Live streaming, IND vs SL T20 2024: Suryakumar Yadav-led India face Sri Lanka in three-match series - where to watch, full schedule

World champions India face hosts Sri Lanka in a three-match T20 cricket series, starting Saturday with all games to be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.

All three India vs Sri Lanka T20 matches are scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST. Live streaming and telecast are available in India.

The series marks Gautam Gambhir’s first assignment as the new head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team. Gambhir was the mentor of the IPL 2024-winning Kolkata Knight Riders team in his previous stint.

Suryakumar Yadav, meanwhile, was appointed the Indian T20 captain for the Sri Lanka tour ahead of Hardik Pandya. Yadav, a two-time ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year, also led India to a 4-1 win over Australia in the T20 series last year.

Shubman Gill, who led the Indian cricket team to a series win over Zimbabwe earlier this month, will be the vice-captain.

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.

Indian cricket stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who retired from T20 internationals cricket after the T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 success, will feature later in the three-match ODI series.

Sri Lanka have also announced a new captain. Charith Asalanka will lead the hosts in the IND vs SL T20 2024 series after Wanindu Hasaranga stepped aside from the role following the T20 World Cup in June.

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

Veteran wicket-keeper Dinesh Chandimal, meanwhile, is set to play his first T20I match since February 2022.

While pacer Nuwan Thushara broke a finger, fellow fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera is suffering from bronchitis and a respiratory infection. 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 matches against Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan men’s cricket team has registered nine victories while one match ended without a result.

The two teams last met in January last year at Rajkot. With an unbeaten 51-ball 112, Suryakumar Yadav headlined India’s 91-run win against Sri Lanka to help the Men in Blue seal 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.

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