In the first T-20 match, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field against India. Meanwhile, the home side has made only one change in the squad from last time as Ajinkya Rahane came in for Virat Kohli who has been rested. The three match series against Sri Lanka, comes before Asia Cup which is to be played in T-20 format for the first time and T-20 World Cup. India will look to retain their number one spot in the ICC T20 Championship table by winning this series, which they had gained after a 3-Nil victory over Australia last month.