For the Men in Blue, this series is the beginning of a new era under the leadership of head coach GautamGambhir. The former opener will have a tough task of living up to the high standards set by his predecessors. BCCI appointed Suryakumar Yadav as the T20I skipper with Shubman Gill being his deputy. Under Gill, India are coming off a 4-1 T20I series win against Zimbabwe.

For hosts Sri Lanka, the players are coming fresh from the Lanka Premier League. For the island nation, there have been some changes in leadership with former opener SanathJayasuriya being appointed as the interim head coach. Meanwhile, After the island nation’s poor show in the T20 World Cup 2024, WaninduHasaranga stepped down from the captaincy duties and the board handed CharithAsalanka the responsibility.

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INDvs.SL MatchDetails

Match:INDvs.SL, 1st T20 Match of India Tour of Sri Lanka

Captains:
Surya Kumar Yadav is going to lead India

CharithAsalankawill lead Sri Lanka

When: July 27th 2024, Saturday

Match is going to start at 07:00 p.m.

Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Head to head of these two teams: Both the teams have played 29 matches against each other. Out of which India has won 19 matches and Sri Lanka has won 9 matches with one match ended up in no result.

Likely playing XI

India

Shubman Gill, YashasviJaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj.

BENCH: SV Samson, R Parag, S Dubey, KK Ahmed, KL Rahul, S Iyer, Rohit Sharma, KL Yadav, H Rana, ViratKohli

Sri Lanka

Avishka Fernando, CharithAsalanka (C), Dinesh Chandimal, KusalMendis (WK), PathumNissanka, WaninduHasaranga, DasunShanaka, MatheeshaPathirana, MaheeshTheekshana, DunithWellalage, Binura Fernando.

BENCH: S Samarawickrama, J Liyanage, B Rajapaksa, A Mathews, DunithWellalage, D de Silva, D Chameera, N Thushara, VijayakanthViyaskanth, C Karunaratne, SSD Arachchige, L Kumara, PM Liyanagamage, A Dananjaya

Pitch report

The Pallekele stadium pitch tends to favour batters, particularly in the evening when the floodlights are on, as the ball travels more easily off the bat. However, as the match progresses, bowlers who can vary their pace become increasingly effective. Teams batting first typically aim for around 170 runs, considered a competitive total at this venue. Despite this, the presence of dew in evening matches often leads teams to prefer chasing, as it can make bowling more challenging later in the game.

Best players from both of the teams

Best Batsman:Shubman Gill

Best Bowler:Ravi Bishnoi

Weather forecast for today inKandy

Maximum temperature: 29°C
Minimum temperature: 22°C
Wind speed: 21km/h
Chances of rain: 40%
Capacity of stadium:35,000
Prediction to win: Indiais most likely to win the match

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