TODAY TOSS PREDICTION INDIA VS SRI LANKA 2022 1ST TEST MATCH PREDICTION TODAY | SL VS IND LIVE

India and Sri Lanka are set to lock horns in the first game of the two-match Test series starting Friday, March 4. The Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali will host the contest. Sri Lanka, led by Dimuth Karunaratne, are currently sitting pretty at the top of the table in the 2021-23 World Test Championship (WTC), having beaten West Indies 2-0 last year. But the odds are heavily stacked against them going into the series as they are yet to win a Test in India in 20 attempts. Eight of their losses have been by a margin of an innings. Their spinners were excellent against the Caribbean team and will need to put on a similar showing if Sri Lanka wish to open their account in India. The likes of de Silva, Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews need to play their roles as well. India, in the meantime, will want to start with a win as the game is former skipper Virat Kohli’s 100th Test match. The 33-year-old will be playing under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, who is set to make his Test captaincy debut. Back in January, the Delhi-born Kohli stepped down as India’s Test skipper. Earlier, it was learned that the game will be played behind closed doors. But it was decided that a 50 percent crowd would be allowed at the venue. The hosts will also go through a transition period after they dropped veterans Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and Wriddhiman Saha for the series. India vs Sri Lanka Match Details Match: India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test Date and Time: March 4, 2022; 9:30 AM IST Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali India vs Sri Lanka Pitch Report The venue in Mohali hasn’t hosted a Test match in the last five years. Ravindra Jadeja won the Player of the Match award for his four-wicket haul, which means that spinners will come into play as the game progresses. The track is also known for providing help to fast bowlers. India vs Sri Lanka Weather Report There is no chance of rain for the time being. The playing conditions will be warm with temperatures around the 32-degree Celsius mark. Clouds will be there on Day three of the game, but the heavens may not open up. After an interesting T20I series between India and Sri Lanka, the action now shifts to the red ball, a format that has been productive for India over the last decade. However, it won’t be Virat Kohli leading the side as Rohit Sharma was recently appointed the full-time Test captain once the former stepped down after the South Africa tour. India is coming off a painful 1-2 loss to South Africa in their previous Test series and they will be looking to move up in the World Test Championship table with a big victory at home. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have won their previous Test series against West Indies and riding high on confidence with a much-improved Test side. India has dropped the experienced batters Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara after their poor form in the last two years and has invested in youngsters to do the job instead. Sri Lanka has some experienced players in their lineup as the first Test starts at the PCA stadium in Mohali from the 4th of March. With all those said, let us look into India’s predicted playing XI for the first Test. India’s Predicted Playing XI for 1st Test India vs Sri Lanka Probable Playing XIs India Probable XI Rohit Sharma (C), Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Ashwin, Jayant Yadav/Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami Sri Lanka Probable XI Dimuth Karunaratne (C), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella, Lasith Embuldeniya, Dushmantha Chameera, Praveen Jayawickrama, Suranga Lakmal, Jeffrey Vandersay India vs Sri Lanka Match Prediction India have been a dominant force over the last four years at so, especially in home conditions. Sri Lanka haven’t won a Test on Indian soil in 40 years and it will need a herculean effort from them to eke out a win. India are firm favorites to win the Test.