India's new T20I era of Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav as the coach-captain duo began with a convincing 43-run win for the visitors against Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series in Pallekele on Saturday.
Under the leadership of Surya, who scored a blistering 58 off just 26 deliveries, India's top-order batsmen unleashed a barrage of shots to propel the team to an imposing total of 213 for 7 after the Sri Lankan skipper, Charith Asalanka, won the toss and elected to field first.
