Welcome to the highlights of Sri Lanka vs India 1st Test - 2026 India tour of Sri Lanka 2-match Test series - The first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and India was played at Galle International Stadium, Galle on August 15th to August 19, 2026.
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| Devdutt Padikkal celebrates his maiden Test century © Getty Images |
Match Overview:
Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant and Manav Suthar guided India massive 165-run victory over Sri Lanka and take a 1-0 lead in the first Test match.
Match Stats:
- On India's Historic 80th Independence Day, India plays its 600th Test Match - India became the third team in cricket history to play 600 Test matches after England's (1097) and Australia (883).
- India's 165-run win was their eighth largest victory by terms of runs against Sri Lanka in Test matches and It is their fifth biggest win by terms-of-runs in Sri Lanka in Tests.
- Devdutt Padikkal became the 18th Indian batsman to score a century in Sri Lanka in Test matches.
- 150* - KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal shared the sixth highest second-wicket partnership for India against Sri Lanka in Tests.
- Devdutt Padikkal's 167 was his highest score for India in Test matches and the 12th highest-score by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka in Tests, jointly with Gautam Gambhir.
- Ravindra Jadeja joins Ian Botham, Kapil Dev and Daniel Vettori rare feat - Ravindra Jadeja became the second India all-rounder to take 350 wickets and scored 4000 or more runs in Test cricket and overall the fourth player in Tests after Ian Botham (5200 runs & 383 wickets), Kapil Dev (5248 runs & 434 wickets) and Daniel Vettori (4531 runs & 362 wickets).
- India's 462 was their seventh highest score against Sri Lanka in Sri Lankan soil in Tests.
- Sri Lanka's 284 was their eighth lowest score in the first innings against India at their home venue in Tests.
- Rishabh Pant became the first Indian batsman to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket history and overall the fourth player to hit 100 sixes in Tests after Adam Gilchrist (100) Brendon McCullum (107) and Ben Stokes (138).
- 100 - Rishabh Pant equalled a joint third most sixes hit in Test matches, jointly with Adam Gilchrist.
- Rishabh Pant taken 89 innings to hit 100 sixes in Tests - He became the fastest to hit 100 sixes in Tests in terms of innings, beating Adam Gilchrist's record, He took 130 innings to reach this epic feat.
- Rishabh Pant taken 51 matches to hit 100 sixes in Tests - He became the fastest to hit 100 sixes in Tests in terms of matches, beating Ben Stokes' record, He took 82 matches to reach this epic feat.
- Rishabh Pant faced 4918 balls to hit 100 sixes in Tests - He became the fastest to hit 100 sixes in Tests in terms of balls faced, beating Adam Gilchrist's record, He took 6578 deliveries to reach this epic feat.
- Rishabh Pant taken 2919 days from debut to hit 100 sixes in Tests - He became the fastest to hit 100 sixes in Tests in terms of days from debut, beating Adam Gilchrist's record, He took 2933 days from debut to reach this epic feat.
- India's 193 was their seventh lowest score in a completed innings against Sri Lanka in Test matches and It is their fifth lowest total in Sri Lankan soil in Tests.
- Manav Suthar's 6 for 55 was his second best bowling performance for India in Test matches and the sixth best-bowling-figures by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka in Tests.
- Manav Suthar's 6 for 55 was the second best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in Sri Lankan soil in Tests after Ravichandran Ashwin's 6 for 46 at same venue in 2015.
Short Summary:
- Day 1 - Devdutt Padikkal's maiden century and KL Rahul's classy half-century puts India commanding position in a rain-hit opening day of the first Test match.
- Day 2 - Devdutt Padikkal's career-best 167 and Dhruv Jurel's blazing half-century pushes India further ahead, despite spinners Prabath Jayasuriya - Keshara Nuwantha fightback on rain-hit second day of the first Test match.
- Day 3 - India secure 178-run lead after Manav Suthar's four-for and Ravindra Jadeja's three-for as Sri Lanka bowled out for 284 despite Sonal Dinusha's maiden century and Niroshan Dickwella's 80 in the day three of the first Test match.
- Day 4 - Rishabh Pant's blazing half-century and Bowlers shines as India six wickets away to win the Galle Test after Sri Lanka Top-order batsmen crumbles in 372 chase in the day four of the first Test match.
- Day 5 - Manav Suthar's six-for as Sri Lanka bowled out for 206 and India seals big win in Galle in the fifth & final day of the first Test match.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
India 1st Innings scored 462 for all-out in 116.4 overs top scorer by Devdutt Padikkal blasted a career-best 167 off 230-balls - which was his 1st Test hundred - including 15-fours & a six.
KL Rahul cracked a 82 off 175-balls including 10-fours & a six, Dhruv Jurel hammered a 51 off 68-balls included 4-fours & a six, Rishabh Pant struck 39 off 62-balls contained 4-fours & a six.
Yashaswi Jaiswal blasted a 32 off 37-balls included 5-fours with strike rate of 86.48, Rishabh Pant hammered a unbeaten 27 off 36-balls including 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 75.
Manav Suthar hit 24 off 43-balls included 2-fours and Shubman Gill scored 16 off 28-balls contained 2-fours.
1st Innings Sri Lanka best bowler by Prabath Jayasuriya claimed a 4-wickets for 109-runs in 39-overs including six maidens, Debutant Keshara Nuwantha - who picked up three-wickets on his debut Test match and Asitha Fernando took 2-wickets.
Sri Lanka 1st Innings scored 284 for all-out in 79.4 overs with top scorer by Sonal Dinusha cracked a 100 off 168-balls - which was his 1st Test hundred - including 4-fours & 2-sixes.
Niroshan Dickwella blasted a 80 off 115-balls including 7-fours with strike rate of 69.56, Lahiru Udara Igalagamage hit 27 off 44-balls included 6-fours and Dhananjaya de Silva struck 21 off 41-balls contained 4-fours.
1st Innings India best bowler by Manav Suthar claimed a 4-wickets for 76-runs in 21.4-overs including a maiden, Ravindra Jadeja picked up 3-wickets, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav each took one-wickets.
India 2nd Innings scored 193 for all-out in 48.5 overs with top scorer by Rishabh Pant hammered a 66 off 69-balls including 8-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 95.65.
Devdutt Padikkal cracked a 44 off 75-balls including 6-fours and KL Rahul blasted a 35 off 47-balls included 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 74.46.
2nd Innings Sri Lanka best bowler by Asitha Fernando claimed a 4-wickets for 31-runs in 8.5-overs, Prabath Jayasuriya picked up 3-wickets for 43-runs in 11-overs, Lahiru Kumara took 2-wickets and one for Keshara Nuwantha.
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings scored 206 for all-out in 77.4 overs with top scorer by Sonal Dinusha cracked a 84 off 128-balls including 8-fours & a six.
Dhananjaya de Silva scored 59 off 151-balls including 7-fours, Keshara Nuwantha cracked a 20 off 69-balls included 3-fours and Lahiru Udara Igalagamage scored 16 off 58-balls contained a boundary.
2nd Innings India best bowler by Manav Suthar claimed a 6-wickets for 55-runs in 23.4-overs including two maidens, Prasidh Krishna took 2-wickets and one for Mohammed Siraj - Ravindra Jadeja.
Devdutt Padikkal named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to contributed 211 runs in a match.
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