What Second match of the three-Test series between Sri Lanka and India When August 20-24, 2015. 10:00 IST | 04:30 GMT Where P Sara Oval, Colombo, Sri Lanka The teams Sri Lanka They were down on the mat for the first three days of the Galle Test before pulling off one of the most incredible turnaround victories in Test cricket on the fourth morning. Rangana Herath and Tharindu Kaushal picked up nine wickets in a session to bowl India out for 112 and scripted a 63-run win for Sri Lanka. That win in the first Test should act as a massive confidence boost for the hosts when they take field at the P Sara Oval on Thursday. The performance of his spinners in the second innings, after a lackluster show in the first, should be terrific news for skipper Angelo Mathews. He would hope for some support from his pacers this time around. Despite the win in Galle, the fact that they let India dominate for the most part of the Test should not be lost on the Lankan team management. Better resilience from their batsmen against India’s spinners will be the key. India The defeat at Galle was a shock. They had the game in their firm grasp until all hell broke loose in one session. The Indian batsmen must have taken a long hard look at themselves after the second innings capitulation against the Lankan spinners.

To add insult to injury, India have lost their in-form opening batsman, Shikhar Dhawan for the remaining two Tests. On the other hand, a fit-again Murali Vijay is expected to play in Colombo, which bodes well given the solidity he provides to the lineup. KL Rahul will have to step up his game and bat with much more responsibility in the absence of Dhawan, as will Rohit Sharma, if India stick with him at No. 3.

After the Galle collapse, India have called up all-rounder Stuart Binny to the squad. If he features in the playing XI in Colombo, it could well be in place of a spinner. Another decision for Virat Kohli would be if he wants to persevere with Varun Aaron despite his expensive spells of 11-0-68-1 and 7-0-39-1 in the first Test. If not, Umesh Yadav could partner Ishant Sharma in the second match. Key Players

Sri Lanka After 15 years of outstanding service to his country on the cricket field, this will be the last time he will don the Sri Lanka cap. And he would want it to be a moment he could look back with pride. Kumar Sangakkara will be the cynosure of all eyes in Colombo. After striking form in the Galle Test with a 40 in the second innings, the Lankan legend will look to get a big one this time. India

R Ashwin was, by far, India’s best bowler in the first Test. Not always are a bowler’s figures the true reflection of the quality of his bowling. But Ashwin’s 10 wickets at Galle, especially his 6 for 46 in the first innings, were indeed a testament to his current bowling form. He kept asking questions off the batsmen constantly using tools such as turn, bounce, loop and flight. The Lankan batsmen found it hard to get him away in Galle, and given his form, he will have to shoulder the bulk of India’s bowling responsibility in Colombo too.

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Last 5 Tests (Most recent listed first) Sri Lanka: Won, Lost, Won, Lost, Lost, Lost

India: Lost, Drawn, Drawn, Drawn, Lost Last meeting between both sides at this ground August 3-7, 2010 Sri Lanka 425 & 267, India 436 & 258-5. India won by 5 wickets. Trivia Last nine Tests at Colombo PSS have all produced result, with Sri Lanka winning six of them. Rangana Herath needs 1 wicket to surpass Chaminda Vaas’ tally of 180 wickets at home soil. Only Muttiah Muralitharan- with 493 wickets at home- will be ahead of Herath. One more hundred and Virat Kohli will equal Alastair Cook’s world record of scoring five hundreds in first five Tests as captain. Squads Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Dushmantha Chameera, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwan Pradeep, Vishwa Fernando, Rangana Herath, Dimuth Karunaratne, Tharindu Kaushal, Jehan Mubarak, Dilruwan Perera, Kusal Perera, Dhammika Prasad, Kumar Sangakkara, Kaushal Silva (wk), Upul Tharanga. India: Virat Kohli (capt), Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Stuart Binny.