India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I, LIVE Score: Suryakumar Yadav Departs On 7, Ishan Kishan Key For India vs SL

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: FOUR

Suryakumar Yadav enters with a bang as he steals a beautiful boundary on Dilshan Madushanka’s delivery. He brilliantly place a shot between the extra cover and long-off as the ball simply goes across the boundary line. It’s a sigh of relief for the Indian side after the dismissal of Shubman Gill. 

IND 34/1 (4 overs)

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: OUT

OUT!! Maheesh Theekshana provides Sri Lanka with their first breakthrough of the night as he dismissed Shubman Gill for 7. Gill completely fails to judge Theekshana’s delivery and get LBW out. Even after taking a DRS review, Gill was declared out. Big blow for India.

IND 27/1 (2.3 overs)

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: FOUR

Shubman Gill joins the party as he gets off the mark with a brilliant boundary on Dilshan Madushanka’s delivery. Gill hits a perfect drive on the off-side as no fielder was able to stop the ball from crossing the boundary rope. Perfect start for the debutant batter.

IND 22/0 (1.1 overs)

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: Back-to-back fours

Ishan Kishan brutally thrashes Kasun Rajitha as he smashes two back-to-back boundaries on his delivery. The first one came after he placed it straight down the ground while the second one was sent to the backward square leg. Brilliant over for Team India.

IND 17/0 (1 overs)

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: SIX

SIX!!! Ishan Kishan unleashes his fury on Kasun Rajitha as he smashes a maximum on his delivery. Kishan flicked a shot over the deep square leg and ball goes straight into the crowd. What a start for Team India.

IND 8/0 (0.3 overs)

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: Gill, Ishan open for India

Ishan Kishan along with debutant Shubman Gill, open the batting for India while Kasun Rajitha opens the bowling attack for Sri Lanka. 

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: Time for the national anthem

Both the teams are out on the field for their respective national anthems. We are just few moments away from the match. Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted field. 

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: Sri Lanka’s Playing XI

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: India’s Playing XI

India (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: Arshdeep to miss the 1st T20I

India will be missing the services of their young pacer Arshdeep Singh in the first T20I match against Sri Lanka. In his absence, Shivam Mavi will be making his T20I debut for India. 

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: Here’s what India skipper Hardik Pandya said at the toss

Excited. Always been excited to play for the country, but obviously leading now makes it more special. Excited to see how this new bunch of guys express themselves. We were going to bat first. Yes this is a chasing ground but we want to put ourselves in more difficult situations generally in bilaterals. Anyone who comes here we will make sure we’ll give them the confidence. Two debutants today – Gill and Mavi. Arshdeep was not available.

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: Here’s what Dasun Shanaka said at the toss

Going to bowl first. Dew factor will be there later. We were doing well in T20Is except the World Cup. We are following the routines. Got the same batting line-up we had previously. Bowlers will be changed.

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: Sri Lanka opt to field

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka wins the toss and opts to field against India in the first T20I match against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 

India and Sri Lanka: Gill and Mavi make T20I debut

Batter Shubman Gill and Shivam Mavi are all set to make their T20I debut for Team India. Both the players received their maiden T20I caps from skipper Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav before the toss. 

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: Few moments away from the toss

Both the captains are gearing up for the toss for the first T20I match between India and Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: India’s predicted XI

Here’s what we think is the likely XI of the Indian team in the first T20I against Sri Lanka.

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: Hardik to lead Team India

In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Team India will be lead by all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Apart from Rohit, the likes of Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will also be missing the T20I series against Sri Lanka. 

India vs Sri Lanka, Live: Hello and welcome

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 1st T20I match between India and Sri Lanka, straight from the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Stay tuned.