22:15 We are set for the second inning. Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are at the crease. Suranga Lakmal opens the bowling attack for Sri Lanka.
22:13 India need 152 runs to win in 19 overs.
22:12 Fantastic come back by India, to restrict Sri Lanka to 151/9 in 19 overs.
20:18 The two umpires are walking out on to the field. We are ready for the match, finally!
20:16 Playing XI:
India: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, L Rahul, S Raina, D Karthik, W Sundar, V Shankar, J Unadkat, Y Chahal, S Thakur and M Pandey.
Sri Lanka: D Gunathilaka, K Mendis, MDKJ Perera, WU Tharanga, D Shanaka, NTLC Perera, J Mendis, A Dananjaya, N Pradeep, S Lakmal and D Chameera.
20:13 One over per inning has been lost due to the rain delay. It will be a 19-overs a side match.
20:11 Team changes: KL Rahul will play instead of Rishabh Pant for India. Suranga Lakmal comes in for Dinesh Chandimal for the hosts.
20:08 TOSS: India has won the toss and opted to field first first.
19:57 Good news: The covers are coming off. And the two sides are warming up again. The drizzle has stopped.
19:36 No news from the filed yet. Looks like the rain has not stopped.
19:06 Oops! The drizzle has turned in rain. The covers have coming back on. Toss has now been delayed further.
18:56 The toss seems to have been delayed by a few minutes. We can expect the umpires and the captains to come out for the toss any moment now.
Both sides are out on the field to warm-up.
18:54 Sri Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal has been suspended for two matches for slow over rate, so Thisara Perera will be leading the hosts. Reports suggest that Dhananjaya de Silva is likely to replace Chandimal in the team.
18:42 Recap: On Thursday, India won the toss and asked Bangladesh to bat first. Despite Liton Das’ 34 and Sabbir Rahman’s 30, Bangladesh kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
Bangladesh was restricted to 139/8 in 20 overs after a disciplined bowling performance from India, led by Jaydev Unadkat’s three wickets.
In reply, India lost skipper Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant early. However, Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina’s 55 and 28 set up an Indian win. Manish Pandey made a useful contribution of an unbeaten 27 to guide India home with eight balls to spare.
On Saturday, Sri Lanka set a seemingly-insurmountable target of 215 for Bangladesh, courtesy a 74-run knock by Kusal Perera.
The Bangladesh openers Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das, however, created a platform for the chase, making 47 and 43 respectively. However, it was Mushfiqur Rahim’s unbeaten 72 (35) that carried his side home.
18:41 Rain could delay proceedings: The BCCI has tweeted saying that the tentative toss time is 18:45 IST and the estimated start of play is at 19:15 IST. The umpires are out on the field inspecting the ground.
18:40 An upbeat Indian side will take on a bruised Sri Lankan outfit in the fourth Twenty20 International (T20I) of the ongoing tri-series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Monday.
All three teams — Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India — are evenly poised in the tri-series now. Hosts Sri Lanka had beaten India in the opening game by 5 wickets before the Men in Blue picked up their first points by beating Bangladesh by six wickets on Thursday. On Saturday, the Bangladeshis upset the hosts to stay alive in the competition.
FOUR! Karthik sends this one straight down the ground. India win the match by 6 wickets.
FOUR! Karthikis finishing this off quickly now.
FOUR! Karthik clers his front leg and smashes it to the mid-wicket boundary. India look set to take this home from here.
FOUR! Karthikmakes room for himself and smacks it through the covers. India now need only 26 runs from 23 balls.
SIX! Pandey gets under that one and clears the mid-wicket boundary.
FOUR! There was nothing wrong with that ball from Pradeep, just an extraordinary shot from Pandey. Stands up tall and punches it through the covers.
End of the over and India certainly look favourites here 101/4. But if Sri Lanka can get even one, maybe two wickets, they would certainly put themselves in the driver's seat.
FOUR! Karthik steps back and drills that one through point.
OUT! This is just unfortunate. Jeevan bowled what was a very ordinary delivery and Rahul stepped back to tuck it away for a single. But in his motion of going backwards, Rahulkicked the stumps with his heel.
FOUR! That one was short and wide from Thisara and Pandeystood up on his toes and smacked it to the point boundary handsomely.
FOUR! That was a rank long hop from Jeevan Mendis and Pandey wasn'tgoing to let that go. Steps back and smashes it through mid wicket.
End of an expensive yet productive over from Nuwan Pradeep. India are now 63/3 after 7 overs.
OUT! One shot too many from Raina's bat and he pays the price. It wasn't exactly there to be hit so when he stepped out and tried hitting it over the top, he could only find the man at mid on. Pradeep gets his first wicket of the match.
SIX! This just amazing from Raina. That wasn't all that bad a delivery, just slightly off-line. But Rainajust swiveled on the spot and sent it sailing over the fine leg fence.
FOUR! Pradeeppitches it slightly short but Rahul gets off-side of it and smacks it to the fine leg boundary.
Akila Dhananjaya is proving to be a thorn in the Indians' sides. That was yet another beautiful over from the young spinner.
End of the over and what a good one it was for India. They are now 46/2 chasing 152 in 19 overs.
SIX! Chameera is really not learning from his mistakes here. Pitches it short again and it is so predictable that Rainawas almost waiting for him on the back foot. Pulls and clears the square leg fence.
FOUR! That's a short one again from Chameeraand pulled by Raina behind square on the leg side.
FOUR! That was short and misdirected from Chameera and Rainajust tapped it on its head for a neat boundary to fine leg.
India 30/1 after 4 overs.
Akila Dhananjaya strikes! Shikhar Dhawan gets caught out, trying to play inside-out. Suresh Raina gets off the mark with a single. Eight off this over.
OUT! Shikhar Dhawan falls! Caught Perera, bowled Dananjaya 8 (10)
India 22/1 after 3 overs.
KL Rahul is the new batsman in and he gets off the mark immediately. Both batsman rotate the strike before Dhawan scores a boundary at fine leg. Nine of the over.
FOUR! Dhawan scores at fine leg.
India 13/0 after 2 overs.
Akila Dhananjaya has been brought into the bowling attack. Dhawan and Sharma keep the scoreboard ticking. But, Rohit Sharma’s poor form in the shortest format of the sport continues. Dhananjaya bowls it on Sharma’s pad. Kusal Mendis takes the catch at mid-wicket.
OUT! Big wicket! Akila Dhananjaya strikes! Kusal Mendis takes the catch at mid-wicket.
India 11/0 after the first over.
Rohit Sharma pulls a short ball for a six to open India’s tally. Next ball, he strikes another one on the leg side for a boundary. Sri Lanka had also managed to score 15 off their first overs.
FOUR! Couple of bounces for a four. Rohit Sharma makes it look easy.
SIX! BIG! Rohit Sharma pulls a short ball for a six!
We are set for the second inning. Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are at the crease. Suranga Lakmal opens the bowling attack for Sri Lanka.
India need 153runs to win in 19 overs.
Fantastic come back by India, to restrict Sri Lanka to 152/9 in 19 overs.
OUT! Another one. Lakmal top edges it and Unadkat makes no mistake while catching it.
OUT! Slower ball. Shanaka edges it. Dinesh Karthik makes no mistake while catching it.
FOUR! Lakmal starts off with a boundary.
OUT! Akila goes. KL Rahul catches it in the deep. Unadkat strikes.
SIX! Shanaka gets a six. Some pressure off the hosts with that strike.
Sri Lanka 136/6 after 17 overs.
The runs have dried up. Sri Lanka were hoping to cross the 180-mark at some stage. But that looks difficult from their current position.
Shanaka’s think outside edge gets him a four, in what was a much needed boundary for the hosts. Seven off the over. Shardul Thakur completes his third over with that.
FOUR! Shanaka delivers a much needed boundary for the hosts.
Sri Lanka 129/6 after 16 overs.
Suresh Raina introduced into the attack and gives away just six runs in the over.
Sri Lanka 123/6 after 15 overs.
Chahal comes in to finish his spell. Kusal Mendis, who was guiding Sri Lanka’s innings hits the first delivery straight to Rohit Sharma cover. Big blow for the hosts, who were looking to up the ante in this stretch of the match. Dasun Shanaka comes in to bat.
OUT! Kusal Mendis departs! Big wicket for India.
Sri Lanka 120/5 after 14 overs.
Washington Sundar comes in to finish his spell and claims Jeevan Mendis on the second ball. Jeevan was trying to drive it through the covers. He missed the ball and had to depart.
OUT! Jeevan Mendis has to depart. Washington Sundar strikes again.
Sri Lanka 117/4 after 13 overs.
Chahal comes in to bowl his third over and doesn'tconcede too many.
Sri Lanka 113/4 after 12 overs.
Shardul Thakur comes back into the attack. Mendis completes his half-century with a single. Kusal Mendis has now scored four fifties in last five innings. Chahal takes a good catch and Thakur claims Thisara Perera.
OUT! Thisara Perera goes. Chahal takes a good catch.
Sri Lanka 108/3 after 11 overs.
Vijay Shankar continues and bowls a couple of dot balls to get Tharanga under pressure. Tharanga, then tries to send one out of the park, misses the ball completely and gets bowled by Shankar. Thisara Perera comes in to bat and opens his account with a big six. Then, he repeats it over long off for another six.
SIX! Again! This time over long off.
SIX! Thisara Perera gets off the mark in style.
