Sri Lanka vs India, 1st T20I: Probable XIs, Match Prediction, Pitch Report, Weather Forecast, and Live Streaming Details

Sri Lanka will host India in the first match of the three-match T20I series on Saturday, July 27, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele.

The world champions did play a T20I series against Zimbabwe recently but this will be the first assignment for most of the players who won the T20 World Cup last month. Also, it will be the first series for Suryakumar Yadav as the full-time skipper of the side. Shubman Gill has been elevated to the position of vice-captain of this side. The series also marks Gautam Gambhir's first assignment in his new role as the head coach of the team.

Sri Lanka has appointed Charith Asalanka as the skipper and Sanath Jayasuriya as the coach of the side for this series. Sri Lanka has suffered some major blows even before the start of the match as Dushmanta Chameera and Nuwan Thushara were already ruled out of the series. It prompted Sri Lanka to bring Asitha Fernando and Dilshan Madhushanka to the side.

On the eve of the match, Binura Fernando was hospitalized due to a chest infection. As a result, Ramesh Mendis has been included in the squad as a standby player.

Sri Lanka vs India Match Details

Match: Sri Lanka vs India, 1st T20I, India tour of Sri Lanka 2024

Date and Time: July 27, 2024, 7:00 PM IST

Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele

Sri Lanka vs India Head-to-Head

India has clearly dominated Sri Lanka in head-to-head records. Both teams have faced each other on 29 occasions. Out of these, India have won 19, while Sri Lanka has won nine games.

Matches Played: 29

Sri Lanka Won: 9

India Won: 19

No result: 1

Sri Lanka vs India Pitch Report

The surface at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium might likely have a lot to offer to the batters. The average first innings score in the last five matches here has been 163 runs. The team winning the toss might look to bat here.

Sri Lanka vs India Weather Report

The weather is expected to remain cloudy throughout the match. The temperature might remain around the 25-degree mark during the match. The cloud cover is predicted to remain over 90%.

Sri Lanka vs India Probable XIs

Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka (c), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando

India

Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj.