th time India have scored 350+ runs on the opening day of a Test, and six out of those instances have co✨me against Sri Lanka.
Pant top-scored for India by smashing 96 from 97 balls and missed his century by just four runs. Hanuma, on the other hand, scored 58 off 128 deliveries. This was the fifth time when Pant got dismissed in♌ the 90s.
Pant’s nervous 90s:
- 92 vs West Indies in Rajkot 2018
- 92 vs West Indies in Hyderabad 2018
- 97 vs Australia in Sydney 2021
- 91 vs England in Chennai 2021
- 96 vs Sri Lanka in Mohali 2022*
Ravindra Jadeja (45 no) and Ravichandran Ashwin (10 no) stayed unbeaten to take India to 357/6 at stumps on Day 1. Virat Kohli (45), Mayank Agarwal (33), Rohit Sharma (29) and Shreyas Iyer (27) also made some valuable contributions.
“Felt good going out in the middle. I was batting well, and I had a good preparation. Great opportunity batting at number three for India. I am happy to bat wherever the team wants me to, but my most preferred position is number three, I have done it in first-class cricket. I thought initially the ball was coming onto the bat well. But once the ball went old, it was difficult to time the ball well. Rishabh is a different kind of batsman, and it was a special innings. We all know how he bats, and it was a special innings today. He helped us get to 350+ on the first day, which will be helpful going forward,” said Vihari after the end of the day’s play.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
That's Stumps on Day 1 of the 1st Test. 357/6 after 85 overs. Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja together added 104 runs on the board.
Pant 96
Jadeja 45*Scorecard –
— BCCI (@BCCI)
Loot liya lanka ko… 👖 🔥🔥🔥
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Whenever he gets an opportunity, he always shines BRILLIANT 50* by HANUMA VIHA♉RI 🇮🇳👌
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta)
Most scores (Five) in the 90s after first 49 Test innings..
– Clem Hill
– Gordon Greenidge
– Alvin Kallicharran
– Rishabh Pant— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
PanTreat 🔥at Mohali! 🦁💛
📸 :— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
Hanuma Vihari – A gem of a human being, team man, servant of the game away from glitz and glamor.. Deserved this chance – Not a replacement or an extra batter today, but an elected member of the top order core. Delighted that he’s making it count.
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru)
may have missed a hundred but I was very im♊pressed with his remarkably responsible approach. And his out standing self belief while hitting sixes is incredible.
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9)
At stumps on Day 1, India post 357/6.
Match Centre 📝:
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC)
breathes life into our game.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Cricket’s obsession with milestones doesn’t allow us to properly acknowledge and appr𒉰eciate the achievements. This is Rishꩲabh’s 5th score in 90s…all of them stellar knocks enriching Test cricket.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
An innings with a perfect mix of entert🔯ainment and bliss 💙
Absolute cracker, Rishabh! 💥
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
But it was entertaining and thrill♎ing to watch while it lasted! What an i💖nnings by Rishabh Pant. So audacious!
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
RP17 playing a Test on March 4 last year 👉🏼 💯🤯
RP17 the last time he played a Test 👉🏼 💯🔥
RP17 today 👉🏼 Ever so close… 💔This 9️⃣6️⃣ was as good as a ton for all♍ of us, 💙
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
Last two Tests where each of Indian top six scored 20+ runs in an innings:
v SL at Mohali, 2022
v AUS at Adelaide, 2014These are Tests w🦋here Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma made their captaincy debut🌼.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
What an outstanding innings this has been from Rishabh Pant. Unlucky no༒t to get to his century.
Well played, Rishabh! 👏🏻👏🏻
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
