SL vs IND 1st Test Live Streaming in UK: The live streaming and broadcasting of the 1st T20I of the India tour of Sri Lanka 2026 will be available on TNT Sports Coverage.

Dhananjaya Silva-led Sri Lanka will square off against Shubman Gill-led India in the 1st Test starting on August 15 at Galle International Stadium, Galle.

The cricketing sides have met on 46 occasions, with India having 22 wins while Sri Lanka have 7 wins, and 17 games ended in a draw.

SL vs IND 1st Test Live Streaming in UK

The SL vs IND 1st Test Live Streaming will be available on TNT Sports and discovery+.

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2026 SL vs IND 1st Test Probable Playing 11

India

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna/Gurnoor Brar

Sri Lanka

Nishan Madushka, Lahiru Air, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Sonal Dinusha, Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando

2026 SL vs IND 1st Test Pitch Report

The pitch at Galle is uncertain and could assist well for batters while spinners might come into play as the match progresses. The pacers are expected to get decent carry from the pitch only during the first two days.

2026 SL vs IND 1st Test Squad

India

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Auqib Nabi, Dhruv Jurel, Gurnoor Brar, Saransh Jain

Sri Lanka

Nishan Madushka, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Sonal Milan, Rath Rath, Priyanka Keshara Nuwantha