IND vs SL 1st Test: Sri Lankan Team Reaches Chandigarh For The First Test

IND vs SL 1st Test: Sri Lanka’s team reached Chandigarh for the first Test, before the two-match Test series against India, Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne along with some of his teammates reached Chandigarh on Tuesday.

The Sri Lankan Team will do Its Best:-

India defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in the T20 series. After the clean sweep, the Sri Lankan team will try their best not to repeat the T20 performance again. Many things will make this Test series special.

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Former India captain Virat Kohli will play his 100th Test match in Mohali. On the other hand, captain Rohit Sharma will be eyeing to come to No. 1 in the ICC Men’s Test Rankings.

India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: Sri Lanka played Test cricket against West Indies three months ago. Where he had a 2-0 clean sweep to West Indies.

On the other hand, the Indian team lost the Test series 2-1 against South Africa less than two months ago.

IND vs SL 1st Test Squad:-

India: 1. Rohit Sharma (captain), 2. Mayank Agarwal, 3. Priyank Panchal, 4. Virat Kohli, 5. Shreyas Iyer, 6. Hanuma Vihari, 7. Shubman Gill, 8. Rishabh Pant, 9. KS Bharat, 10. Ravichandran Ashwin, 11. Ravindra Jadeja, 12. Jayant Yadav, 13. Kuldeep Yadav, 14. Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), 15. Mohammed Shami, 16. Mohammad Siraj, 17. Umesh Yadav, 18. Saurabh Kumar.

Sri Lanka: 1. Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain), 2. Pathum Nisanka, 3. Lahiru Thirimanne, 4. Dhananjaya de Silva (Vice-Captain), 5. Kusal Mendis (Subject to Fitness), 6. Angelo Mathews, 7. Dinesh Chandimal, 8. Charith Aslanka, 9. Niroshan Dickwella, 10. Chamika Karunaratne, 11. Ramesh Mendis (due to injury) Will not play), 12. Lahiru Kumara, 13. Suranga Lakmal, 14. Dushmantha Chameera, 15. Vishwa Fernando, 16. Jeffrey Vandersay, 17. Praveen Jayavikrema, 18. Lasith Embuldeniya.

• Virat Kohli will play his 100th test match in Mohali.
• India will be eyeing the No. 1 spot in the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings.
• Sri Lanka’s target would be to win their first Test match in India.

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The First Match Schedule:-

• The match will start on March 4. The toss will take place at 9 o’clock. Each day the match will start at 9:30 am IST.
• 1st Test – 4th to 8th March – Mohali (Punjab Cricket Association Stadium)