India to take on Sri Lanka in first T20I in Lucknow today
Lucknow/IBNS: Rohit Sharma's India will take on Sri Lanka in the first T20I match here on Thursday.
Sharma's team are buoyant with confidence after whitewashing West Indies in both the One Day International (ODI) as well as T20 series.
Prior to that, Team India had registered another series victory over New Zealand.
Indian fast bowler Deepak Chahar and star batsman Suryakumar Yadav have been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka owing to their injuries.
Chahar sustained a right quadriceps injury during bowling while Yadav suffered a hairline fracture during a fielding attempt in the third and final T20I against the West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday.
The match will begin at 7 pm.
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