Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Siraj's sixes seal India's warm-up win over Sri Lanka XI
India played a practice cricket game against a Sri Lankan team in Colombo before their big Test series.
The game lasted three days and gave both teams a chance to get ready.
On the last day, Sri Lanka set India a target of 207 runs to win.
India still needed 16 runs from the very last over, which is really hard.
Mohammed Siraj, who usually bats last, started hitting the ball really far.
He hit four sixes, three of them in a row, and won the game with three balls to spare.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the most runs for India with 61.
Captain Shubman Gill returned after hurting his finger and scored 44.
The win makes India feel confident for their first real Test match, which starts on August 15 in Galle.
India beat Sri Lanka Cricket XI by six wickets in the three-day warm-up match at the NCC Ground in Colombo.
Mohammed Siraj smashed four sixes, three in a row in the final over, to finish unbeaten on 32 off 15 balls.
India chased down 207, needing 16 runs from the last over, and won with three balls to spare.
Yashasvi Jaiswal top-scored with 61 after a first-innings duck, while captain Shubman Gill returned from a right ring finger injury to score 44.
India now head into the first Test against Sri Lanka on August 15 at Galle International Stadium.
- Who
- The India cricket team, captained by Shubman Gill, and the Sri Lanka Cricket XI side.
- What
- India won the three-day warm-up match by six wickets, with Mohammed Siraj hitting four sixes, including three in the final over.
- When
- Sunday, August 9, the third and final day of the match.
- Where
- NCC Ground (Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Why
- Both teams used the match as preparation for the two-match Test series, with the first Test starting on August 15 in Galle.
- Result
- India won by six wickets
- Venue
- NCC Ground (Nondescripts Cricket Club), Colombo
- Target
- 207 (Sri Lanka Cricket XI declared on 200/6)
- India second innings
- 214/4 in 45 overs
- Key performance
- Mohammed Siraj, 32 off 15 balls, four sixes
- Top scorer
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (61)
- First Test date
- August 15
- First Test venue
- Galle International Stadium
