India will take on Sri Lanka today at the Barsapara Stadium in Assam in the first T20I. The two teams will play the first game of 2020 and all eyes will be on Jasprit Bumrah who is declared fit for the game. The news from the centre is that India has won the toss and elected to bowl first. Ahead of the first game, Indian team suffered from an injury scare as Virat Kohli hit his little finger while taking a catch. Indian physiotherapist Nitin Patel immediately went to Kohli and applied the magic spray.  India Vs Sri Lanka, Cricket Score 1st T20I Match. 

The two teams met each other during the CWC 2019 World Cup. It was the Men in Blue who walked away with a seven-wicket win. All thanks to the blistering performance from Jasprit Bumrah who snapped three wickets. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul both scored a century each. Talking about Rohit Sharma, he has been rested from the T20I series. Also, Shikhar Dhawan who underwent a thumb injury makes a comeback into the series.

Check out the video of the toss below:

Passing showers could delay the game a bit. But mostly the fans can enjoy the full game of cricket. The temperatures will be cold and mercury will hover at around 13 degrees as the evening proceeds. Now let's have a look at the playing XI of both teams.

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah

 

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