India will play Sri Lanka in the Nidahas Trophy T20 series opener on March 6, 2018. The young Indian team under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma would be looking to make a mark on an international level. India has rested their six first-choice players from the side including Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni. It will be interesting to see which among the two sides will turn out to be the winners at the end of the day.

The President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, imposed the State of Emergency in the country for 10 days, on March 6. There were speculations made about the commencement of the T20 series. However, it was later confirmed that the series will be played.

India Vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I, Nidahas Trophy, Time and Schedule:

The first match of the T20 series will take place on March 6, 2018. The match proceedings are scheduled to begin at 06.00 p.m. (IST); 12.30 p.m. (GMT). The series opener between India and Sri Lanka will be played at the iconic R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

India Vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I, Nidahas Trophy, Free Live TV Telecast on DSport:

The live proceedings of India vs Sri Lanka match will be available on DSport channel. Cricket fans will be able to watch the match with English commentary on DSport channel. Viewers who want to hear Hindi commentary can see the live match on Rishtey Cineplex and Rishtey Cineplex HD channels.

India Vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I, Nidahas Trophy, Free Live Streaming Online on JioTv:

If you are not able to watch the live action between India and Sri Lanka on your television sets, you can watch the live streaming for free. The live streaming of the match can be seen on JioTV.

India Vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I, Nidahas Trophy, Live Cricket Score:

Just in case, if you are not able to watch the match live on TV or the live streaming, then you can follow the live updates of the match at LatestLy.com. We bring to you ball-by-ball commentary of the first T20I between India and Sri Lanka too. You can easily catch the live cricket score updates of the game scoreboard here.

Full India Squad for Nidahas Trophy 2018:

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammad Siraj and Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper).

Full Sri Lanka Squad for Nidahas Trophy 2018:

Sri Lanka Squad: Dinesh Chandimal (Captain), Suranga Lakmal (vice-captain), Upul Tharanga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Janith Perera, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Isuru Udana, Akila Dananjaya, Amila Aponso, Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera, and Dhananjaya De Silva.

The last time the two teams met, the Men in Blue had a clear upper hand over the Lankan Lions. However, the Sri Lankan team is fresh of a series win in Bangladesh and would be hoping to begin their tournament on a winning note.

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