Sri Lanka won the toss, India will bat first, Sanju Samson not included in the list

New Delhi. Sri Lanka won the toss in the first T20 match and invited India to bat first. Sanju Samson did not get a place in the playing eleven in this match being played at Pallekele International Stadium. The Indian team is playing a 3-match T20 series. Suryakumar Yadav is captaining the Indian team while Gautam Gambhir is coaching a team on the international stage for the first time as a coach.

India’s playing XI for the 1st T20I: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.