Mar 04, 2022
09:30 IST / 4:00 GMT
Punjab Cricket Association stadium - Mohali, India
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After a three-match IT20 series, India and Sri Lanka begin a two-match Test series on Friday morning in Mohali. India lost their last Test series 2-1 to South Africa. Sri Lanka won their last Test series 2-0 against West Indies. Read on as we preview this match. The opening Test of the series gets underway at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium 09:30 local time.
India lost their last two Test matches to lose the series in South Africa. However, they are a far stronger proposition on home soil and will be very confident ahead of this Test.
Sri Lanka have not lost a Test in over a year but they have only played Bangladesh and West Indies in this time. India away is a very tough assignment for Sri Lanka.
The India v Sri Lanka series will be broadcast via the Sony Network in India. Willow TV and Flow Sports will show the games in the USA and the Caribbean. Sky TV will broadcast in the UK.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ and Sky Go.
Although there could be some cloud cover early on Day 1, we expect both skippers to choose to bat first if they win the toss.
The last Test Match in Mohali saw spin bowlers have the upper hand. We expect pace bowlers to be dangerous but spin bowlers to get more assistance from the wickets.
We do not expect any rain delays during the match with temperatures in the high 20s throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Match 2022
India are not far away from full strength ahead of this series with only all-rounder Shardul Thakur rested from the Tests. Experienced batters, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, have been left out of the squad and there will be opportunities for younger players to secure a place in the team.
India won their opening Test in South Africa but come into this series after losing successive Tests.
Rohit Sharma (c), Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj
Experienced bowler Suranga Lakmal announced before the start of this tour that he will retire from international cricket after this series. We expect him to lead the pace bowling attack which will be ably supported by a strong spinning unit.
Sri Lanka have been in excellent Test form but have played weaker teams in recent games.
Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Ramesh Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama
India have a very strong Test record against Sri Lanka and have never lost to them in this format at home.
| Matches Played | IND Won | SL Won | Tie | Draw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 44 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The bookies have the hosts as heavy favourites to win the Test and go 1-0 up in the series.
Two of the top three Test run scorers from 2021 will be on show in this Test with both captains featuring on the list. We expect to see some big scores in this Test.
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal are our batting tips for India. Sharma averages 46.87 and has scored 8 centuries in this format.
Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews and Pathum Nissanka are our batting recommendations for Sri Lanka. Nissanka averaged 43.30 in his first year of Test cricket in 2021.
For India, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah are our bowling tips. Ashwin took 8 wickets in his last Test in India.
For Sri Lanka, Praveen Jayawickrama, Lasith Embuldeniya and Suranga Lakmal are our bowling tips. Embuldeniya took 5-35 in his last Test bowling innings.
This should be a fascinating Test Match between India, under a new captain, and Sri Lanka, who have an excellent recent Test record. If Sri Lanka win the toss and post a big first innings total then the game could be close but overall we are predicting a victory for India
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