SLC XI v India: warm-up in Colombo begins on August 7, live on Sony Sports and Sony LIV
India started a three-day warm-up against a Sri Lanka Cricket XI at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on August 7, 2026, with the Sri Lanka XI winning the toss and electing to bat first.
The fixture is a three-day practice match on the India tour of Sri Lanka and is scheduled to run from August 7 to August 9, 2026; play commenced at 10:00 AM IST at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.
Sri Lanka Cricket XI posted 363 for 8 in 90 overs on Day 1, with Ravindu Rasantha top-scoring with 71 off 143 balls; Nishan Madushka made 66 off 65 and Sonal Dinusha scored 52, while Pavan Rathnayake and Ramesh Mendis contributed 39 and 32 respectively, and the hosts declared at 363-8 on Day 2.
For India, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Manav Suthar claimed two wickets apiece and Gurnoor Brar took one; Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Saransh Jain finished the innings without a wicket.
India began their first-innings reply losing Yashasvi Jaiswal for a duck before KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal rebuilt the innings.
The warm-up match is being broadcast live on the Sony Sports Network, with the telecast available on Sony Sports Ten 1 and Hindi and Tamil coverage listed on Sony Sports Ten 3 and Sony Sports Ten 4, and live streaming provided via the Sony LIV app and website; available sources do not list a separate Sri Lanka-specific TV or streaming broadcaster for this fixture.
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The warm-up concludes on August 9, 2026, ahead of India’s first Test of the tour in Galle beginning on August 15, 2026.
