India tour of Sri Lanka – ICC World Test Championship
India vs
Sri Lanka (Test no. 2630)
India won by 165 runs
Player of the Match:
Devdutt Padikkal (India)
Match Info
Ground: Galle International Stadium
Toss: India, elected to bat first
Series: India tour of Sri Lanka (ICC World Test Championship)
Season: 2026
Series Result: India led the 2-match series 1-0
Points: India 12, Sri Lanka 0
Concussion Sub: Pasindu Sooriyabandara in, Dinesh Chandimal out (3rd Innings, 47.1 ov)
Match Days: 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 August 2026 – day (5-day match)
Hours of Play: 10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match Number: Test no. 2630
Test Debuts:
Keshara Nuwantha,
Pasindu Sooriyabandara
Umpires:
Ahsan Raza,
Raveendra Wimalasiri,
Rod Tucker,
Sharfuddoula
TV Umpire:
Ahsan Raza
Reserve Umpire:
Raveendra Wimalasiri
Match Referee:
Andy Pycroft
Player of the Match
Devdutt Padikkal
(India)
211 Runs (167 & 44)
India 1st Innings (462/10 – 116.4 overs)
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | run out (Jayasuriya/†Dickwella) | 32 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 86.48 |
| KL Rahul | c KNM Fernando b Nuwantha | 82 | 175 | 10 | 1 | 46.85 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | st †Dickwella b Jayasuriya | 167 | 230 | 15 | 1 | 72.60 |
| Shubman Gill (c) | c Igalagamage b Jayasuriya | 16 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Rishabh Pant † | c Dinusha b Nuwantha | 39 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 62.90 |
| Dhruv Jurel | c de Silva b Jayasuriya | 51 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 75.00 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | lbw b Nuwantha | 13 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 52.00 |
| Manav Suthar | c Igalagamage b Jayasuriya | 24 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 55.81 |
| Mohammed Siraj | c de Silva b AM Fernando | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 73.33 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | not out | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.85 |
| Prasidh Krishna | c †Dickwella b AM Fernando | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 3, nb 4, w 1) | 12 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 116.4 overs | 462 | Run Rate: 3.96 |
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 10.6 ov), 1-197* (KL Rahul, retired not out), 2-236 (Shubman Gill, 61.5 ov), 3-307 (Rishabh Pant, 80.4 ov), 4-319 (KL Rahul, 84.1 ov), 5-357 (Devdutt Padikkal, 91.3 ov), 6-377 (Ravindra Jadeja, 98.1 ov), 7-432 (Dhruv Jurel, 109.1 ov), 8-447 (Mohammed Siraj, 112.6 ov), 9-447 (Manav Suthar, 113.1 ov), 10-462 (Prasidh Krishna, 116.4 ov)
Sri Lanka Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
| Asitha Fernando | 17.4 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 3.56 | 0 | 1 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 13 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 5.84 | 1 | 0 |
| Keshara Nuwantha | 39 | 1 | 175 | 3 | 4.48 | 0 | 3 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 39 | 6 | 109 | 4 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonal Dinusha | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka 1st Innings (284/10 – 79.4 overs)
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Nishan Madushka Fernando | c Padikkal b Mohammed Siraj | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Jaiswal b Suthar | 27 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 61.36 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c †Pant b Suthar | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Shubman Gill b Kuldeep Yadav | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 56.00 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva (c) | c Rahul b Jadeja | 21 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 51.21 |
| Sonal Dinusha | lbw b Jadeja | 100 | 168 | 4 | 2 | 59.52 |
| Niroshan Dickwella † | c †Pant b Prasidh Krishna | 80 | 115 | 7 | 0 | 69.56 |
| Keshara Nuwantha | c Shubman Gill b Jadeja | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | c Jurel b Suthar | 10 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 23.25 |
| Lahiru Kumara | st †Pant b Suthar | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 2, nb 4, w 2) | 16 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 79.4 overs | 284 | Run Rate: 3.56 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Nishan Madushka Fernando, 0.2 ov), 2-27 (Dinesh Chandimal, 7.1 ov), 3-53 (Lahiru Udara, 13.5 ov), 4-59 (Kamindu Mendis, 16.1 ov), 5-90 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 26.1 ov), 6-236 (Niroshan Dickwella, 61.4 ov), 7-243 (Keshara Nuwantha, 66.4 ov), 8-274 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 77.5 ov), 9-274 (Sonal Dinusha, 78.1 ov), 10-284 (Lahiru Kumara, 79.4 ov)
India Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
| Mohammed Siraj | 9 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 3.22 | 1 | 1 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 14 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 3.35 | 1 | 0 |
| Manav Suthar | 21.4 | 1 | 76 | 4 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 14 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 4.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 21 | 5 | 57 | 3 | 2.71 | 0 | 2 |
India 2nd Innings (193/10 – 48.5 overs)
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c †Dickwella b AM Fernando | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| KL Rahul | c sub (RMMP Rathnayaka) b Jayasuriya | 35 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 74.46 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | lbw b Nuwantha | 44 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 58.66 |
| Shubman Gill (c) | lbw b Jayasuriya | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Rishabh Pant † | c †Dickwella b Kumara | 66 | 69 | 8 | 2 | 95.65 |
| Dhruv Jurel | c †Dickwella b AM Fernando | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46.66 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Sooriyabandara b Kumara | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 47.36 |
| Manav Suthar | c †Dickwella b AM Fernando | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | c de Silva b Jayasuriya | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mohammed Siraj | not out | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Prasidh Krishna | c Kumara b AM Fernando | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 3, w 2) | 6 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 48.5 overs | 193 | Run Rate: 3.95 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 0.3 ov), 2-65 (KL Rahul, 14.4 ov), 3-81 (Shubman Gill, 20.5 ov), 4-111 (Devdutt Padikkal, 27.2 ov), 5-120 (Dhruv Jurel, 30.3 ov), 6-174 (Rishabh Pant, 40.3 ov), 7-179 (Ravindra Jadeja, 42.3 ov), 8-188 (Manav Suthar, 46.2 ov), 9-190 (Kuldeep Yadav, 47.1 ov), 10-193 (Prasidh Krishna, 48.5 ov)
Sri Lanka Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
| Asitha Fernando | 8.5 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 3.50 | 2 | 3 |
| Keshara Nuwantha | 23 | 3 | 86 | 1 | 3.73 | 0 | 0 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 11 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 3.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 5 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 5.60 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings (Target: 372 runs) (206/10 – 77.4 overs)
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Nishan Madushka Fernando | c Prasidh Krishna b Mohammed Siraj | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Lahiru Udara | c Jurel b Suthar | 16 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 27.58 |
| Pasindu Sooriyabandara | lbw b Suthar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Rahul b Prasidh Krishna | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva (c) | c Suthar b Jadeja | 59 | 151 | 7 | 0 | 39.07 |
| Sonal Dinusha | c Jurel b Suthar | 84 | 128 | 8 | 1 | 65.62 |
| Niroshan Dickwella † | c †Pant b Prasidh Krishna | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Keshara Nuwantha | b Suthar | 20 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 28.98 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | b Suthar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lahiru Kumara | c †Pant b Suthar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 1, nb 3) | 9 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 77.4 overs | 206 | Run Rate: 2.65 |
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Nishan Madushka Fernando, 6.6 ov), 2-14 (Pasindu Sooriyabandara, 7.2 ov), 3-21 (Kamindu Mendis, 10.4 ov), 4-47 (Lahiru Udara, 21.4 ov), 5-142 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 55.2 ov), 6-156 (Niroshan Dickwella, 59.6 ov), 7-199 (Sonal Dinusha, 75.1 ov), 8-199 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 75.2 ov), 9-199 (Lahiru Kumara, 75.6 ov), 10-206 (Keshara Nuwantha, 77.4 ov)
India Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
| Mohammed Siraj | 9 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1.66 | 0 | 1 |
| Manav Suthar | 23.4 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 2.32 | 0 | 0 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 10 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 23 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 3.08 | 0 | 2 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 11 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
Close of Play Summary
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SAT, 15 AUG:
Day 1 – India 1st Innings 288/2 (Devdutt Padikkal 131*, Rishabh Pant 27*, 73 Ov)
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SUN, 16 AUG:
Day 2 – India 1st Innings 460/9 (Kuldeep Yadav 12*, Prasidh Krishna 1*, 116 Ov)
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MON, 17 AUG:
Day 3 – Sri Lanka 1st Innings 284 (79.4 Ov)
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TUE, 18 AUG:
Day 4 – Sri Lanka 2nd Innings 84/4 (Dhananjaya de Silva 31*, Sonal Dinusha 25*, 34 Ov)
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WED, 19 AUG:
Day 5 – Sri Lanka 2nd Innings 206 (77.4 Ov) – End Of Match
Match Flow Timeline
Day 1 Timeline
India 1st innings
- Drinks: India – 47/1 in 11.0 overs (KL Rahul 14)
- India: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 1
- India: 100 runs in 25.4 overs (155 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (KL Rahul 18, D Padikkal 34, Ex 1)
- Lunch: India – 101/1 in 27.0 overs (KL Rahul 32, D Padikkal 35)
- Rain: India – 101/1 in 27.0 overs (KL Rahul 32, D Padikkal 35)
- Wet Ground: India – 101/1 in 27.0 overs (KL Rahul 32, D Padikkal 35)
- D Padikkal: 50 off 81 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: India – 138/1 in 40.0 overs (KL Rahul 46, D Padikkal 57)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 187 balls (KL Rahul 35, D Padikkal 64, Ex 2)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 127 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India: 150 runs in 42.3 overs (257 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 253 balls (KL Rahul 63, D Padikkal 84, Ex 3)
- Tea: India – 197/1 in 53.0 overs (D Padikkal 84)
- India: 200 runs in 53.4 overs (325 balls), Extras 4
- D Padikkal: 100 off 134 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Rain: India – 239/2 in 63.0 overs (D Padikkal 107, RR Pant 3)
- Wet Ground: India – 239/2 in 63.0 overs (D Padikkal 107, RR Pant 3)
- India: 250 runs in 66.3 overs (402 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (D Padikkal 23, RR Pant 26, Ex 1)
- Bad Light: India – 288/2 in 73.0 overs (D Padikkal 131, RR Pant 27)
- End Of Day: India – 288/2 in 73.0 overs (D Padikkal 131, RR Pant 27)
Day 2 Timeline
India 1st innings (Continued)
- Rain / Wet Ground interruptions throughout morning session
- Lunch: India – 288/2 in 73.0 overs (D Padikkal 131, RR Pant 27)
- India: 300 runs in 76.5 overs (464 balls), Extras 5
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- KL Rahul (1) retired hurt on 77* from 197/1 to 307/3
- D Padikkal: 150 off 215 balls (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India: 350 runs in 89.3 overs (540 balls), Extras 5
- Tea: India – 364/5 in 94.0 overs (DC Jurel 19, RA Jadeja 4)
- RR Wimalasiri took over on-field umpiring duties from RJ Tucker from 94.1 overs
- Over 98.1: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Sharfuddoula, Batter – RA Jadeja (Struck down – Umpires Call)
- India: 400 runs in 103.4 overs (626 balls), Extras 6
- DC Jurel: 50 off 66 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (DC Jurel 28, MJ Suthar 17, Ex 5)
- India: 450 runs in 113.3 overs (685 balls), Extras 12
- Over 114.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Sharfuddoula, Batter – M Prasidh Krishna (Struck down)
- End Of Day: India – 460/9 in 116.0 overs (Kuldeep Yadav 12, M Prasidh Krishna 1)
Day 3 Timeline
India 1st innings (Continued)
- Ahsan Raza took over on-field umpiring duties from RJ Tucker from the start of Day 3
- Innings Break: India – 462/10 in 116.4 overs (Kuldeep Yadav 13)
Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Sri Lanka – 53/2 in 13.0 overs (LU Igalagamage 27, PHKD Mendis 12)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka – 99/5 in 28.0 overs (GS Dinusha 14, N Dickwella 8)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 28.1 overs (169 balls), Extras 11
- Over 29.3: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Ahsan Raza, Batter – GS Dinusha (Struck down)
- Over 31.5: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Ahsan Raza, Batter – N Dickwella (Struck down – Umpires Call)
- Over 34.2: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Sharfuddoula, Batter – N Dickwella (Struck down)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (GS Dinusha 19, N Dickwella 30, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 42.1 overs (255 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: Sri Lanka – 153/5 in 44.0 overs (GS Dinusha 35, N Dickwella 39)
- N Dickwella: 50 off 67 balls (5 x 4)
- GS Dinusha: 50 off 92 balls (3 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 162 balls (GS Dinusha 39, N Dickwella 62, Ex 3)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 54.1 overs (328 balls), Extras 14
- Tea: Sri Lanka – 215/5 in 57.0 overs (GS Dinusha 62, N Dickwella 72)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 69.2 overs (420 balls), Extras 16
- Drinks: Sri Lanka – 271/7 in 75.0 overs (GS Dinusha 98, NGRP Jayasuriya 9)
- GS Dinusha: 100 off 167 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 78.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Sharfuddoula, Batter – GS Dinusha (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka – 284/10 in 79.4 overs (AM Fernando 0)
India 2nd innings
- Rain: India – 0/0
- End Of Day: India – 0/0
Day 4 Timeline
India 2nd innings (Continued)
- Ahsan Raza took over on-field umpiring duties from RJ Tucker from the start of Day 4
- Over 10.6: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Sharfuddoula, Batter – KL Rahul (Upheld)
- India: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (77 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (KL Rahul 28, D Padikkal 21, Ex 3)
- Drinks: India – 59/1 in 14.0 overs (KL Rahul 30, D Padikkal 26)
- Over 20.5: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Sharfuddoula, Batter – Shubman Gill (Struck down)
- India: 100 runs in 25.5 overs (157 balls), Extras 3
- Over 27.2: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Ahsan Raza, Batter – D Padikkal (Struck down)
- Lunch: India – 116/4 in 29.0 overs (RR Pant 21, DC Jurel 5)
- Over 30.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Sharfuddoula, Batter – DC Jurel (Upheld)
- India: 150 runs in 35.5 overs (218 balls), Extras 6
- RR Pant: 50 off 53 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (RR Pant 41, RA Jadeja 7, Ex 3)
- Drinks: India – 174/6 in 40.3 overs (RA Jadeja 8)
- Sri Lanka Concussion Player Sub: P Sooriyabandara for LD Chandimal (India 2nd innings, 47.1 ov)
- Innings Break: India – 193/10 in 48.5 overs (Mohammed Siraj 2)
Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Tea / Rain interruptions before play began
- Over 7.2: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Sharfuddoula, Batter – P Sooriyabandara (Upheld)
- Over 8.4: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Ahsan Raza, Batter – LU Igalagamage (Struck down)
- Over 14.2: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Ahsan Raza, Batter – DM de Silva (Struck down – Umpires Call)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka – 33/3 in 15.0 overs (LU Igalagamage 15, DM de Silva 7)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 22.2 overs (137 balls), Extras 4
- Over 25.4: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Sharfuddoula, Batter – GS Dinusha (Struck down)
- Bad Light: Sri Lanka – 84/4 in 34.0 overs (DM de Silva 31, GS Dinusha 25)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka – 84/4 in 34.0 overs (DM de Silva 31, GS Dinusha 25)
Day 5 Timeline
Sri Lanka 2nd innings (Continued)
- Ahsan Raza took over on-field umpiring duties from RJ Tucker from the start of Day 5
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls (DM de Silva 20, GS Dinusha 29, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 42.3 overs (258 balls), Extras 9
- DM de Silva: 50 off 125 balls (6 x 4)
- GS Dinusha: 50 off 77 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka – 138/4 in 51.0 overs (DM de Silva 55, GS Dinusha 50)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 56.6 overs (345 balls), Extras 9
- Lunch: Sri Lanka – 175/6 in 67.0 overs (GS Dinusha 65, K Nuwantha 8)
- Over 76.4: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – Ahsan Raza, Batter – K Nuwantha (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 76.5 overs (464 balls), Extras 9
- Match End: India bowled out Sri Lanka for 206 to win by 165 runs
