Gill and Jaiswal get in their drills ahead of Sri Lanka Tests
India's key batters got some good time in the middle in Colombo practice game
07/08Result
Tour Match, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 7-9 2026
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![Sri Lanka Cricket XI]( "Sri Lanka Cricket XI")
363/8d & 200/6d -
![India]( "India")
357/6d & 214/4 (45 ov)
07/08Result
Tour Match, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 7-9 2026
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![Sri Lanka Cricket XI]( "Sri Lanka Cricket XI")
363/8d & 200/6d -
![India]( "India")
357/6d & 214/4 (45 ov)
Day 3
Day 2
Padikkal 142* headlines India's reply
Jadeja, meanwhile, warmed up with a half-century while the likes of Rahul and Suthar also made the most of their opportunities
Day 1
SLC XI frustrate India seamers on opening day of tour game
Late wickets for Kuldeep, Jadeja and Suthar brought the visitors some respite
Others
Padikkal makes a compelling case for the No.3 spot
With the incumbent Sai Sudharsan out of the SL series, Padikkal has emerged as a plug-and-play option who is in the form of his life
Kuldeep sets the tone as India's spin plans begin to take shape
While India's left-arm spinners came to the fore, the pace attack had a bit of a tough outing on the first day of the tour game
Rahul leads Indians in tour game with Gill out injured
Shubman Gill, India's regular Test captain, has an "impact injury to his right ring finger", which he picked up during a training session the day before the game
India turn to rough pitches and schoolboy spinners to prepare for Galle Test
India packed two intensive practice sessions - focused around spin - into their schedule before the warm-up fixture
