I dia
vs
S i
La ka
1st
Test
Toss
Update,
Playi g
XIs:& bsp;
have
wo
the
toss
a d
have
opted
to
bat.
The
ico ic
milesto e
game
–
I dia’s
600th
Test
match
–
is
bei g
hosted
at
the
Galle
I te atio al
C icket
Stadium.
Shubma
Gill,
afte
wi i g
the
toss,
said:
“We
a e
go a
bat
fi st.
Looks
like
a
good
wicket.
Same
playi g
XI
that
we
played
i
the
last
match.
Looki g
fo wa d.”
Shubma
Gill
e a
got
off
to
a
p omisi g
sta t
with
a
2-2
d aw
i
E gla d,
but
I dia’s
0-2
home
se ies
defeat
to
South
Af ica
has
put
thei
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
(WTC)
fi al
qualificatio
hopes
u de
p essu e.
Howeve ,
the e
is
still
ple ty
of
c icket
left,
maki g
victo y
i
the
o goi g
IND
vs
SL
two-Test
se ies
ext emely
impo ta t.
Afte
this
se ies,
I dia
face
a othe
challe gi g
assig me t
i
New
Zeala d,
whe e
they
will
play
two
Tests.
The
Aussies
will
the
t avel
to
I dia
fo
a
dema di g
five-match
Test
se ies.
I dia
playi g
XI
fo
IND
vs
SL
1st
Test:& bsp;
Jaiswal,
KL
Rahul,
Shubma
Gill(c),
Devdutt
Padikkal,
Rishabh
Pa t(w),
Ravi d a
Jadeja,
Dh uv
Ju el,
Kuldeep
Yadav,
Ma av
Sutha ,
Mohammed
Si aj,
P asidh
K ish a.
S i
La ka
playi g
XI
fo
IND
vs
SL
1st
Test:& bsp;
Uda a,
Nisha
Madushka,
Di esh
Cha dimal,
Kami du
Me dis,
Dha a jaya
de
Silva(c),
So al
Di usha,
Ni osha
Dickwella(w),
Kesha a
Nuwa tha,
P abath
Jayasu iya,
Lahi u
Kuma a,
Asitha
Fe a do.
S i
La ka
skippe
Dha a jaya
de
Silva:
“We
would
have
batted
fi st
as
well.
Two
fast
bowle s,
two
spi e s
a d
two
all ou de s.
Ico ic
g ou d,
I
am
ve y
happy
to
captai
i
this
match.”
Ve y
big
ho o
fo
me,
says
Gill
Ve y
big
ho o
fo
me,
says
Gill
Gill,
afte
the
toss,
said:
“We’ve
go e
with
the
same
playi g
XI
that
we
played
the
last
match.
We’ve
got
five
bowle s,
two
fast
bowle s
a d
th ee
spi e s.
Ve y
big
ho o
fo
me,
eve y
time
you
get
a
oppo tu ity
to
lead
you
cou t y,
a d
eve
mo e
so
special
o
this
occasio .
I depe de ce
Day
fo
us
a d
600th
Test
match,
so
looki g
fo wa d.”