New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Rain threat looms large on Friday as India take on Sri Lanka XI on the first day of the three-day warm-up game in Colombo. The warm-up game is in preparation for the Indian batters to get acclimatised with the conditions ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka which starts on August 15 in Galle. India have been asked to bowl first in the warm-up game.

Although India hosted Afghanistan in June, but that one-off Test wasn't a part of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle. The India vs Sri Lanka Test series will be the first for Shubman Gill's men in the ongoing WTC cycle in 2026. India are place fifth in the WTC 2025-27 points table while Sri Lanka sit a rank below in sixth position.

However, ra...