KL Rahul (73) stood tall, braving the fall of wickets from the other end. Senior stars like Rohit Sharma (27), Shikhar Dhawan (7) and Virat Kohli (9) failed to fire as Shakib (5/36) and Ebadot (4/47) troubled the Indian batters
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka will host the first two games of the series on December 4 and 7 respectively before the action moves to Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram for the final match.
Virat (64*) and KL Rahul (50) posted fifties for India while Suryakumar Yadav also scored a quickfire 30 of 16 balls. Virat and KL Rahul had a 67-run stand for the second wicket.
In a game that swung back and forth, Sri Lanka held their nerve under pressure to sneak in a two-wicket win and qualify for the Super Four stage of Asia Cup 2022.