Sri Lanka will face India in the second Test of the two-match series at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, starting on Sunday, August 23.
Delving into the details of the first Test, India posted 462 runs in the first innings. In response, Sri Lanka could score only 284 runs. In the third innings, India posted 193 runs. In the chase, Sri Lanka got bundled out for 206 runs.
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 2, Match Details
Match: Sri Lanka vs India, Test Series 2026, Match 2
Time & Date: 10:00 AM IST, August 23 to 27
Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 2 Probable XIs
Sri Lanka
Lahiru Udara, Kamil Mishara, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Sahan Arachchige, Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Pasindu Sooriyabandara
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 2 Pitch Report
While batters are expected to do well in the initial overs, we can expect spinners to come into the picture as the game progresses to the middle overs. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bat first.
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 2 Top Picks
Prabath Jayasuriya
Prabath Jayasuriya is one of the exceptional top picks for this fixture, and he is expected to do well with the ball in hand.
Devdutt Padikkal
No.3 batter Devdutt Padikkal has amassed 211 runs from the first match. He smacked an exceptional century in the warm-up game.
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 2 Captain picks
KL Rahul
Indian veteran opening batter KL Rahul has scored 117 runs in the first Test and is expected to use his experience to post another big total.
Shubman Gill
Indian captain Shubman Gill has been in exceptional form. Though he couldn’t make it big in the first Test, we can expect better numbers from him in this game.
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 2 Head to Head Dream11 team
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (c), Devdutt Padikkal (vc), Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Niroshan Dickwella, Manav Suthar, Sonal Dinusha, Saransh Jain, Prabath Jayasuriya
SL vs IND, Test Series 2026, Match 2 Grand League Dream11 team
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Niroshan Dickwella, Manav Suthar, Sonal Dinusha, Saransh Jain, Prabath Jayasuriya (vc)
