Sri Lanka ask India to bat in T20I tri-series opener
Colombo March 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and opted to field against India in the opening match of the Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tri-series here on Tuesday.
Tamil Nadu all-rounder Vijay Shankar makes his T20I debut for India being captained by Rohit Sharma.
The teams:
Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga Danushka Gunathilaka Kusal Mendis Dinesh Chandimal (captain) Kusal Perera (wicket-keeper) Dasun Shanaka Thisara Perera Jeevan Mendis Akila Dananjaya Dushmantha Chameera Nuwan Pradeep.
India: Rohit Sharma (captain) Shikhar Dhawan Suresh Raina Manish Pandey Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper) Rishabh Pant Washington Sundar Vijay Shankar Shardul Thakur Jaydev Unadkat Yuzvendra Chahal.
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