India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Live Score: Focus On Comeback Stars As India Take On Sri Lanka – NDTVSports.com, Ndtv.com

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(Pitch report!) Sunil Gavaskar in his pitch report said it’s not a pretty looking pitch as it has lots of cracks on it which will help the spinners. He also reckons that the batsman will not find it that easy to bat on because of the very same reason. Keeping dew in mind, he expects whoever wins the toss will elect to bowl.

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First bilateral T 22 I series in two years! These two last sides haven’t played a bilateral T (I series since March (****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************. The last time they faced each other was in a triangular series Nidhas Trophy ‘- the final of which is remembered for Dinesh Karthik’s late power-hitting. Can this series create the same magic … we will have to wait and watch.

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Recent performances!************** If we go by the head to head stats between these two sides, India are the overwhelming favorites to win the series. India defeated the West Indies 2-1 in the last T 20 I series while Sri Lanka lost 0-3 to Australia away from home. However, that does not present a clear picture of their potential as Sri Lanka’s second-string side completed a clean sweep over Pakistan in their own backyard, before the Australia series, meaning the visitors, playing at full-throttle, are more than capable of staging an upset.************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** **********************************************************************************

Focus on comeback stars! India’s premier fast bo wler Jasprit Bumrah is making a comeback after a long gap of four months while opener Shikhar Dhawan is also returning after missing last couple of series against the West Indies. With India will looking to finalize their team combination for the all-important T World Cup, the focus certainly will be on these two players. (**********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************)

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Pitch and weather report!

The sky is expected to remain clear and considering the role dew might play in the later stages of the game, both the teams will look to chase down the total. The pitch is ideal for a high-scoring contest – at least this is what skipper Virat Kohli thinks. (**********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

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Kohli amazed by fan’s creativity!

Virat Kohli got a beautiful surprise from his special fan who had created his portrait using old mobile phones. The India skipper was completely mesmerized by his creativity.Click hereto read the full story.

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Virat Kohli doing his usual stuff!

India skipper Virat Kohli, after spending the winter break with wife Anushka Sharma in Switzerland is back to his normal duties. In the build-up to the first series of the year, he spent hours practicing in the nets.

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T I Head to Head!

These two teams have faced each other times in the shortest format and India have won the majority of those with wins, while Sri Lanka have only five wins to their name.(****************************************************

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Hello and welcome!Hello and Welcome to the live blog of the first T 20 I between India and Sri Lanka, straight from Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.

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