IND vs SL 1st Test Day 5, LIVE score: India needs six wickets for victory; Dinusha, Dhananjaya batting for Sri Lanka

Overnight score

India 462 all out in 116.4 overs (KL Rahul 82, Devdutt Padikkal 167, Dhruv Jurel 51) and 193 all out in 48.5 overs (Rishabh Pant 66) leads Sri Lanka 278 all out in 79.4 overs (Sonal Dinusha 100, Niroshan Dickwella 80) and 84/4 in 34 overs by 288 runs.

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Toss

India captain Shubman Gill wins the toss and opts to bat against Sri Lanka.

Playing XIs

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Sri Lanka: Lahiru Udara, Nishan Madushka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando.

Live Streaming Info

The live streaming of the India vs Sri Lanka first Test match will be available on SonyLIV mobile app and website. The live telecast of the match will be available on the Sony Sports Network.

Published on Aug 19, 2026