Team India will look to avenge their opening match defeat to Sri Lanka when they face the hosts for the second time in the Twenty20 International tri-nation series, Nidahas Trophy, at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Monday. India suffered a five-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the first match of the tournament but bounced back strongly to outplay Bangladesh in their next match. India will be hoping stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma makes a return to form. Rohit has been struggling since the South Africa tour and was dismissed for a duck in the first match of the Nidahas Trophy. However, India will be buoyed by Shikhar Dhawan's brilliant run of form. The left-hander smashed 90 off just 49 balls, continuing from where he left off from the limited-overs series in South Africa. LIVE SCORECARD
Sri Lanka will be without captain Dinesh Chandimal after he was handed a two-match suspension after being found guilty of a "serious over-rate offence" during the match against Bangladesh in Colombo on Saturday night. The ban means that Chandimal will be unavailable for crucial matches of the tri-series T20I tournament against India (March 12) and Bangladesh (March 16). In Saturday's match, match referee Chris Board deemed that Sri Lanka were ruled to be four overs short of their target when time allowances were taken into consideration.
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
Live India vs Sri Lanka, 4th T20I
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Washington Sundar to Kusal Mendis
1 run.
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Washington Sundar to Dasun Shanaka
1 run.
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Washington Sundar to Dasun Shanaka
No run.
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Washington Sundar to Dasun Shanaka
Slower one outside off, blocked.
Dasun Shanaka is the new man in.
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Washington Sundar to Jeevan Mendis
OUT! Bowled 'em! Sundar is having a good outing as he picks up his second wicket of the game. In fact, my colleague reminds me that it's his first non-Kusal wicket in this format. Tosses it up bravely on the stumps, Jeevan Mendis makes room to drive it away, expecting it to turn away but this one doesn't and just goes straight on. Beats the inside edge and hits the middle stick.
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Washington Sundar to Kusal Mendis
Dipping full toss on middle and leg, milked down to long on for one.
Washington Sundar to bowl out.
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Yuzvendra Chahal to Kusal Mendis
Works it through the gap at mid-wicket and will keep strike. Just 4 from the this over, good one for India.
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Yuzvendra Chahal to Kusal Mendis
Slower ball outside off, Mendis looks to cut but gets a bottom edge towards the off side.
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Yuzvendra Chahal to Kusal Mendis
Good running, actually good game awareness as well! Kusal Mendis fetches this from outside off and sweeps it towards Sundar at deep mid-wicket who fumbles. Seeing this, he quickly calls for another and completes it with ease.
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Yuzvendra Chahal to Kusal Mendis
Quicker and wider outside off, Kusal doesn't play at it thinking it to be called as a wide but nothing from the umpire.
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Yuzvendra Chahal to Jeevan Mendis
A bit short outside off, pulled towards long on for a single.
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Yuzvendra Chahal to Jeevan Mendis
Around middle and off, pushed towards cover.
Jeevan Mendis is the new man in. Sri Lanka looking to maintain the left hand-right hand combo? Anyway, Yuzvendra Chahal is back as well.
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Shardul Thakur to Thisara Perera
OUT! Thisara's show is over! Well, you live by the sword and die by it, goes the saying here. Thakur bowls a slower full ball outside off, Perera swings wildly but is deceived by the lack of pace on it. Gets a big top edge which balloons high up in the air over extra cover. Chahal backtracks, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a well-judged reverse cup catch.
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Shardul Thakur to Kusal Mendis
Mistimed but doesn't cost anything! Kusal Mendis reaches his 4th T20I fifty and you know what? This is his 4th 50-plus score in the last five innings. That's some form. Gets across to a short ball and mistimes the pull towards deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
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Shardul Thakur to Thisara Perera
Nudged towards the man at short fine leg for a single.
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Shardul Thakur to Thisara Perera
Inside edge! Thakur knows that anything in the arc and he will be hit out of the park. So what he does is he smartly bowls it wider outside off, on a length. Thisara in this mood wants to have a go at everything. Ekes out a thick inside edge on the back pad as the ball rolls beside the pitch. Kusal wanted a single but Shardul is quick to get to the ball to deny them.
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Shardul Thakur to Thisara Perera
Good length delivery on the stumps, Perera hits it over the bowler's head. Raina from long on hares across to his right and stops it with a slide. They take two.
