India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle today.
The visitors have become the third team to reach the milestone of 600 Tests. The series opener also sees Galle become the first venue in Asia to host 50 Tests.
Both teams need a 2-0 series sweep to have a realistic chance of staying in contention for a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
India are currently fifth in the WTC standings after four wins, four defeats and one draw from nine matches.
Teams:
India: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Sri Lanka: Lahiru Udara, Nishan Madushka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando.
Source: NDTV
--Agencies
