Ind vs Sl 1st T20: Sri Lanka won the toss, India will bat first, Sanju Samson out of playing 11

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. All-rounder Shivam Dubey, pacer Khalil Ahmed and all-rounder Washington Sundar have also been kept away from the final eleven.

After losing the toss, Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav said, ‘It (the pitch) looks good and it is okay to bat first. The brand of cricket is the same. The relationship that I and he (Gambhir) have for so many years is special. Dubey, Samson, Khalil and Washington are the four players out. We want to start afresh which is a new challenge for us.

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After winning the toss, Sri Lanka captain Charith Aslanka said, ‘We will bowl first. It looks like a very good pitch and we want to see how it is. We have come with a 6-5 (batsman-bowler) combination. I want to give every player a specific role. That’s why we are going with 5 bowlers. You can expect more wins and more stability.’

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.

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