IND Vs SL 2nd Test 2026-27: Rishabh Pant Surpasses MS Dhoni For Most Away Test Runs By An Indian Wicketkeeper
During the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, Rishabh Pant bounced back from a retired-hurt score of three on Day 1 to hit an unbeaten 63 off 88 balls by lunch on Day 2. En route to his 21st Test fifty, Pant surpassed MS Dhoni (2,496 runs) to become India's leading run-scorer in away Tests as a designated wicketkeeper-batter, reaching 2,534 runs. He now sits third globally behind Sarfaraz Ahmed and Adam Gilchrist. Furthermore, Pant moved closer to a major milestone in the World Test Championship (WTC). With 2,948 runs, he needs just 52 more runs in the ongoing Test to become the first Indian and the first designated wicketkeeper-batter worldwide to amass 3,000 runs in the WTC.
India's Rishabh Pant India's Dhruv Jurel run between the wickets during day two of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Rishabh Pant celebrates his fifty runs during day two of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Rishabh Pant plays a shot as Sri Lanka's Niroshan Dickwella watches during day two of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Rishabh Pant plays a shot as Sri Lanka's Niroshan Dickwella watches during day two of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Rishabh Pant plays a shot on day two of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
India's Rishabh Pant, centre, is attended by a physio on day two of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
India's Rishabh Pant plays a shot on day two of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
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