IND vs SL Score Live Updates: The first match of the T20 series between India and Sri Lanka will be played in Pallekele. Team India will take the field under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. This will be the first series of India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir. There are also many young players in the team. The Sri Lankan team will play on home ground. However, despite this, it can get tough competition from India. Team India can give a chance to Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Along with this, Hardik Pandya’s place in the playing eleven is almost certain.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from the T20 format. In their absence, the responsibility will now be on the young players. Shubman and Yashasvi have opened in many matches. Both of them can perform well against Sri Lanka. Rishabh Pant may get a chance to play at number 3.
Team India has given a break to experienced fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah. Yuzvendra Chahal has also not got a place in the team. In his absence, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Siraj have got a place. Both of them can be included in the playing eleven of the first match. Ravi Bishnoi can also get a place.
Sri Lanka has already suffered two setbacks before the match against India. Dushmantha Chameera and Nuwan Thisara are out due to injury. In their absence, Sri Lanka has included Asith Fernando and Dilshan Madushanka in the team.
So far 29 T20 International matches have been played between India and Sri Lanka. In these matches, Team India won 19, while Sri Lanka could win only 9. At the same time, one match between the two has been inconclusive. Earlier, the T20 series between India and Sri Lanka was played in January 2023. In this series, India won 2-1. However, then India played the series on home soil. At the same time, this time the series will be played in Sri Lanka.
Probable players for India-Sri Lanka T20 match –
India: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh/Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Charith Aslanka (captain), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Mathisha Pathirana, Binura Fernando
