Kusal Perera blitz helps Lanka down India in 1st T20

Kusal Perera's 37-ball 66 helped Sri Lanka defeat India in the opening T20 of the Nidhahas Trophy.

India will square off against Sri Lanka in the first T20I on Tuesday.

 

India  (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik(w), Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sri Lanka  (Playing XI): Upul Tharanga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal(w/c), Kusal Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep

TOSS UPDATE: Sri Lanka has won the toss and will bowl first.

Tamil Nadu all-rounder Vijay Shankar  will be making his  India debut  today.

A familiar huddle and some new faces. Time to get The Nidahas Trophy underway. In other news - @vijayshankar260 is all set to make his T20I debut #TeamIndiapic.twitter.com/yhjYR6YZlj

— BCCI (@BCCI) March 6, 2018

 

Here's our preview for tonight's game: India’s young turks ready for Tri-Nation test

Having faced Sri Lanka in 18 international matches this season (6Tests, 8 ODIs and 4 T20 Internationals) on home and away basis, another face-off awaits the players as the two sides lock horns in a T20 contest.

Hello and welcome to Sportstar's live coverage of the first T20I between India and Sri Lanka.