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Sri Lanka opt to bowl in first T20I against India

Sri Lankan captain Thisara Perera on Wednesday won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the first Twenty20 International (T20I).

SNS | New Delhi | December 20, 2017 7:19 pm

Sri Lanka opt to bowl in first T20I against India

Rohit Sharma (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lankan captain Thisara Perera on Wednesday won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the first Twenty20 International (T20I).

The squad:

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India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Jaydev Unadkat, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

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Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Niroshan Dickwella (wicke-tkeeper), Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera (captain), Dasun Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya, Vishwa Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep

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