<p>India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in Saturday's pink ball Test in Bangalore with a series sweep in view.</p>.<p>The hosts, who won the opener of the two-match series inside three days, have made one change with left-arm spinner Axar Patel coming in for Jayant Yadav.</p>.<p>India have won both their previous two day-night Tests at home against Bangladesh in 2019 and England last year. They lost to Australia in a floodlit Test at Adelaide in 2020.</p>.<p>"It looks like a dry pitch and runs on the board are important," Rohit, who is playing his 400th international match, said at the toss.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/pink-ball-in-garden-city-will-kohlis-wait-for-elusive-71st-international-ton-end-at-chinnaswamy-1090280.html" target="_blank">Pink ball in 'Garden City': Will Kohli's wait for elusive 71st international ton end at Chinnaswamy?</a></strong></p>.<p>"When it comes to mindset we want to be ruthless. It is going to be a challenging Test match."</p>.<p>Sri Lanka, led by Dimuth Karunaratne, have made two changes from their innings and 222-run thrashing in Mohali.</p>.<p>Kusal Mendis and Praveen Jayawickrama replace Pathum Nissanka and Lahiru Kumara, both out to injury.</p>.<p>"The wicket is pretty dry and it will turn later on, so we wanted to bat first as well," said Karunaratne.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka has never won a Test in India.</p>.<p>The match will be fast bowler Suranga Lakmal's last.</p>.<p>The 35-year-old Lakmal has claimed 170 wickets in 69 Tests since his 2010 debut.</p>.<p>The 40,000 capacity M Chinnaswamy stadium is operating at full capacity as the domestic Covid threat recedes and ground officials told AFP the stadium is sold out for the first two days.</p>.<p><strong>Teams</strong></p>.<p><strong>India</strong>: Rohit Sharma (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah</p>.<p><strong>Sri Lanka</strong>: Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama</p>.<p><strong>Umpires</strong>: Anil Chaudhary (IND), Nitin Menon (IND)</p>.<p><strong>TV Umpire</strong>: Virender Sharma (IND)</p>.<p><strong>Match Referee</strong>: Javagal Srinath (IND)</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in Saturday's pink ball Test in Bangalore with a series sweep in view.</p>.<p>The hosts, who won the opener of the two-match series inside three days, have made one change with left-arm spinner Axar Patel coming in for Jayant Yadav.</p>.<p>India have won both their previous two day-night Tests at home against Bangladesh in 2019 and England last year. They lost to Australia in a floodlit Test at Adelaide in 2020.</p>.<p>"It looks like a dry pitch and runs on the board are important," Rohit, who is playing his 400th international match, said at the toss.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/pink-ball-in-garden-city-will-kohlis-wait-for-elusive-71st-international-ton-end-at-chinnaswamy-1090280.html" target="_blank">Pink ball in 'Garden City': Will Kohli's wait for elusive 71st international ton end at Chinnaswamy?</a></strong></p>.<p>"When it comes to mindset we want to be ruthless. It is going to be a challenging Test match."</p>.<p>Sri Lanka, led by Dimuth Karunaratne, have made two changes from their innings and 222-run thrashing in Mohali.</p>.<p>Kusal Mendis and Praveen Jayawickrama replace Pathum Nissanka and Lahiru Kumara, both out to injury.</p>.<p>"The wicket is pretty dry and it will turn later on, so we wanted to bat first as well," said Karunaratne.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka has never won a Test in India.</p>.<p>The match will be fast bowler Suranga Lakmal's last.</p>.<p>The 35-year-old Lakmal has claimed 170 wickets in 69 Tests since his 2010 debut.</p>.<p>The 40,000 capacity M Chinnaswamy stadium is operating at full capacity as the domestic Covid threat recedes and ground officials told AFP the stadium is sold out for the first two days.</p>.<p><strong>Teams</strong></p>.<p><strong>India</strong>: Rohit Sharma (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah</p>.<p><strong>Sri Lanka</strong>: Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama</p>.<p><strong>Umpires</strong>: Anil Chaudhary (IND), Nitin Menon (IND)</p>.<p><strong>TV Umpire</strong>: Virender Sharma (IND)</p>.<p><strong>Match Referee</strong>: Javagal Srinath (IND)</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>