Colombo, Aug. 8 -- Devdutt Padikkal struck a fluent century as India staged a strong fightback on the second day of their three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) XI at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground on Saturday.

Padikkal's unbeaten 142 in 164 balls led India's fightback on Day 2 as Ravindra Jadeja also contributed with 63 (retired hurt) while Manav Suthar made 41 runs. India reached 357/6 in 90 overs by stumps, six runs short of Sri Lanka XI's first-innings total, leaving the match evenly poised heading into the final day on Sunday.

Sri Lanka XI declared their first innings at their overnight score of 363/8 after 90 overs. India, however, suffered an early setback when Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for a two-ball ...