Sri Lanka vs India, 1st Test, India tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Player PerformanceSL vs IND, 1st Test, India tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Player Performance
In This Match
Dhananjaya de Silva
21 & 59•0-15 & 0-4
Dhananjaya c Manav Suthar b Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, out Caught by Manav Suthar!! Finally! India have finally managed to break this partnership! More importantly, Ravindra Jadeja hasn't overstepped! This was full on the middle and gets it to bounce and also generates some turn as Dhananjaya de Silva gets low for the sweep, gets a top edge and finds the fielder at short fine leg, who takes it comfortably. This is the wicket India needed, and the frustrating 95-run stand has finally been broken. It's the senior spinner who has got the much-needed breakthrough and he looks pumped, and so do the other Indian players. Dhananjaya c Manav Suthar b Ravindra Jadeja 59(151) [4s-7]
Dhananjaya de Silva vs Bowlers
Highlights
Dhananjaya de SilvaTest
In India tour of Sri Lanka 2026
Stats
Value
Matches
2
Innings
4
Runs
111
7
Balls
250
HS
59
8
Avg
27.75
7
SR
44.40
13
Not Out
0
Dots
190
Fours
14
5
Sixes
1
6
Fifties
1
3
Hundreds
0
Nineties
0
Ducks
0
Commentary
55.2W
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, out Caught by Manav Suthar!! Finally! India have finally managed to break this partnership! More importantly, Ravindra Jadeja hasn't overstepped! This was full on the middle and gets it to bounce and also generates some turn as Dhananjaya de Silva gets low for the sweep, gets a top edge and finds the fielder at short fine leg, who takes it comfortably. This is the wicket India needed, and the frustrating 95-run stand has finally been broken. It's the senior spinner who has got the much-needed breakthrough and he looks pumped, and so do the other Indian players. Dhananjaya c Manav Suthar b Ravindra Jadeja 59(151) [4s-7]
55.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, turn and bounce, and the batter is beaten on the outside edge! This was pushed quicker as Dhananjaya de Silva fends and is beaten fair and square
54.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, 1 run, half-volley around off as Dhananjaya de Silva gets low and drives itt to mid-off, where the fielder moves to his left and slides to stop it from going for four
54.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, tad shortish as Dhananjaya de Silva goes back and punches it to the fielder at mid-off
54.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, this one goes the other way, but it's short and slow enough for Dhananjaya de Silva to defend off the back foot
54.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, very full and bowled at almost 82kph, Dhananjaya de Silva whips it to mid-wicket where the fielder makes a diving stop
54.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, floated on the middle and leg, Dhananjaya de Silva inside halves the block to the left of short leg
53.4
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, 1 run, a bit flatter at 89kph, Dhananjaya de Silva inside halves the defence between his pads to short fine for a single
53.3
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, keeping it straight, on the stumps, Dhananjaya de Silva blocks close to his pads
53.2
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, outside halves the block to second slip, but along the ground
53.1
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, fires it close to off and on full length, Dhananjaya de Silva eases it to mid-on
52.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, 1 run, fraction on the shorter side as Dhananjaya de Silva allows the ball to turn in before pushing it to mid-on. He takes off for a quick single, but Dinusha responds late, makes it at the end
52.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, fullish on the stumps at 78.7kph, Dhananjaya de Silva brings his bat down and defends
52.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, overcooks the flight as Dhananjaya de Silva push-drives it to mid-off with ease
51.4
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, 1 run, floated on the stumps, Dhananjaya de Silva gets low and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single
51.3
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, fullish around off, Dhananjaya de Silva defends solidly
51.2
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, nicely bowled! Gives it some air and drops it on the fuller side, Dhananjaya de Silva is half-forward for a defence and is beaten on the outside edge
51.1
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up close to off, Dhananjaya de Silva is on the front foot and blocks
50.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, 1 run, 80.4kph, Dhananjaya shimmies down the pitch to this flighted ball and drives to the right of the bowler. Mid-on tidies up
49.6
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, full delivery, blocked into the on-side
49.5
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, 87.1kph, solidly blocks this fullish ball into the off-side off the front foot
49.4
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, Dhananjaya plays inside the line against this in-drifting ball that spins away sharply
49.3
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, 85kph, full on the stumps, Dhananjaya blocks
49.2
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, 89.6kph, loopy full ball, defended into the leg-side
48.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, full ball and that's been defensively pushed to cover
48.54
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, FOUR, very full outside off, Dhananjaya drives with hard hands and the outside edge escapes the gully fielder (on his knees) to his right. Would it have been catchable had he stood normally? Probably no
48.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, FOUR, fifty for Dhananjaya de Silva! 92.4kph, Jadeja slightly pulls his length back and the skipper rocks back to cut it through point. He got a reprieve last evening and he's taken advantage of it. Job not done yet though
48.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 92.9kph, more vocal and confident appeal for lbw on this occasion. Ahsan Raza stays unmoved. Gill has a chat with his teammates and smiles as the time's up. Full and darted in, Dhananjaya wears it on the pad again as he misses the sweep. Missing leg with the angle
48.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 93.5kph, India appeal for lbw, turned down and India decide against the review. KL says 'bat'. Full and angling in, Dhananjaya gets low to sweep and gets an under-edge onto his pads
46.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, sweeps this full delivery to short fine leg
46.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, so close! 95.9kph, darted in on a length, too close to be cutting. Lucky not to get an outside edge and it wasn't too far away from the off-stump either
46.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 88.9kph, gets forward to push this full delivery to mid-on
46.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 93.1kph, drifting in towards pads, Dhananjaya gets forward to block and wears it on the pad
46.24
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, FOUR, 91.7kph, quicker and full outside off, Dhananjaya bends his back leg and square-drives uppishly through point. No one's stopping that
46.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 88.9kph, fullish ball angling in towards off-middle, blocked off the front foot
45.5
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, 1 run, 90.8kph, fraction short, punched towards extra cover off the back foot for a single
45.4
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, 89.5kph, fuller ball on middle-leg, gently swept towards short fine leg
45.3
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, slow through the air, Dhananjaya gets low to sweep and gets some wood on it before getting hit on the back leg
45.2
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, drifting in, Dhananjaya defends into the leg-side
44.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 89.1kph, straightens from a length and Dhananjaya is happy to defend it off the back foot
43.6
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, on a good length now, spins away and Dhananjaya is half-forward to play with soft hands
43.5
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, 90.1kph, full again, stonewalled
43.4
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, 90.6kph, full on the stumps, solidly blocked off the front foot
43.2
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, 1 run, 89.5kph, tossed up and drifting in towards middle, Dhananjaya turns it to midwicket for an easy single
42.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, 1 run, 89.7kph, very full, swept to backward square leg
41.6
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 129.3kph, covers the line by shuffling a bit and blocks this length ball back to the bowler
41.5
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 131.6kph, slanting in on a good length, Dhananjaya brings his bat down at the right time to pat it to cover
41.4
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 130.9kph, half-volley, Dhananjaya middles the straight drive but the ball hits the stumps at the non-striker's end
41.3
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 130.4kph, on a length and shaping in a touch, left alone
41.2
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 132.8kph, tries the yorker does Siraj, turns out to be a low full toss and Dhananjaya knocks it to mid-on
40.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 91.7kph, more air and a tad fuller, solidly blocked towards point off the front foot
40.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 90.8kph, darted in around off, Dhananjaya plays late to pat it to point
40.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 89.3kph, full on the stumps, Dhananjaya gets forward to defend it towards point
40.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 92.9kph, slow spin from a length, Dhananjaya punches it to cover off the back foot
39.6
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 129.2kph, bouncer down leg, Dhananjaya wants to go after it with a pull and misses. Not too far away from the glove. The SL captain shadow-practises the same shot after the ball goes into the keeper's mitts. Maiden over
39.5
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 132.7kph, angling in towards middle, Dhananjaya plays late and blunts it to square leg by closing the bat-face. Siraj has his hands on head
39.4
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 131.1kph, presses forward to block this fullish ball back to the bowler
39.3
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 129.3kph, length ball on off, blocked
39.2
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 126.1kph, short of length ball straying onto the pads, Dhananjaya flicks and misses to get hit on the thigh
39.1
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, banged in short by Siraj, Dhananjaya sits and then sways away from it
38.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, 1 run, 92.3kph, fullish ball on off, swept to square leg
37.6
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 128kph, over the wicket to the right-hander, straightens a bit from a length, Dhananjaya hangs back to defends with a squared up stance
37.4
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, 1 run, in-slanting short of length ball, dabbed to the right of the wide slip fielder for a single
37.3
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, 129.2kph, short of length ball, Dhananjaya hops and defends into the on-side
37.2
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, fuller in length, Dhananjaya shuffles across to cover the line and defends it to the right of the bowler
37.1
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, short of length angling in, Dhananjaya hops to block it out
36.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, 1 run, presses forward and opens the bat-face to tap this fullish ball past the diving gully fielder. A single taken as the ball rolls towards Siraj at short third man
36.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, full again, Dhananjaya gets forward to drive now, finds the man at cover
36.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, fuller ball on off, Dhananjaya presses forward in defence
36.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, away-turner around off from a slightly shorter length. Dhananjaya goes on the back foot to block with soft hands. The ball goes to gully on the bounce
36.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 91.9kph, full and a hint of spin outside off, left alone
35.4
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, 1 run, 128.3kph, straighter line and Dhananjaya clips it away to deep backward square leg
35.3
Mohammed Siraj to Dhananjaya, no run, fuller than a good length angling in, blocked into the off-side
34.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, fraction short, punched to mid-off
34.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, spinning away outside off, easy leave
34.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, fullish delivery on off and Dhananjaya blocks it off the front foot
34.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, full on middle and Dhananjaya sweeps to short fine leg off the inner part of the bat
34.24
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, FOUR, short outside off and DDS pounces. Clears his front leg as he rocks back and scythes hard with the spin and into the gap through point
33.6
Devdutt Padikkal to Dhananjaya, no run, nearly a catch to slip, tossed up from over the wicket - DDS was leaning forward on the drive, came off the toe-end and bounced well in front of KL
33.5
Devdutt Padikkal to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
33.4
Devdutt Padikkal to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up on the leg-stump line, nudged behind square on the on-side
33.3
Devdutt Padikkal to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery from round the wicket, driven back at the bowler
32.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up and spinning back into the right-hander, blocked back at the bowler
32.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up on middle, DDS gets well forward as he defended
32.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, 1 run, tossed up on the leg-stump line, defended behind square on the on-side for a single
32.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted just outside off - a big stride forward as DDS defended
32.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up and sliding down leg, DDS was looking to flick and missed
31.2
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, 1 run, banged in short by Prasidh - DDS gets on top of the bounce and pulls it through mid-wicket
31.1
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven back at the bowler
30.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, 1 run, fraction short and just outside off - DDS goes onto the back-foot and punches it in front of square on the off-side for a single
30.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, DDS goes back and turns it to FSL
30.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, tad too full from Kuldeep - DDS prods forward and then blocks
30.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, nicely tossed up on off, DDS leans across and defends it to the on-side
30.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up on off, DDS hangs back defensively
29.6
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off - DDS inside halves the push towards mid-on and calls his partner across for a quick single
29.5
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, back of a length and just outside off - DDS opens the face of the bat and runs it to gully
29.4
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, floaty full ball on off and it's driven back at the bowler. Krishna collects it and then feigns a throw at the batter
29.3
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, on a good length and just outside off - DDS plays late and defends it to the off-side
29.2
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, kicks onto DDS who has to drop the bottom-hand as he defended
29.1
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, DDS drives away from his body and picks out short cover-point
28.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Dhananjaya, 1 run, tossed up and spinning back into the right-hander - DDS plays late and nudges it behind square on the on-side for a single
27.1
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, 1 run, tossed up well outside off - swept behind square on the on-side for a single
26.6
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, 1 run, on a length and angling into the right-hander, clipped down to long leg for a single
24.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up on off - a good stride forward as DDS blocked
23.6
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, DDS brings out the paddle to a leg-lined delivery, but he picks out short fine with the shot
23.5
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, nice bit of flight on off, soft hands from DDS as he defended it to the off-side
23.4
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg - DDS goes right back in defence
23.3
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, Suthar tosses one just outside off - a good stride forward in defence
23.2
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, that was close, flatter and quicker of off, DDS backed away on the cut and is undone by the lack of bounce
22.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, a half-stride forward as DDS blocks a nicely tossed up ball on off
22.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, fraction short and just outside off - punched off the back-foot to cover
22.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, slower and just outside off - DDS gets back and push-drives it to the off-side
22.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, DDS goes back and turns it to the on-side
22.24
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, FOUR, risky, but four, very full from RJ - DDS takes it off the stumps and then plays the slog-sweep, all along the ground and runs away to the ropes
22.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up on off, DDS presses well forward in defence
21.6
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, 1 run, very full and at the stumps, paddled behind square on the on-side for a single
21.3
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, 1 run, Suthar slows down the pace and tosses one on the leg-stump line - DDS gets down low and paddles it fine, short fine moves to his right to keep them down to a single
21.24
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, FOUR, that's easy for DDS - Suthar loses his line and drifts one onto the pads, swept away over square leg and there's no one in the deep. That'll make him feel better
21.1
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery on off, DDS stays right back on the defensive push
20.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, 1 run, fraction short and just outside off - punched off the back-foot to mid-off for a single
20.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery on off, DDS stays back as he blocked
19.2
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, DDS plays with soft hands and runs it past KL at slip for a run
19.1
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up and sliding down leg, swept straight to the fielder at backward square leg
17.6
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, extra bounce for Suthar, but the length is on the shorter side - DDS is surprised by the bounce, drops his bottom-hand and defends it to the off-side
17.5
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, fraction short and angling into the pads, DDS goes back and defends it to the on-side
17.4
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, beaten, tossed up on off, the drifts brings DDS forward and the ball then spins past the outside edge
17.3
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up on middle and leg - a half-stride forward as DDS defended
17.24
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, FOUR, clubbed, DDS will look to be positive against spin, tossed up on middle, fraction too full and DDS is quick to swipe it over mid-wicket for a boundary
17.1
Manav Suthar to Dhananjaya, no run, beautifully bowled, change of ends for Suthar and he starts with a cracker - drifts in on middle, draws DDS forward and then rips past the outside edge
16.3
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, 1 run, Prasidh pulls his length back, Dhananjaya hops to defend and the ball rolls to midwicket off the inner edge
16.2
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, 137.1kph, pushes this full ball back at the bowler
15.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, fullish length ball, Dhananjaya defends
15.6
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no ball, reprieve for Dhananjaya de Silva as Jadeja has overstepped! A lovely delivery from him. Drifted in, landed on a length around off and spun away just enough to trim the outside edge of the SL captain. DDS was caught at first slip by KL and Jadeja had started to celebrate. But, then, the siren went off
15.5
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 92.6kph, stump-to-stump line, quicker one, Dhananjaya blocks with his bat close to his pad
15.4
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 89.8kph, off-stump line, another forward block from Dhananjaya
15.3
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 86.5kph, the length is fuller now and Dhananjaya blocks it towards point
15.2
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, shortened length, comes in with the arm, Dhananjaya stays back to defend it into the off-side
15.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no run, 91.8kph, fullish delivery, Dhananjaya presses forward to defend it wide of silly point
14.6
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, 1 run, fullish delivery, clipped between mid-on and midwicket
14.5
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, lovely bowling from Prasidh. Gets this to jag away from a length outside off. Dhananjaya has a poke at it and the ball whizzes past the outside edge
14.4
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, 135.7kph, short of length, Dhananjaya hops and defends
14.3
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, 137.4kph, nicely punched but mid-off is quick to move to his left and prevent the single
14.2
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, celebrappeal from Prasidh Krishna. Ahsan Raza turns it down. And Gill reviews. 139kph, in-seamer on a length, beats Dhananjaya's defensive inside edge to rap him on the front pad. Clear gap between bat and pad. Over to ball-tracking and it's clipping leg (umpire's call). So, India don't lose the review. That was a superb ball. Wobbled in off the deck and the batter didn't account for the movement
13.1
Ravindra Jadeja to Dhananjaya, no ball, 1 run, 92.3kph, length ball on the stumps, turned through square leg off the back foot. Jadeja had overstepped
12.5
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, 1 run, looks to go after this short ball with a pull shot. Doesn't quite middle it even though he swivels. Deep backward square leg tidies up after jogging to his left
12.4
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, 2 runs, slanted in towards leg and Dhananjaya tucks it to deep square leg for a couple more
12.3
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, 137.9kph, moves back and across to block this short of length ball into the deck
12.2
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, 2 runs, straighter line from Prasidh and Dhananjaya flicks it to fine leg. Kuldeep runs to his right in the deep to mop it up. DDS underway with a couple of runs
12.1
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, short of length, turned to midwicket
10.6
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, the Indian fielders behind the stumps go oooh! Length ball around the fourth-fifth stump channel. Dhananjaya shuffles a bit and belatedly decides to shoulder arms. The ball may have brushed the flap of the pad before going to the keeper. The impact was well outside off and it wasn't coming in enough
10.5
Prasidh Krishna to Dhananjaya, no run, 137.3kph, beaten! This is nervy batting from the Sri Lankans. Shapes away a bit does this short of length delivery. The line is well outside off and Dhananjaya chases it for a loose waft. Beaten on the outside edge
