By IANS,
Galle (Sri Lanka) : Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first cricket Test of their three-match series at the Galle International Stadium here Sunday.
Teams:
Sri Lanka: Tillekaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene (wicketkeeper), Rangana Herath, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Chanaka Welegedara.
India: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Abhimanyu Mithun.
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Australia) and Rod Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire: Tyron Wijewardene
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)