Starting on Saturday, the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy will host a three-game Twenty20 cricket series between hosts Sri Lanka and reigning world champions India.
The start time for all three Twenty20 matches between Sri Lanka and India is 7:00 PM IST. India has access to live streaming and broadcast.
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In his current role as head coach of the men's cricket team in India, Gautam Gambhir is making his debut with the series. In a prior role, Gambhir oversaw the coaching staff of the Kolkata Knight Riders, who won the IPL in 2024.
The Indian Twenty20 team's captain for their next trip of Sri Lanka will be Suryakumar Yadav, not Hardik Pandya. Yadav has been named the ICC Men's Twenty20 International Cricketer of the Year twice. Last year, he captained India to a 4-1 triumph over Australia in a Twenty20 series.
The vice captain will be Shubman Gill, who captained the Indian cricket team to a series victory against Zimbabwe earlier this month.
Former world No. 1 T20 all-rounder Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj make their comebacks after missing out on the Zimbabwe series.
Later in the three-match one-day international series, Indian cricket legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will make appearances. Kohli withdrew from Twenty20 international cricket following the success of the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup 2024.
Sri Lanka have also announced a new captain. Charith Asalanka will lead the hosts in the IND versus SL T20 2024 series after Wanindu Hasaranga stepped away from the job following the T20 World Cup in June.
Asalanka captained Sri Lanka in two T20 matches against Bangladesh earlier this year, winning once and losing the other.
Veteran wicket-keeper Dinesh Chandimal, meanwhile, is likely to play his first T20I match since February 2022.
While pacer Nuwan Thushara injured a finger, another fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera is suffering from pneumonia and a respiratory ailment. The duo have pulled out of the series with Dilshan Madushanka and Asitha Fernando rostered as their replacements.
In men’s T20 internationals, India have won 19 of their 29 encounters against Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan men’s cricket team has achieved nine victories while one match terminated without a result.
The two sides last met in January last year at Rajkot. With an unbeaten 51-ball 112, Suryakumar Yadav led India’s 91-run win against Sri Lanka to enable the Men in Blue claim the three-match series 2-1.
India vs Sri Lanka T20 2024 schedule
Live match start times, all in Indian standard time (IST)
- July 27, Saturday: India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 - 7:00 PM
- July 28, Sunday: India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 - 7:00 PM
- July 30, Tuesday: India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20 - 7:00 PM
Where to watch India vs Sri Lanka T20 2024 live
Live streaming of the India vs Sri Lanka T20 2024 series will be on Sony LIV. The IND vs SL matches will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 1 HD, Sony Sports Ten 5 and Sony Sports Ten 5 HD TV channels in India.
Regional live broadcast will be on Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 3 HD (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil and Telugu) and the Sony Sports Ten 4 HD (Tamil and Telugu) TV channels in India.
| Channel Name | Channel Link |
| Willow Cricket | Watch |
| TNT Sports 2 | Watch |
| Sony Sports Ten 1 | Watch |
| Sony Sports Ten 3 | Watch |
| SuperSport Action | Watch |
IND vs SL T20 cricket 2024 squad
Indian cricket team:
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka cricket team:
Charith Asalanka (captain), Dinesh Chandimal (wicket-keeper), Asitha Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Binura Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dilshan Madushanka, Kusal Mendis (wicket-keeper), Kamindu Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Kusal Perera (wicket-keeper), Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Chamindu Wickramasinghe