Here is a look at some key moments of timeline & scorecard of the first Test test between Sri Lanka national cricket team vs India national cricket team which was played at : Galle International Stadium, Galle in August.
India beat Sri Lanka convincingly by 165 runs and take a 1-0 lead.
Sri Lanka national cricket team vs India national cricket team 2026 match timeline first Test August
Day 1 timeline India 288/2
India win the toss and elect to bat first.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul start steadily and add 47.
Jaiswal gets run out following a mix up for 32.
KL Rahul gets retired hurt after scoring 77.
Devdutt Padikkal scores a maiden hundred.
Skipper Shubman Gill falls cheaply for 16.
Rishabh Pant remains unbeaten on 28, as the visitors end the day at 288/2.
Day 2 timeline India 460/9
Devdutt Padikkal scores a magnificent 167.
Prabath Jayasuriya and Keshara Nuwantha pick 7 wickets between them.
Dhruv Jurel scores a fine 51.
Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna remain unbeaten, as the visitors end the day at 460/9
Day 3 timeline India 462, Sri Lanka 284 trail by 178
Asitha Fernando gets Praisdh Krishna, as the visitors are bowled out for 462.
The hosts slump to 90/5, before Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella rescue them with 146 run stand.
Prasidh Krishna breaks the stand and removes Niroshan Dickwella for a fine 80.
Sonal Dinusha scores a magnificent hundred.
Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja pick 7 wickets between them.
Sri Lanka are bowled out for 284, with 178 runs behind.
Day 4 timeline India 462 & 193 Sri Lanka 284 & 84/4 require a further 288 runs.
Asitha Fernando gets Yashasvi Jaiswal for a duck.
KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal are solid and add 65.
Prabath Jayasuriya gets the wickets of Rahul and skipper Shubman Gill.
Keshara Nuwantha then traps the well set Padikkal for 44.
Rishabh Pant scores a valiant 66.
Prabath Jayasuriya and Lahiru Kumara pick 5 wickets between them, as the visitors collapse from 174/5 to 193 all out, with an overall lead of 371.
Chasing 372, Mohammed Siraj gets Nishan Madushka early.
Pasindu Sooriyabandara who came in as concussion substitute for the injured Dinesh Chandimal is trapped by Manav Suthar falls for a golden duck.
Kamindu Mendis and Lahiru Udara fall soon after, as the hosts slump to 47/4.
Dhananjaya de Silva and Sonal Dinusha see the day through without any furthers alarms, as they end the day at 84/4, still needing a further 288 runs.
Day 5 timeline India 462 & 193 Sri Lanka 284 & 206 won by 165 runs.
Dhananjaya and Sonal had a further 58 runs, before Ravindra Jadeja breaks the partnership and gets the former for 59.
Sonal Dinusha scores a fighting 84.
Manav Suthar runs through the lower order and claims figures of 6/55, as the hosts are bowled out for 206.
India win by 165 runs.
Player of the match- Devdutt Padikkal
