PUNE, India (AP) Rookie seam bowlers Kasun Rajitha and Dasun Shanaka played havoc on a lively pitch as Sri Lanka scored a five-wicket win over India in the first Twenty20 international to take a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.
Debutant Rajitha triggered an early collapse grabbing 3-29 while Shanaka ripped through the middle order taking 3-16 in only his second T20 to help bowl out India for a meager 101 in 18.5 overs.
Reigning World Twenty20 champion Sri Lanka scored in 105-5 in 18 overs, captain Dinesh Chandimal top-scoring with 35 to lead the team to victory.
India, which on Jan. 31 completed a bilateral T20 series 3-0 in Australia, struck two early blows through Ashish Nehra but it was not enough. The second game is on Friday, the third on Sunday.
