Saransh Jain handed India debut as Gill opts to bat in Colombo second Test

India handed a debut to spin bowling all-rounder Saransh Jain as captain Shubman Gill elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Colombo on Sunday, August 23, 2026.

The match is the second Test of a two-match series. For Sri Lanka, batters Kamil Mishara and Pasindu Sooryabandara are making their Test debut, and Saransh Jain was named to India’s XI as a spin bowling all-rounder.

India named the following playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Sri Lanka’s eleven was announced as: Lahiru Udara, Kamil Mishara, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando.

A photograph accompanying the team news showed Saransh Jain on the day of his Test debut in Colombo; the image was credited to PTI. The article was published on August 23, 2026 at 09:55 am IST in Colombo.

India hold an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series after winning the opening Test at Galle by 165 runs.