Sri Lanka tour of India 2016, 1st T20I: India vs Sri Lanka at Pune, Feb 9, 2016
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first
Chandimal says Niroshan Dickwella is making his debut. I thought Chandimal said the other debutant is Dasun Shanaka, but I may have misheard: he's already played a T20I. Kasun Rajitha is the other debutant.
Only one change for India - Rahane in for Kohli.
Pitch Report: A green-looking pitch at the MCA Stadium. Lots of grass on it. Sunil Gavaskar thinks its primary role could be to hold the surface together, allowing the ball to come on nicely to the bat. "Lots of fours and sixes," he predicts.
India Playing XI:
S Dhawan, RG Sharma, AM Rahane, SK Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(c)(wk), HH Pandya, RA Jadeja, R Ashwin, JJ Bumrah, A Nehra
Sri Lanka Playing XI:
MD Gunathilaka, N Dickwella, LD Chandimal(c)(wk), S Prasanna, TAM Siriwardana, CK Kapugedera, NLTC Perera, MD Shanaka, SMSM Senanayake, CAK Rajitha, PVD Chameera
