IND vs SL Day 1: Saransh Jain handed debut as India elect to bat against Sri Lanka in 2nd Test

India have an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series, having won the opening Test at Galle by a massive 165 runs

Published – August 23, 2026 09:55 am IST – Colombo

India’s Saransh Jain on the day of his Test debut ahead of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026.
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India handed a debut to spin bowling all-rounder Saransh Jain as captain Shubman Gill elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second Test on Sunday (August 23, 2026).

For Sri Lanka, batters Kamil Mishara and Pasindu Sooryabandara are making their Test debut.

Teams

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Sri Lanka:Lahiru Udara, Kamil Mishara, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando.

Published – August 23, 2026 09:55 am IST

Source: www.thehindu.com