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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Jaydev Unadkat to Danushka Gunathilaka
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Jaydev Unadkat to Danushka Gunathilaka
2 runs.
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Jaydev Unadkat to Kusal Perera
Perera gets an inside edge onto his pads and they scamper for the run. The fielder has a shy at the stumps but misses.
Jaydev Unadkat back for his second over.
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Washington Sundar to Danushka Gunathilaka
SIX! It's raining in Colombo. No, not bad news, but it's raining sixes! This is tossed up around middle, Danushka gets down on a knee and smites it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
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Washington Sundar to Danushka Gunathilaka
Outside off, pushed towards point.
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Washington Sundar to Kusal Perera
Angled in from round the wicket, chipped aerially towards mid on for a single.
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Washington Sundar to Kusal Perera
Perera gets down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket. Before the throw from the deep comes in, a couple results. Excellent running.
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Washington Sundar to Danushka Gunathilaka
Darted on the pads, Danushka fails to flick it away. The ball rolls away and a leg bye is taken.
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Washington Sundar to Danushka Gunathilaka
Flatter on off, defended with a straight bat towards the bowler.
