IND vs SL, 1st T20I: Match Abandoned Due To Wet Pitch, Without A Ball Being Bowled

With just 8 T20 games to go before India play their opener in the World T20, Virat Kohli-led Team India would begin their preparations for the ICC World T20 by taking on Sri Lanka in first shortest-format assignment of the year

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09:57 pm -Even after using hairdryers, steam irons and vacuum cleaners on the pitch at Guwahati, the first T20I between India and Sri Lanka has been abandoned due to rain. Off to Indore for the 2nd T20I!

The first T20I between India and Sri Lanka has been abandoned due to rain.#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/yjJVcv2QgV

— ICC (@ICC) January 5, 2020

09:04 pm - Meanwhile, Kohli, Dhawan and Pant are out there, inspecting the pitch.

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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 5, 2020

08:11 pm - Skipper Virat Kohli seems unhappy as bit of water has seeped onto the playing track. The new time for the inspections is now 09:00 PM.

Pitch inspection to take place at 9 PM IST ????????#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #INDvSL

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 5, 2020

08:04 pm - Team India's first T20 international against Sri Lanka has been delayed due to unseasonal rain. BCCI have tweeted "It has stopped raining and we will have an inspection at 8.15 PM IST."

Update - It has stopped raining and we will have an inspection at 8.15 PM IST.

Stay tuned #INDvSL — BCCI (@BCCI) January 5, 2020

07:04 pm - It is raining heavily in Guwahati ! A false start to team India's first game of 2020

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— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) January 5, 2020

06:39 pm - With just 8 T20 games to go before India play their opener in the World T20, Virat Kohli-led Team India would begin their preparations for the ICC World T20 by taking on Sri Lanka in first shortest-format assignment of the year. Jasprit Bumrah's return with surely bolster the pace attack which has quite a few youngsters who have turned many eyes with their pace and swing. TOSS UPDATE: Team India skipper Virat Kohli wins his first toss of 2020 and decides to chase in Guwahati against Sri Lanka.

Captain @imVkohli has won the toss and elects to bowl first in the 1st @Paytm T20I against Sri Lanka.#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/V2a6ujWHrK

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 5, 2020

Virat Kohli: The track does play differently in the second half as compared to the first part. (On dew already in) It's a good thing actually, there isn't too much of a difference in conditions, except that the track settles down better later on with the wet ball. Last year was outstanding for us in two formats, T20s not so much. Good thing though is that we have a World Cup coming up and we'll be taking things more seriously. Lasith Malinga: Happy to bat first. Don't think the track will change too much. We have prepared well and will want to put it into performances. Need to put runs on the board and then take it from there. We have brought 16 players as we need to fine-tune our combination for the World Cup. Playing XI (Both Teams): Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera(w), Oshada Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Isuru Udana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Lasith Malinga(c) India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah