Play called off after 15 overs on Day 1 due to rain. India 50/2

Today's play has been called off!

Rain has stopped. Official inspection at 3.30 pm

Rain has returned and so have the covers. It is looking bleak at Colombo #SLvIND
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Meanwhile, for India A, Axar Patel's bowling figures vs South Africa A - 6 overs, 6 maidens, 4 wickets.

Lunch has been taken. So, after the first session, India are at 50/2. Kohli 14*, Pujara 19*

Uh oh! Rain! Play stopped with India 50/2

Kohli edges another, but fortunately for the Indian the ball didn't carry

DROPPED! Kohli edges it but is dropped by the keeper and India get 5 penalty runs after the ball hit the helmet
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Pujara nicks it to slip, but the ball doesn't carry. Close shave for the Indian. Ind: 19/2

4.5 Kohli gets behind the ball.

4.4 Pujara take a single. India 19/2

4.3 Kohli with a beautiful drive! Finds the gap but is saved well. India 18/2

4.1 Kohli gets behind the ball well

3.6 Ball whooshes past Pujara. India 15/2

India 15/2

3.5 Virat Kohli - who has just come on - gets on the scoreboard immediately.

Looked like Rahane lost his balance before facing the ball.

3.4 WICKET! Rahane missed a full one! India 14/2

3.3 Good length by Pradeep and Rahane is making sure he faces it on the front foot.

3.2 Pujara takes a single. India 14/1

The ball clearly missed the leg stump. India 13/1

APPEAL! Pradeep to Pujara but the umpires rules it out.

5 of the over. India 13/1

Well played by Rahane. Gets right behind the ball. India 13/1

India still 13/1

Dhammika gets a good swing on the ball. 3 balls left.

NO BALL! Dhammika oversteps and India are 13/1

FOUR! Beautiful straight drive by Rahane! India 12/1

India 8/1 at the end of the second over.

First runs for Pujara! As he squares it.

India still 6/1

5 balls into the second over and Pujara is playing it safe.

End of the over. India 6/1

India 6/1 - beautiful placed by Rahane

Nicely played by Rahane! Gets the first boundary for the visitors.

Ajinkya Rahane has made his way onto the field. India 2/1

WICKET! K L Rahul is out! Bowled!

..and we're off with Rahul flicks the ball to put 2 on the scoreboard.

India are out there now with KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara - a brand few starting two for India.

Recap: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to field.

Naman Ojha makes his competitive Test debut for India.

Lankan legend, Kumar Sangakkara, is going to be a huge miss for the home side.

India (Playing XI): Cheteshwar Pujara, Lokesh Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Naman Ojha(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews(c), Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera(w), Dhammika Prasad, Rangana Herath, T Kaushal, Nuwan Pradeep

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