Live cricket score - India vs Sri Lanka, Nidahas Trophy, Match 1, Colombo

GAME! Sri Lanka win by five wickets!

What a start to the freedom series for Sri Lanka! The two Pereras stand at the helm of a superb five-wicket victory against overwhelming favourites India. Kusal Perera played one of his specials where he gets likened to Sanath Jayasuriya, before Thisara Perera sealed the game with a 10-ball 22!

The win is all the more special because Sri Lanka pulled off the highest successful run chase in Colombo, and also Sri Lanka's highest successful chase against India.

Thisara Perera swings the game in SL's favour!

Excellent batting from the all-rounder. He and Shanaka collect 16 off Jaydev Unadkat in the 18th over! The equation has gone down to a very gettable eight off 12 balls. What a start for the hosts!

Can Sri Lanka pull off a win here?

The equation is now down to 24 off the last 18 balls. But they haven't got a boundary since the 12th over. Runs haven't come easy, but they are still in it.

WICKET - Kusal Perera perishes

Oh is this the turning point? The ball from where India topple the game on its head? Possible! Kusal Perera has been sent packing after a sensational 37-ball 66! He danced down the track to Washington Sundar and missed with his big heave, giving Dinesh Karthik a familiar drill behind the stumps.

WICKET - Chandimal cleaned up

Yuzvendra Chahal gets a big wicket. He's cleaned up Sri Lanka captain with a full ball that drifted in and skid through after pitching.

Kusal Perera leads the way

The left-hander has smashed a 22-ball half-century and is leading Sri Lanka's chase here. What a hand he's playing here. His knock has included five fours and three sixes - meaning 38 runs have come in boundaries.