SL vs IND 1st Test Live Streaming in UK: The live streaming and broadcasting of the 1st T20I of the India tour of Sri Lanka 2026 will be available on TNT Sports Coverage.
Dhananjaya Silva-led Sri Lanka will square off against Shubman Gill-led India in the 1st Test starting on August 15 at Galle International Stadium, Galle.
The cricketing sides have met on 46 occasions, with India having 22 wins while Sri Lanka have 7 wins, and 17 games ended in a draw.
SL vs IND 1st Test Live Streaming in UK
The SL vs IND 1st Test Live Streaming will be available on TNT Sports and discovery+.
TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms, offering a line-up of up to four TV channels (TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4), and up to six digital or red-button channels (TNT Sports 5 to 10), and TNT Sports Ultimate plus TNT Sports Box Office HD.
The streaming home for TNT Sports in the UK is discovery+, where fans can enjoy a subscription that includes TNT Sports, Eurosport and entertainment in one destination.
You can also watch TNT Sports through BT, EE, Sky, and Virgin Media.
TNT Sports subscriptions cost start from £20 a month and will differ from package to package. Viewers can subscribe to TNT Sports through Discovery+, BT, EE, Sky and Virgin Media through various subscription costs.
BT Broadband customers can buy the Big Sport package, comprising NOW Sports, all the TNT Sports channels, all the Sky Sports channels, Eurosport and Discovery+, for £45 a month with no upfront fee on a 24-month contract.
We have listed the package details for various categories here. Below we have also listed the price and benefits each package costs and provides. Check out the subscription details for TNT Sports below:
| Category | Available Packages |
| New Customer | Entertainment |
| Sport | |
| Big Entertainment | |
| Big Sport | |
| Full Works (formerly VIP) | |
| Existing BT broadband customers | Full Works |
| Big Entertainment | |
| Entertainment | |
| Sport | |
| Big Sport | |
| Exclusive to BT broadband and mobile customers | TNT Sports on Sky TV |
| Existing BT broadband or mobile customers | discovery+ Premium (incl TNT Sports) |
Packages for New Customers
| Package | Benefits |
| Entertainment | Sky Atlantic, Sky Max and more with NOW Entertainment |
| A whole library full of Sky Originals and exclusives and epic kids TV | |
| Free-to-air and a recordable TV box | |
| A Netflix Standard with adverts plan, watch and download movies and TV shows with a few ads on 2 devices in Full HD | |
| Access to discovery+ Basic | |
| Sport | All four TNT Sports channels |
| The Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Premiership Rugby and much more | |
| Eurosport 1 and 2 | |
| Free-to-air and a recordable TV box | |
| Access to discovery+ Premium (incl. TNT Sports) | |
| Big Entertainment | Sky Atlantic, Sky Max and more with NOW Entertainment |
| Stream the biggest blockbusters, brand new films, and award-winning movies with NOW Cinema | |
| Over 1000 movies on demand | |
| Free-to-air and a recordable TV box | |
| A Netflix Standard with adverts plan, watch and download movies and TV shows with a few ads on 2 devices in Full HD | |
| Access to discovery+ Basic | |
| Big Sport | All four TNT Sports channels |
| All 12 Sky Sports channels in SD, including unrivalled live coverage of the Premier League, F1® and much more with NOW Sports | |
| 400+ live football games, including the biggest Premier League games plus the best of the WSL, EFL and SPFL | |
| Eurosport 1 and 2 | |
| Free-to-air and a recordable TV box | |
| Access to discovery+ Premium (incl. TNT Sports) | |
| Full Works (formerly VIP) | Sky Atlantic, Sky Max and more with NOW Entertainment |
| Stream the biggest blockbusters, brand new films, and award-winning movies with NOW Cinema | |
| All four TNT Sports channels | |
| All 12 Sky Sports channels, including unrivalled live coverage of the Premier League, F1® and much more with NOW Sports | |
| Full HD channels including TNT Sports HD, plus Sky Sports HD from NOW Boost | |
| Eurosport 1 and 2 | |
| Free-to-air and a recordable TV box | |
| A Netflix Standard plan, watch on two devices in Full HD | |
| Access to discovery+ Premium (incl. TNT Sports) |
Packages for Existing BT Broadband customers Package Details
| Package | Price | Benefits |
| Full works | 24 Month contract £25 a month for 3 months. Then £78+£0 upfront | Sky Atlantic, Sky Max and more with NOW Entertainment |
| Stream the biggest blockbusters, brand new films, and award-winning movies with NOW Cinema | ||
| All four TNT Sports channels | ||
| All 12 Sky Sports channels, including unrivalled live coverage of the Premier League, F1® and much more with NOW Sports | ||
| Full HD channels including TNT Sports HD, plus Sky Sports HD from NOW Boost | ||
| Eurosport 1 and 2 | ||
| Free-to-air and a recordable TV box | ||
| A Netflix Standard plan, watch on two devices in Full HD | ||
| Access to discovery+ Premium (incl. TNT Sports) | ||
| Big Entertainment | 24 Month contract £30 a month + £0 upfront | Sky Atlantic, Sky Max and more with NOW Entertainment |
| Stream the biggest blockbusters, brand new films, and award-winning movies with NOW Cinema | ||
| Over 1000 movies on demand | ||
| Free-to-air and a recordable TV box | ||
| A Netflix Standard with adverts plan, watch and download movies and TV shows with a few ads on 2 devices in Full HD | ||
| Access to discovery+ Basic | ||
| Entertainment | 24 Month contract £20 a month + £0 upfront | Sky Atlantic, Sky Max and more with NOW Entertainment |
| A whole library full of Sky Originals and exclusives and epic kids TV | ||
| Free-to-air and a recordable TV box | ||
| A Netflix Standard with adverts plan, watch and download movies and TV shows with a few ads on 2 devices in Full HD | ||
| Access to discovery+ Basic | ||
| Sport | 24 Month contract £20 a month + £0 upfront | All four TNT Sports channels |
| The Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Premiership Rugby and much more | ||
| Eurosport 1 and 2 | ||
| Free-to-air and a recordable TV box | ||
| Access to discovery+ Premium (incl. TNT Sports) | ||
| Big Sport | 24 Month contract £45 a month + £0 upfront | All four TNT Sports channels |
| All 12 Sky Sports channels in SD, including unrivalled live coverage of the Premier League, F1® and much more with NOW Sports | ||
| 400+ live football games, including the biggest Premier League games plus the best of the WSL, EFL and SPFL | ||
| Eurosport 1 and 2 | ||
| Free-to-air and a recordable TV box | ||
| Access to discovery+ Premium (incl. TNT Sports) |
Packages for Exclusive to BT broadband and mobile customers
| Package | Price | Benefits |
| TNT Sports on Sky TV | 24 Month contract, £25 a month | Watch all 4 TNT Sports channels through your Sky box |
| discovery+ Premium included at no extra cost | ||
| The Premier League, UEFA Champions League and loads more on TNT Sports | ||
| Eurosport 1 and 2 included at no extra cost |
Packages for Existing BT broadband or mobile customers
| Package | Price | Benefits |
| discovery+ Premium (incl TNT Sports) | £ 20 a month 1-month rolling contract | TNT Sports one month rolling contract, start anytime, cancel anytime |
| Watch TNT Sports on the discovery+ app as soon as you’ve activated via My BT | ||
| The Premier League, UEFA Champions League and loads more on TNT Sports | ||
| Eurosport 1 and 2 included at no extra cost | ||
| Access to discovery+ Premium (incl. TNT Sports) |
Price may vary at the time of subscription**
2026 SL vs IND 1st Test Probable Playing 11
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna/Gurnoor Brar
Sri Lanka
Nishan Madushka, Lahiru Air, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Sonal Dinusha, Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando
2026 SL vs IND 1st Test Pitch Report
The pitch at Galle is uncertain and could assist well for batters while spinners might come into play as the match progresses. The pacers are expected to get decent carry from the pitch only during the first two days.
2026 SL vs IND 1st Test Squad
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Auqib Nabi, Dhruv Jurel, Gurnoor Brar, Saransh Jain
Sri Lanka
Nishan Madushka, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Sonal Milan, Rath Rath, Priyanka Keshara Nuwantha