The Indian bowling attack endured a tough opening spell against Sri Lanka's emerging batting talent before a spin-led fightback, spearheaded by Kuldeep Yadav, restricted SLC XI to 363 for 8 on the opening day of their three-day warm-up match in Colombo on Friday.

As it is a friendly game, both teams will bat 90 overs on the first two days and split 45 overs each on the final day. Nonetheless, head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill, who sat out the day after suffering an impact injury in training, will have plenty to think about.