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
No run.
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Jaydev Unadkat to Kusal Mendis
1 run.
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Jaydev Unadkat to Kusal Mendis
FOUR! ALMOST a wicket for India. Length ball moving away from Mendis. He looks to cut this and the ball flies past Raina at slip for a boundary.
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Jaydev Unadkat to Kusal Mendis
Angles this away from Mendis who gets a bottom edge to it.
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Jaydev Unadkat to Danushka Gunathilaka
Length this time and Gunathilaka flicks it off this pads to pick up the first run of the innings.
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Jaydev Unadkat to Danushka Gunathilaka
Steams in and bowls it full. Gunathilaka stays in the crease and bunts this.
We are back for the chase. The umpires come out once again with the Indians players this time. Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka will face the new ball. Jaydev Unadkat will start proceedings for the Indian team. One slip in place. Here we go...
