Colombo (PTI): Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first Test of the three match series at Sinhalese Sports Club ground here on Wednesday.The hosts were 9 for 1 in 5.0 overs. M Warnapura and K Sangakkara were batting when reports last came in.

Wet conditions due to overnight rains delayed the start of the match.

Ajantha Mendis will make debut for Sri Lanka.

Teams:

Sri Lanka: Michael Vandort, Malinda Warnapura, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardene, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Kulasekera, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis.

India: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Dinesh Kaarthick, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma.

Umpires: Mark Benson and Billy Doctrove

Third Umpire: Rudy Koertzen

Match Referee: Alan Hurst.