WTC – SL vs Ind 1st Test toss – Devdutt Padikkal comes on as India choose to bat; Keshara Nuwantha makes her debut in Sri Lanka
Toss India chose to bat against Sri Lanka
The field was evenly covered with grass and had no dry spots. It was expected to seam a little as the early moisture dries, but then it turns into a striking beauty.
This is the 50th Test in Galle, and India’s 600th outing in Test cricket. Both sides are stranded in mid-table, needing a clean 2-0 sweep in the series to give themselves a realistic chance of reaching the World Test Championship final.
Sri Lanka: 1 Lahiru Udara, 2 Nishan Madushka, 3 Dinesh Chandimal, 4 Kamindu Mendis, 5 Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), 6 Niroshan Dickwella (wk), 7 Sonal Dinosha, 8 Prapath Jayasuriya, 9 Keshara Nawantha, 10 Asitha Fernando, 11 Lahiru Kumara.
India: 1 KL Rahul, 2 Yashavi Jaiswal, 3 Devdutt Padikkal, 4 Shubman Gill (capt), 5 Rishabh Pant (K), 6 Dhruv Gurriel, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Manav Suthar, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Prasidh Krishna.
