West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2015, 1st Test: Sri Lanka vs West Indies at Galle, Oct 14-18, 2015
Venue: Played at Galle International Stadium
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and choose to bat first
Angelo Mathews: "The wicket looks a typical Galle wicket. Lots of runs but it will be slow as well. We are playing 7 batters and Siriwardana making his debut, he can bowl as well. We are playing two seamers and two spinners. We are walking into a new era and taking up the challenge to move forward."
Jason Holder: "I would have liked to bat first. Nevertheless, we have four fast bowlers. We have five bowlers and back them to get 20 wickets. I think both teams are evenly matched."
Sri Lanka Playing XI: Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews (capt), Milinda Siriwardana, Kusal Perera (wk), Dhammika Prasad, Tharindu Kaushal, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Pradeep
West Indies Playing XI: Kraigg Brathwaite, Shai Hope, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Jemaine Blackwood, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Jason Holder (capt.), Devendra Bishoo, Jerome Taylor, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel
