India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Live Score Online Streaming Updates.India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Live Score Online Streaming Updates: Sri Lanka won the toss against India and opted to bowl in the first Twenty20 on Thursday. The second and third matches will be played in Dharamsala this weekend before the test series. After sweeping the three-match T20 series against the West Indies, India has made a raft of changes for this series including a T20 debut for allrounder Deepak Hooda.
Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant are rested owing to bubble fatigue. Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar are ruled out owing to injuries. Ruturaj Gaikwad was slated to open the innings but he suffered a late wrist injury.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah is back after a deserved break and Sanju Samson has a callup to audition for the T20 World Cup this year. Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja returns from a three-month injury layoff.
For Sri Lanka, allrounder Wanindu Hasranga misses out after testing positive for COVID-19. He will miss the entire T20 series. Kusal Mendis and Maheesh Theekshana are out injured.
IND vs SL T20, Test Match Schedule: Indian team will play three T20I and two Test matches against Sri Lanka. (Twitter/BCCI)
Iyer hits a four and in the next ball he is dropped. It was leading edge over extra cover and ultimately gets 2. 10 off this over ultimately. IND 165/2 after 18 overs.
And that's gone high and that's the big wicket of Ishan Kishan. He is gone for 89. But he has done his job. Liyanage catches it off Shanaka. IND 155/2 after 17 overs.
"Kishan struggling with timing. Despite his good innings, he mostly is one-dimensional and not a great option for India considering we already have Rahul Rohit Kohli as opening options," writes Mohit, an avid cricket fan, on social media. IND: 130/1 after 15 overs
Knocked over by the slower one and Kumara strikes for Lanka. He's gone for 44, having become the leading run-scorer in men's T20Is. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer in the middle. IND: 112/1 after 12 overs
India in a solid position with the platform set for a big total. IND: 106/0 after 11 overs
He gets to his second T20I half-century off 30 deliveries. The left-hander has struck the ball wonderfully so far. The Indian innings is moving along nicely. IND: 90/0 after 9 overs
That’s a monstrous hit from Ishan Kishan! It was short from Chameera and Kishan was on it in a flash and deposits it over the long leg for a maximum. Wonderful powerplay for India. IND: 58/0 after 6 overs
Ishan Kishan is on fire, back to back 3 boundaries. That will give him a lot of confidence. Two good overs by Chameera and Kumara but Chamika Karunaratne's first over is expensive. IND: 27/0 after 3 overs.
National anthems are done. Rohit and Ishan Kishan are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Chameera will open the attack. And just five from the first over. IND: 5/0 after 1 over
Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Ruturaj Gaikwad complained of pain in his right wrist, which is affecting his batting. He was unavailable for selection for the first T20I. The BCCI Medical Team is examining him.
Some of the pitches here have red soil, some have black soil, which is where we're playing tonight. So, one square boundary is on the shorter side. The average score batting first is 166. It's not muggy, so dew will not be a big effect. The pitch is very hard, plenty of cracks, but will stay good with nice pace and bounce.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday praised Sanju Samson, saying that the right-handed wicketkeeper-batter is extremely talented. Sanju Samson has been drafted into the squad and it would be interesting to see whether the management gives him a go in the playing XI.
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Team news: Deepak Hooda has been handed his maiden T20I cap, by Rohit Sharma as India welcome back Ravindra Jadeja, who is back from injury, and Jasprit Bumrah, who was rested for the white-ball series against West Indies. Sanju Samson is also back into the squad. For Sri Lanka, Maheesh Theekshana and Dinesh Chandimal are doubtful starters, with injuries.