SL vs Ind

India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Live Score: Shubman Gill and Shivam Mavi are making their T20I debut. Catch the LIVE updates of IND vs SL:

The series is a great opportunity for BCCI to assess Hardik Pandya as a captain keeping the next edition of T20 World Cup in mind. India enjoy a 15-4 head-to-head record against Sri Lanka in bilateral matches. There's Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad, but it'll be interesting to see, which pair kick-off the proceedings. Kasun Rajitha leads the Sri Lankan attack. Dilshan Madushanka shares the new ball duties with Rajitha and Shubman Gill whacks a full delivery by him for a stylish four towards covers. However, he is whacked for a boundary by Suryakumar Yadav in the fourth delivery as five runs come off the over. However, his stay comes to end in the same over as the ball takes a leading edge and settles in Madushanka's hands at short third-man. The captain Hardik Pandya arrives in the middle and takes charge immediately. He is hit for a six and four by Ishan Kishan as India steady ship after quick blows. Seven runs come off the over as IND reach 101/5 in 15 overs A rare good over by Kasun Rajitha in the match. Catch the LIVE updates of IND vs SL:

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India, under Pandya, clinched a 1-0 series win against New Zealand in its last T20I assignment and the new-look squad will hope to keep the momentum going. After scraping through to the Super 12, it lost to Australia, New Zealand and England and crashed out of the tournament. The Men in Blue will be without its full-time skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul and will be led by Hardik Pandya.