Sri Lanka will take on India in the first Test of the two-match series at Galle International Stadium in Galle, starting on Saturday, August 15.
Captained by Dhananjaya de Silva, Sri Lanka will come into this series after losing to the West Indies by 0-1 away from home in July 2026. Meanwhile, India, captained by Shubman Gill, defeated Afghanistan by an innings and 300-run margin in the one-off Test at home in June 2026. This will be an exciting encounter between these two sides.
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 1, Match Details
Match: Sri Lanka vs India, Test Series 2026, Match 1
Time & Date: 10:00 AM IST, August 15 to 19
Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs
Sri Lanka
Nishan Madushka, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Sonal Dinusha, Dilshan Madushanka, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report
It’s expected to be a decent surface for both batters and bowlers. The surface is expected to assist batters initially in the first innings. That said, the captain, who won the toss, would love to bat first.
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 1 Top Picks
Prabath Jayasuriya
Prabath Jayasuriya is one of the exceptional top picks for this fixture as he is expected to do well in the middle overs of both innings.
Devdutt Padikkal
No.3 batter Devdutt Padikkal is another player to keep a keen eye on. He smacked an exceptional century in the warm-up game.
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 1 Captain picks
KL Rahul
Indian veteran opening batter KL Rahul is expected to showcase his experience by putting up a big score.
Shubman Gill
Indian captain Shubman Gill has been in exceptional form, scoring daddy centuries in this particular format.
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (c), Devdutt Padikkal (vc), Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Manav Suthar, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kuldeep Yadav, Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Manav Suthar, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kuldeep Yadav, Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya (vc)
