India rode on Shikhar Dhawan's blistering 90 and Manish Pandey's calculated 37 to score 174/5 vs Sri Lanka in the first match of the T20I Nidahas Trophy 2018 on Tuesday. Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and put India to bat. The hosts struck early by dismissing the Indian captain for a duck in the very first over and then by removing Suresh Raina for just one run in the next over. Two quick wickets rattled India's momentum. However, Dhawan and Pandey batted cautiously and hit boundaries at regular intervals as they kept the scoreboard ticking. The Indian pair was looking dangerous but Jeevan Mendis broke the 95-run partnership to stem the flow of runs. After Pandey's dismissal, Dhawan kept scoring from one end but gave away his wicket in search of quick runs. Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant provided the final flourish with a 21-run partnership. For the youngsters chosen in the side, the aim would be to stay on the selectors' radar for next year's World Cup. For a bunch of youngsters, who will get to wear the India blues with as many as six top players being rested, would consider this a god-sent opportunity. (LIVE SCORECARD)
When and Where to watch: India (IND) vs Sri Lanka (SL)
(IND) Vs (SL) is scheduled for a 7 PM IST (01:30 PM GMT) start. Live Streaming and TV information for the match can be found below.
India: DSport, DD Sports
Bangladesh: Gazi TV (GTV)
Sri Lanka: SLRC
South Africa: SuperSport
USA: Willow TV
UK: Sky Sports
Canada: ATN Cricket Plus HD
MENA: OSN Sports Cricket HD
India vs Sri Lanka, Live 1st T20I
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Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Chandimal
2 runs.
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Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Chandimal
FOUR.
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Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Chandimal
Wrong un'. Chandimal gets an inside edge onto his pads.
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Yuzvendra Chahal to Dinesh Chandimal
Outside off, Chandimal looks to cut it but gets a top edge to it.
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Vijay Shankar to Kusal Perera
Good bouncer from Shankar to end the over. Outside off, Perera leaves it alone.
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Vijay Shankar to Dinesh Chandimal
Chandimal pushes this through covers for one.
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Vijay Shankar to Kusal Perera
Bowls this at the ribs of Perera who pulls this to square leg for just one.
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Vijay Shankar to Kusal Perera
Perera shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
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Vijay Shankar to Dinesh Chandimal
The ball takes an inside edge of the blade off Chandimal and they run through.
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Vijay Shankar to Kusal Perera
FIFTY for Perera. Short ball, Perera rocks back and cuts it on the off side for one. He gets there in just 23 balls.
