India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I Live Updates: India will be squaring off against Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series on Saturday in Pallekele. India’s newly-forged coach-captain combination of Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav will look to make instant impact against Sri Lanka. Gambhir’s tenacity as well as his intense approach will make him a different coach to work along for the players, who will also have to learn the ways of the new T20I skipper Suryakumar. His elevation came as a slight surprise given he leapfrogged Hardik Pandya for the job.

The selectors also ignored his comparative lack of experience as captain. (Live Scorecard)

Here are the Live Updates of the 1st T20I between India and Sri Lanka, straight from Pallekele:

India's newly-forged coach-captain combination of Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav will look to make instant impact against Sri Lanka. Gambhir's tenacity as well as his intense approach will make him a different coach to work along for the players, who will also have to learn the ways of the new T20I skipper Suryakumar. His elevation came as a slight surprise given he leapfrogged Hardik Pandya for the job. The selectors also ignored his comparative lack of experience as captain. (Live Scorecard) Here are the Live Updates of the 1st T20I between India and Sri Lanka, straight from Pallekele:" itemprop="articleBody"/>