SL in Ind: Sri Lanka opt to bowl first in First Test at Kolkata after rain delay

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the first of three Test matches which will begin in a short while at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today (16).

The toss was delayed for a considerable time as rain delayed the proceedings by a session and a half. 

Sri Lanka fields a team with six expert batsmen, four bowlers and a fast bowling allrounder as former skipper Angelo Mathews makes a comeback to the Test side after a lapse of four months from an injury.

India comes out with a lineup of five expert batsmen, two allrounders and three pacemen.  

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (Capt), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dasun Shanaka, Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Gamage