India and Sri Lanka to play 1st T20 match in Cuttack today

The opening encounter of the three-match Twenty20 series between India and Sri Lanka will be played at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack today. The match will begin at 7 p.m. India will be led by Rohit Sharma, while Thisara Perera will captain the visiting team. 

The hosts will be aiming to extend their dominance in the shortest format as well, after clinching the Test series and the One-Day series against Sri



Lanka. Indian team's bench strength is expected to be tested as Virat Kohli and some regular players rested for this Twenty20 series. 

India has played five T20 series this year and won three of them, suffered a loss in one and draw another. India lead Sri Lanka 7-4 on head to head count in Twenty20 Internationals and are yet to lose against them in the last four outings.