Sri Lanka won the toss, elected to field against India

Galle, August 14: Sri Lanka's captain Sanath Jayasuriya won the toss and sent India to bat in the first cricket Test here on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka added a fourth seamer, Suresh Perera, on the hard, grassy wicket that is expected to help the fast bowlers in the early stages of the match.

Perera came in for wicketkeeper Romesh Kaluwitharana, leaving Kumar Sangakkara to don the gloves.

India, without the injured Sachin Tendulkar, went in with six specialist batsmen in the first of three back-to-back Tests.

India: Sourav Ganguly (capt), Shiv Das, Sadagopan Ramesh, Mohammad Kaif, Rahul Dravid, Hemang Badani, Sameer Dighe, Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh. 12th man: Harvinder Singh.

Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya (capt), Marvan Atapattu, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena, Russel Arnold, Hashan Tillekaratne, Chaminda Vaas, Suresh Perera, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ruchira Perera. 12th man: Thilan Samaraweera.

Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and Asoka De Silva (Sri Lanka).

TV Umpire: Peter Manuel.