New Head Coach Gautam Gambhir to Lead Indian Men’s Cricket Team for the First Time. Watch IND vs SL Live!


The current T20 World Champion India will face host Sri Lanka in a three-match T20 cricket series starting Saturday. All three matches will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

The T20 matches between India and Sri Lanka will begin at 7:00 PM IST. Live streaming and broadcasts are available in India.


This series marks Gautam Gambhir's first as the new head coach of the Indian men's cricket team. The 42-year-old former opener led Kolkata Knight Riders to victory in IPL 2024.


Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed as the Indian T20 captain for the Sri Lanka tour. He previously led India to a 4-1 victory over Australia in last year’s T20 series.

With 68 matches in the shortest format, Suryakumar has twice won the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award.

After leading the Indian cricket team to a series win against Zimbabwe, Shubman Gill will be the vice-captain for this series.

Former World No. 1 T20 all-rounder Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, and Mohammed Siraj are returning after missing the IND vs ZIM series earlier this month.

Indian cricket legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who retired from T20 international cricket after the T20 Cricket World Cup 2024, will play in the later three-match ODI series.


Sri Lanka has also announced a new captain. Charith Asalanka will lead the host team in the IND vs SL T20 2024 series after Wanindu Hasaranga stepped down from captaincy following the T20 World Cup in June.

Asalanka led Sri Lanka in two T20 matches against Bangladesh earlier this year, winning one and losing the other.

Meanwhile, veteran wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal is set to play his first T20 match since February 2022.

With pacer Nuwan Thushara out with a broken finger and fellow fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera suffering from bronchitis and a respiratory infection, Dilshan Madushanka and Asitha Fernando have been included in the team.

In men's T20 international matches, India has won 19 out of 29 games against Sri Lanka, with one match ending without a result, and the Sri Lankan men’s cricket team winning nine.

The last encounter between the two teams was in Rajkot in January 2023, where Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten 112 off 51 balls led India to a 91-run victory, securing a 2-1 series win.

India vs Sri Lanka T20 2024 Schedule

All match start times are in Indian Standard Time (IST).

  • July 27, Saturday: India vs Sri Lanka First T20 - 7:00 PM
  • July 28, Sunday: India vs Sri Lanka Second T20 - 7:00 PM
  • July 30, Tuesday: India vs Sri Lanka Third T20 - 7:00 PM

Where to Watch India vs Sri Lanka T20 2024 Live

The live streaming of the India vs Sri Lanka T20 2024 series will be available on Sony Liv. The matches will be broadcast live on Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 1 HD, Sony Sports Ten 5, Sony Sports Ten 5 HD, Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 3 HD (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil and Telugu), and Sony Sports Ten 4 HD (Tamil and Telugu) TV channels in India.

IND vs SL T20 Cricket 2024 Teams

India: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj

Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka (Captain), Dinesh Chandimal (Wicketkeeper), Asitha Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Binura Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dilshan Madushanka, Kusal Mendis (Wicketkeeper), Kamindu Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Kusal Perera (Wicketkeeper), Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Chamindu Wijesinghe