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by
ews oom
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S i
La ka
boasts
pe fect
home
eco d
agai st
I dia
i
Tests -
Galle
pitch
expected
less
spi -f ie dly. -
Jaiswal,
Rahul,
Padikkal
could
lead
batti g;
B a
likely
debuts.
IND
vs
SL
1st
Test
I dia
a d
S i
La ka
a e
set
to
e ew
thei
Test
ival y
at
the
Galle
I te atio al
C icket
Stadium,
with
the
ope i g
match
of
the
two-Test
se ies
begi i g
Satu day.
With
both
sides
looki g
to
imp ove
thei
positio
i
the
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
sta di gs,
the
co test
ca ies
sig ifica t
impo ta ce.
I dia
cu e tly
occupy
fifth
place,
while
S i
La ka
a e
sixth.
A
st o g
se ies,
pa ticula ly
a
clea
sweep,
could
give
eithe
team
a
majo
boost
i
the
WTC
ace.
I dia
will
have
to
make
at
least
o e
cha ge
to
thei
bowli g
combi atio
due
to
Jasp it
Bum ah’s
abse ce,
while
the
co ditio s
i
Galle
could
e cou age
the
visito s
to
field
th ee
spi e s.
I dia
vs
S i
La ka
Head-To-Head
Reco d
I dia
have
domi ated
the
ove all
Test
ival y.
The
teams
have
met
46
times,
with
I dia
wi i g
22
matches
compa ed
with
S i
La ka’s
seve .
Seve tee
e cou te s
have
e ded
i
d aws.
Howeve ,
S i
La ka
have
e joyed
a
pe fect
home
eco d
agai st
I dia,
wi i g
all
seve
Tests
played
betwee
the
sides
o
thei
ow
soil.
Matches
46
I dia
wi s
22
S i
La ka
wi s
7
D aws
17
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Mo e:
I dia
vs
S i
La ka
1st
Test
Live
St eami g:
Whe
&
Whe e
To
Watch& bsp;
Galle
Pitch
Repo t:
Spi
O
Pace?
The
Galle
su face
fo
this
Test
is
epo tedly
expected
to
diffe
f om
the
ve ue’s
t aditio al
spi -f ie dly
cha acte .
Ea ly
i dicatio s
suggest
the
ball
may
ot
tu
sha ply
f om
the
outset.
Batti g
could
be
elatively
comfo table
du i g
the
ope i g
two
days
befo e
co ditio s
become
mo e
challe gi g.
Ove cast
weathe ,
mea while,
could
give
the
fast
bowle s
some
assista ce,
maki g
I dia’s
selectio
of
Si aj
a d
a
seco d
seame
pa ticula ly
impo ta t.
I dia
vs
S i
La ka:
P obable
Playi g
XI
Yashasvi
Jaiswal
a d
KL
Rahul
a e
expected
to
co ti ue
as
I dia’s
ope i g
pai ,
with
Devdutt
Padikkal
likely
to
bat
at
No.
3.
Captai
Shubma
Gill
should
follow
at
No.
4,
while
Rishabh
Pa t
is
expected
to
take
the
wicketkeepi g
duties
a d
bat
at
No.
5.
Dh uv
Ju el
is
the
likely
optio
at
No.
6.
I
the
spi
depa tme t,
Ravi d a
Jadeja
a d
Kuldeep
Yadav
could
be
joi ed
by
Ma av
Sutha .
With
Bum ah
u available,
Mohammed
Si aj
is
expected
to
spea head
the
pace
attack.
Gu u
B a
is
epo tedly
ahead
of
P asidh
K ish a
fo
the
seco d
seame ‘s
slot
afte
imp essi g
i
the
wa m-up
game.
A
selectio
would
also
ha d
B a
his
Test
debut.
I dia’s
p obable
playi g
XI
Yashasvi
Jaiswal,
KL
Rahul,
Devdutt
Padikkal,
Shubma
Gill
(captai ),
Rishabh
Pa t
(wicketkeepe ),
Dh uv
Ju el,
Ravi d a
Jadeja,
Ma av
Sutha ,
Kuldeep
Yadav,
Mohammed
Si aj,
Gu u
B a .