1st T20I, India vs Sri Lanka: Match abandoned due to rain

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The first T20I between India and Sri Lanka was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain at Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, Assam on Sunday. 

The Men in Blue will be boosting with confidence as they head into Sri Lanka series after their back-to-back 2-1 series wins against Bangladesh and the West Indies.

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, are coming from a 3-0 T20I series whitewash of Pakistan before slumping to a defeat against Australia by the same margin. 

While India have decided to go with an unchanged squad that won series against West Indies in December 2019, Sri Lanka have recalled experienced all-rounder Angelo Mathews for the upcoming series.

As far as the head-to-head record is concerned, India and Sri Lanka have met each other on 16 occasions in the 20-over format so far. 

While the Men in Blue have won 11 matches out of them, Sri Lanka had emerged victorious in five matches. None of the clashes between the two sides ended in a tie. 

Here are the live updates: 

05 January 2020

22:00 IST

The first T20I between Sri Lanka and India abandoned due to rain. 

21:17 IST

The rain has stopped and the next inspection will now take place at 9.30 p.m. 

20:14 IST

The rain has started once again and the covers are slowly brought back on. 

20:13 IST

The start of the play has been delayed due to wet outfield. The inspection has been pushed back to 9 p.m. 

19:55 IST

The rain has stopped in Guwahati and the main covers are coming off. The inspection will take place at 8.15 pm. 

19:47 IST

The rain continues to pour in a steady manner.

18:46 IST

It has started to rain in Guwahati and the big covers are coming on.

18:34 IST

Lineups:

India: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (capt), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini

Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando. Danushka Gunathilaka , Kusal Perera, Oshada Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Isuru Udana, Wanindu Hasaranga , Lahiru Kumara , Lasith Malinga

18:30 IST

India win toss, opt to bowl first in 1st T20I against Sri Lanka.

18:30 IST

The toss will take place shortly!

18:28 IST

The two sides are all set to play the first T20I in Guwahati.

#TeamIndia all set and raring to go for the 1st @Paytm T20I against Sri Lanka.#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/CQdSZNd30C

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 5, 2020