IND vs SL 1st T20I: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report and Weather Forecast

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IND vs SL1st T20I: India will take on Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on Saturday, July 27. The match will start from 7:00 PM IST.

The match will beckon a new era in Indian cricket as Suryakumar Yadav will lead the team as permanent captain for the first time, and Gautam Gambhir will also start his stint as the new head coach of the Men in Blue.

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will also be led by their new captain Charith Asalanka. They have suffered a couple of injury blows ahead of the series. Pacers Nuwan Thushara and Dushmantha Chameera, has been replaced by Dilshan Madushanka, and Asitha Fernando, respectively.

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Pitch Report

"A bit of rain around, but it's hot and muggy right now. This pitch looks dry, it's hard with an even covering of grass, but this should be on the slightly slower side. 275-280 should be a good score," Farveez Maharoof said ahead of the last international match here between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan February 14, 2024.

In the match, Afghanistan got all out for 266 in 48.2 overs after opting to bat first. Sri Lanka pacers picked five wickets, while spinners four. In reply, Sri Lanka chased down the total in 35.2 overs for the loss of just three wickets. All the three wickets were taken by Afghanistan spinners.

The last T20 match played here was during the Lanka Premier League 2024. Galle Marvels scored 179 after being asked to bat first by Colombo Strikers. Leg-spinner Shadab Khan registered figures of 4/21 in four overs.

In reply, Colombo strikers were restricted to 172/9 and fell short of the target by seven runs. Galle spinners picked five wickets in the match.

The average total in the last five T20 matches is 163. The teams winning the toss have opted to bat first 83 percent of the time.

Pallekele Weather report on Saturday, July 27

No chances of rain in Harare on Sunday, July 14. The sun will be out, and with a humidity level of 29 percent, a temperature hovering around 26 degree celsius has been predicted. The wind speed at the venue is expected to be close to 11 km/h.

How to watch IND vs SL 1st T20I?

India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I live streaming will be available on SonyLiv app and website, while Sony Sports Network will show the match live on TV from 7:00 PM IST.

Which TV channel will show IND vs SL 1st T20I?

TV viewers can catch India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I action on the Sony Sports Network channels - Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi) SD and HD, Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil or Telugu), and Sony Sports Ten 5 SD and HD.