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India vs Sri Lanka Live: India off to flying start

Asitha Fernando has started his spell with a nine-run over. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit two fours in the over. On the first occasion, Jaiswal was lucky as an inside edge went past the wicketkeeper for four, while the second one came on the off side after Jaiswal got width on offer. 

IND 22/0 (2)

India vs Sri Lanka Live: 3 Fours in first over

India have got three fours in the first over. Yashasvi Jaiswal kicked off the over of Dilshan Madushanka with a four before Shubman Gill too smashed two consecutive boundaries. 13 came off the over.

IND 13/0 (1)

India vs Sri Lanka Live: Here are the playing XIs –

India: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Riyan Parag, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj

India vs Sri Lanka Live: Four players miss out on India XI

“It (the pitch) looks good and it is fine to bat first. The brand of cricket remains the same. The relationship between me and him (Gambhir) have had for so many years is special. Dube, Samson, Khaleel and Washington are the four players to miss out. That (World Cup) is history, we start from scratch and it is a new challenge,” said India captain Suryakumar Yadav.

India vs Sri Lanka Live: 6 batters, 5 bowlers for Sri Lanka

“We are going to bowl first. It looks like a pretty good pitch and we want to see how it goes. We are going with 6-5 (batters-bowlers) combination. I want to give every player a specific roles and that’s why we are going with 5 bowlers. You can expect more wins and more consistency,” said Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka.

IND vs SL Live: Sri Lanka opt to bowl

Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka has won the toss and opted to bowl against India in first T20I of three-match series.

IND vs SL Live: Gambhir’s role in focus

The performance of head coach Gautam Gambhir will also be in focus in India’s tour of Sri Lanka. Under Gambhir mentorship, KKR recently won IPL 2024. Team India and its fans also have high hopes from Gambhir.

IND vs SL Live: A Test of captaincy for SKY

Suryakumar Yadav has already led India for seven games in the format, winning 5 of them. But this captaincy test begins now as he has been preferred over Hardik Pandya for the role.

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Inda start their three-match T20I vs Sri Lanka today. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Indian side, while Charith Asalanka will be the host team captain. Stay connected for live updates.