Tri-Series: Sri Lanka vs India 1st T20I- Toss Report

Sri Lanka Won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first T20I at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo.

Hosts Sri Lanka will take on India in the first T20I of the Nidahas Tri–series at the R Premadasa stadium. Dinesh Chandimal will lead the Sri Lankan side in the absence of Angelo Matthews who is out of action due to injury.

On the other hand Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team as the selectors have gone in with a relatively young side.

Vijay Shankar will make his international debut in the first T20I.

Playing XI-:

India :

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 :

Upul Tharanga, Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dinesh Chandimal (c), Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Jeevan Mendis, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmanta Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep