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Ind in SL: India elects to bat in 1st Test at Galle
India won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the first Test which will begin shortly at the Galle International Stadium today (26).
One each player from both teams are set to make their Test debuts -- Hardik Pandya for India and opener Danushka Gunathilaka for Sri Lanka.
Rangana Herath will lead Sri Lanka in absence of Dinesh Chandimal, who has been ruled out due to an illness.
A slight drizzle came down soon after the toss but play will begin as schedule.
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Abhinav Mukund, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Upul Tharanga, Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, Angelo Mathews, Asela Gunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath (Capt), Nuwan Pradeep, Lahiru Kumara
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