Jaiswal-Fernando flashpoint and Pant scare heat up Colombo contest

A heated exchange between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando briefly fired up the second Test in Colombo after Jaiswal's dismissal. The India opener, who had just struck three boundaries in an over from Fernando, fell to the same bowler's next delivery, getting a big inside edge onto the stumps — and the pair traded words before the Sri Lankan captain intervened.

The drama was compounded by an injury scare for Rishabh Pant, who was forced to retire hurt on 3 off 14 balls after being struck on the wrist by a Lahiru Kumara short ball. Pant had attempted his trademark sway-away-from-the-line pull but was hit on the wrist and walked off after treatment from the physio, with Ravindra Jadeja joining Padikkal in his place.

Fernando finished with 3 for 46, striking twice with the second new ball to remove Jadeja for 43, while debutant Saransh Jain got off the mark in Test cricket with a boundary in the final over — bringing up India's 300 for 5 at stumps on a gripping opening day at the SSC.