India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test. It was decided that the 1st Test match at Mohali will be played without the spectators. But recently BCCI announced that 50% of total capacity spectators will be allowed in Virat Kohli's milestone 100th Test match.
“The first Test between India and Sri Lanka to be played at the Punjab Cricket Stadium in Mohali will not be held behind closed doors,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a statement. “The decision to allow spectators into the ground is one taken by the State Cricketing Associations and in the present circumstances, is based on various factors. I have spoken with the PCA office bearers and they have confirmed that cricket fans will be able to witness the historic moment of Virat Kohli playing his 100th Test match.”
From the current squad of India, only a few players previously played Test matches here. These players are Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, and Jayant Yadav. Sri Lanka last played a Test match here was in 1997. Resulting in a draw.
India's last 14 Test series at home, since 2013: India is undefeated. Out of these 14 series, India lost only 2 Test matches in total.
Venue Stats:
(Players from the current squad only)
Most Runs:
| Player | Innings | 1st Inning | 2nd Inning | 3rd Inning | 4th Inning | Total Runs | Avg. | 100s | 50s |
| Virat Kohli | 6 | 1 | 129 | 29 | 40 | 199 | 49.75 | 0 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 5 | 38 | 98 | 8 | 8 | 152 | 38.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 4 | 20 | 76 | 3 | – | 99 | 33.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Jayant Yadav | 1 | – | 55 | – | – | 55 | 55.00 | 0 | 1 |
Most Wickets:
| Player | Innings | 1st Inning | 2nd Inning | 3rd Inning | 4th Inning | Wickets | 5W | 10W |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Shami | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayant Yadav | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Umesh Yadav | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
- Out of the top 5 wicket-takers at Mohali, 4 are spinners.
- Out of the top 5 run scorers at Mohali, all 5 are top-order batsmen.
Head-to-Head: (India vs Sri Lanka)
India last played a Test match series was in 2017. India won the series by 1-0. Overall records are not in favor of Sri Lanka.
- Total no. of series – 16
- India won – 9
- Sri Lanka won – 3
- Drawn – 4
When Sri Lanka visiting India for Test series:
- Total no. of series – 8
- India won – 6
- Sri Lanka won – 0
- Drawn – 2
Top Run Scorers:
| Player | Innings | 1st Inning | 2nd Inning | 3rd Inning | 4th Inning | Total Runs | Avg. | 100s | 50s |
| Virat Kohli | 15 | 397 | 316 | 288 | 3 | 1004 | 77.23 | 5 | 2 |
| Rohit Sharma | 9 | 170 | 111 | 134 | 4 | 419 | 59.85 | 1 | 4 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 13 | 147 | 12 | 84 | 3 | 246 | 18.92 | 0 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 6 | 112 | – | 13 | – | 125 | 41.66 | 0 | 1 |
Top Wicket Takers:
| Player | Innings | 1st Inning | 2nd Inning | 3rd Inning | 4th Inning | Wickets | 5W | 10W |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 17 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 3 | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Shami | 10 | – | 12 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Umesh Yadav | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lankan Player Stats:
| Player | vs India | In India |
| Angelo Matthews | 26I, 957 Runs + 6W | 11I, 345 Runs + 1W |
| Dinesh Chandimal | 16I, 750 Runs | 6I, 366 Runs |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | 18I, 443 Runs + 1W | 6I, 91 Runs + 0W |
| Niroshan Dickwella | 12I, 361 Runs | 6I, 134Runs |
| Lahiru Thirimane | 10I, 232 Runs | 4I, 90 Runs |
| Kusal Mendis | 6I, 200 Runs | – |
| Dhananjay de Silva | 6I, 137 Runs + 1W | 2I, 120 Runs + 1W |
| Suranga Lakmal | 5I, 8W | 5I, 8W |
| Lahiru Kumara | 3I, 4W | – |
| Vishwa Fernando | 1I, 2W | – |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 2I, 2W | – |
Squad:
India's Probable 11:
Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.
Sri Lanka's Probable 11:
D Karunaratne, P Nissanka, K Mendis, A Matthews, de Silva, D Chandimal, N Dickwella, D Chameera, S Lakmal, L Kumara, L Embuldeniya.
Quick Stats:
- Lasith Embuldeniya in Asia – 7M, 13I, 39W.
- Kusal Mendis in Asia – 24M, 46I, 1603 Runs, 34.84 avg.
- Virat Kohli is just 38 runs away from 8000 Test runs.
- In last 5 Tests at home, Kohli scored just 208 at an average of 26.00.
- In the last Sri Lanka tour of India, Kohli scored 610 runs in 3 tests in 2017, 3 back-to-back 100s.
- Mayank Agarwal is 161 runs away from 1000 Test runs at home.
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