India vs Sri Lanka Test Series 2015 Schedule, Match Details
The Indian cricket team are schedule to tour Sri Lanka from 6 August to 1 September 2015 to play a tour match and three Test matches. On 27 June, Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara said he would retire from international cricket after the second test of the series.
The tour will start with a three-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka Chairman’s XI, followed by three Test matches. The Test matches will be played at Galle, P Sara Oval, and SSC Colombo.
India won the three-match series 2–1, and this was the first series win by India in Sri Lanka for 22 years. This series win also gave India their first overseas Test series victory since the 2011 tour in the West Indies.
India Squad:-
- Virat Kohli (c)
- Varun Aaron
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Shikhar Dhawan
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Amit Mishra
- Cheteshwar Pujara
- Ajinkya Rahane
- KL Rahul
- Wriddhiman Saha (wk)
- Ishant Sharma
- Rohit Sharma
- Harbhajan Singh
- Murali Vijay
- Umesh Yadav
Sri Lanka Squad:-
- Angelo Mathews (c)
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Dinesh Chandimal
- Vishwa Fernando
- Rangana Herath
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Tharindu Kaushal
- Jehan Mubarak
- Dilruwan Perera
- Kusal Perera
- Nuwan Pradeep
- Dhammika Prasad
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Kaushal Silva
- Upul Tharanga
- Lahiru Thirimanne
Tour Match
Three Day: Sri Lanka Chairman’s XI vs Indians
| 6-8 August 2015 | Sri Lanka Chairman’s XI vs Indians | R. Premadassa Stadium, Colombo | Scoreboard |
Test Series
1st Test
| 12-16 August 2015 | Sri Lanka vs India | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Scoreboard |
2nd Test
| 20-24 August 2015 | Sri Lanka vs India | P Sara Oval, Colombo | Scoreboard |
3rd Test
| 28 August- 1 September | Sri Lanka vs India | Sinhalesse Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Scoreboard |
India won the three-match series 2–1, and this was the first series win by India in Sri Lanka for 22 years. This series win also gave India their first overseas Test series victory since the 2011 tour in the West Indies.
