India beat Sri Lanka Cricket XI by six wickets in Colombo warm-up on August 9, 2026
India beat Sri Lanka Cricket XI by six wickets in a three-day warm-up match in Colombo on Sunday, August 9, 2026. Chasing 207, India reached 214 for four in 45 overs, with Mohammed Siraj hitting 32 off 15 balls, including three successive sixes, to finish the game.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had been out for a duck in India’s first innings, responded with a quick 61 off 46 balls and, alongside Shubman Gill, put on exactly 105 for the opening wicket. Jaiswal retired after reaching his half-century to allow teammates more time in the middle. Gill, who missed the first two days with a finger injury, returned to make 44 before spinner Keshara Nuwantha dismissed him; his return to the middle was a significant positive for India ahead of the opening Test against Sri Lanka.
Dhruv Jurel contributed 17 and Rishabh Pant made a patient 28 as India were briefly reduced to 155 for three. The lower order then completed the chase in the final session, ensuring India overcame the target without further alarm.
Sri Lanka Cricket XI declared their second innings at 200 for six in 45 overs, setting India a target of 207. Opener Nishan Madushka top-scored with 63 off 73 balls, while Nipun Dhananjaya made 46 and Anjala Bandara contributed 35. Ravindra Jadeja and Gurnoor Brar claimed two wickets apiece for India, with Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna taking one each.
In the earlier first-innings phase, Sri Lanka Cricket XI had posted 363 for eight declared. India declared their first innings at 357 for six in response. Devdutt Padikkal led India’s reply with an unbeaten 142 and Ravindra Jadeja added 63. Manav Suthar made 41 and Gurnoor Brar remained unbeaten on 36 as India finished just six runs behind the hosts.
The three-day warm-up provided match practice ahead of the two-Test series, with the first match scheduled to begin in Galle on August 15. For India, the return of captain Gill to competitive action, Jaiswal’s brisk second-innings fifty and Padikkal’s century were cited among the major positives from the fixture.
