[Watch] Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes a boundary on the first ball as India off to a flyer in 1st T20I vs Sri Lanka

In the first T20I against Sri Lanka, Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal got things started for the visitors with a boundary on the opening ball. The first of the three-match series took place at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday, July 27.

Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and invited India to bat first. The visitors got off to an ideal start as Dilshan Madushanka began with a short ball that was slanted into the hips. Jaiswal stayed inside the line and pulled the ball over the backward square for a boundary.

Here’s the video of the boundary:

At the time of writing, Men in Blue were 106/2 after nine overs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav (21 off 8 balls) and Rishabh Pant (8 off 10 balls) were at the crease. Team India look set to put up a massive target on the board.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill depart after a good start

After being asked to bat first, Team India started brilliantly, with Yashasvi Jaiswal hitting the boundary on the first ball. Later, Shubman Gill hit Dilshan Madushanka for two consecutive fours to end the first over.

India vice-captain Shubman Gill was caught out on the last ball of the powerplay. Before departing, he played a decent knock of 34 runs off 16 balls, hitting six boundaries and a four. The Men in Blue scored 74 runs in the powerplay.

Meanwhile, Jaiswal was stumped on the very first ball after the powerplay. Former Sri Lankan captain Wanindu Hasaranga bowled a brilliant googly as the left-handed batter got beaten on the outside edge.

He was found out of the crease, as Kusal Mendis did the work behind the stumps. Jaiswal scored 40 runs off 21 balls, smashing five fours and two sixes. His wicket left the visitors at 74/2 after 6.1 overs.