India vs Sri Lanka Live: Players warm up

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and assistant coach Abhishek Nayar could be seen in the ground. The Indian players are also warming up as there is no signs of rain at the moment.

India vs Sri Lanka Live: We have toss and start time

The toss is set to take place at 7:15 pm IST while the play is set to kick off at 7:45. All looks good at the moment with the groundstaff in action mode. Let’s hope there is no more rain tonight so that we could see a good 20-overs-a-side game.

India vs Sri Lanka Live: Covers completely removed

The covers have been completely removed from the ground. The groundstaff are in action as they look to dry the ground as early as possible. A long rope is being used to get the water out of the grass.

Live Updates: Meanwhile….

Captain Chamari Athapaththu’s turbo-charged fifty combined well with the steadfast half-century of Harshitha Samarawickrama as a resilient Sri Lanka carved an eight-wicket win over defending champions India to bag their maiden women’s Asia Cup title in Dambulla on Sunday. This is the second time in nine Asia Cup editions (WODI and WT20I) across formats that India have lost a final. The last time India lost the final was against Bangladesh in 2018 in Kuala Lumpur.

India vs Sri Lanka Live: Rain in Pallekele

It’s raining at the venue currently. The toss is likely to be delayed. We are still 5 minutes away from the scheduled time for the coin flip.

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