Nidahas Trophy: Kusal Perera guides Sri Lanka to victory against India
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Sri Lanka defeated India by five wickets in the first match of the 2018 Nidahas T20 trophy in Colombo on Tuesday. (AP)
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Shikhar Dhawan was the top scorer for India with a 49-ball-90. (Twitter)
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Sri Lanka's Jeevan Mendis, left, celebrates after taking the wicket of India's Manish Pandey. (AP)
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India were off to a horrible start as they lost Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina early. (AP)
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Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, right, and bowler Danushka Gunathilaka celebrated the wicket of India's Shikhar Dhawan. (AP)
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Manish Pandey gave able support to Shikhar Dhawan as India reach 174/5 in 20 overs. (AP)
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Kusal Perera was the hero of the match for Sri Lanka. (Twitter)
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India's Jaydev Unadkat, second left, is congratulated by his teammates after the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Danushka Gunathilaka. (AP)
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Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera celebrates after scoring his half century which earned him the Man of the Match award. (AP)
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India's Yuzvendra Chahal celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Upul Tharanga. (AP)
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Sri Lanka finally broke their seven-match T20 losing run against India on Tuesday. (AFP)
