Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill struck useful runs at the top of the order before Mohammed Siraj’s late blitz helped India beat Sri Lanka Cricket XI by six wickets in their three-day warm-up game on Sunday (August 9, 2026).
Key Factors
Gill, returning to action after missing the first two days of the fixture with a finger injury, made a useful 44 before being dismissed by spinner Keshara Nuwantha. The warm-up game provided India with useful match practice ahead of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, with the first match scheduled to begin in Galle on August 15. His return to the middle was a significant positive for India ahead of the opening Test against Sri Lanka. But the target was never in serious danger, with the lower order completing the chase in the final session. Siraj then provided the fireworks, hitting three consecutive sixes to finish the game in style. For India, the return of captain Gill to competitive action, Jaiswal’s brisk second-innings fifty and Padikkal’s century were among the major positives from the three-day fixture.
