Live Cricket Score: India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20, Colombo, Nidahas Trophy 2018

2.1: D Chameera to S Dhawan, Outside off, Dhawan cuts it past point for one.

Manish Pandey joins Dhawan in the middle.

1.6: N Pradeep to S Raina, OUT! BOWLED! Raina misses the full toss and the ball goes and hits the timber. Slower ball, Raina gives room and completely misses the ball trying to cut it on the off side. The ball crashes into the middle stump and sends Raina back to the hut. What a start for the Lankans!

1.5: N Pradeep to S Dhawan, Short ball on the hips of Dhawan who pulls it behind square for another run.

1.4: N Pradeep to S Dhawan, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

1.3: N Pradeep to S Dhawan, FOUR! Around off and Dhawan charges down the wicket and chips it over mid off. The ball races away to the fence for the first boundary of the Indian innings.

1.2: N Pradeep to S Raina, Overpitched ball, Raina plays it to mid-wicket and quickly runs to the other end for his first run. The fielder has a shy at the non-strikers end but misses.

1.1: N Pradeep to S Dhawan, Pitched up, in line of the stumps, Dhawan hits it through mid on for a run.

Nuwan Pradeep to bowl from the other end.

0.6: D Chameera to S Raina, Raina cuts this to the point fielder.

0.5: D Chameera to S Dhawan, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. Dhawan gets off the mark.

Suresh Raina walks in next.

0.4: D Chameera to R Sharma, OUT! SCREAMER! Big wicket first up! Sri Lanka get Rohit Sharma very early in the piece. This is a length ball in line of the stumps, Sharma looks to hit it over mid off. He ends up getting more height than distance. Jeevan Mendis backtracks from that position and takes a good catch with a dive. Mind you, he is more than 35 years of age yet he has pulled this one off like a youngster. A blob for the Indian skipper, just what the hosts would have wanted.

0.4: D Chameera to R Sharma, Wide. Slow ball down the leg, Rohit looks to heave this away but fails to connect. Wide signaled by the umpire.

0.3: D Chameera to R Sharma, Sharma defends this off his back foot while Chameera just looses his balance on his follow through.

0.2: D Chameera to R Sharma, Another good length ball around off and Sharma defends it well on his back foot.

0.1: D Chameera to R Sharma, Steams in and starts of with a length ball outside off. Rohit defends it with a straight bat.

The national anthems had taken place and that's over now. The umpires and the Sri Lankan team are out in the middle. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma stride out with the bat. Dushmantha Chameera will take the new ball. A slip in place. Here we go...

Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, says that he was not to bothered the toss as the pitch is a good one and adds by that it won't change much during the 40 overs. He states that their team is in good form but this is a new series and they want to start on a good note. He reckons that they have many youngsters in their side and this is the perfect platform for them.

Dinesh Chandimal, the Sri Lankan skipper says that it is a good pitch and they will look to restrict India to a minimum total. He says his team is in good form and are playing some good cricket. He adds by saying that they are playing seven batsmen and four bowlers.

TOSS - Dinesh Chandimal spins the coin and Rohit Sharma calls tails. He gets it wrong and the Sri Lankan skipper decides to bowl first.

PITCH REPORT - Brett Lee is down on the field and gives us a report on the pitch. He says that there is plenty of grass on the pitch but it is on the drier side. He adds that the weather was hot and humid in the past couple of days. He states that there are a few cracks on the surface and the ball will skid through. He opines that the bowlers should pitch it up and not be afraid. But goes on to add that it is a flat pitch and a good one for batting. If they start well they should put runs on the board. He reckons that it is a 150-170 track.

The visitors come into this game after resting some of their big guns. The hosts are in form after getting the better of Bangladesh in the series before this. They will hope their top players continue the purple patch and will look to start the tourney on a positive note. Let's hope for a cracker of a game. We will bring you the toss and the teams in a while.

Sri Lanka vs India! AGAIN! How many times have these teams faced each other in recent times? But this is a new series and a different set of players for India. But this time another team joins them to fight for the silverware - Bangladesh. Despite an emergency being called in Sri Lanka, we are all set for T20 cricket in Colombo. Hello and welcome to our coverage of the first match of the Nidahas Trophy.

India, led by Rohit Sharma, will take on Sri Lanka in the opening fixture of Nidahas Trophy 2018 involving Bangladesh starting 7:00 pm IST. Stay tuned for more updates