Having won the toss and inserted Sri Lanka in to bat, Indian opening bowler Zaheer Khan picked up a wicket in the very first ball.
Centurian from the previous match, Upul Tharanga, was dismissed for a first ball duck.
In a surprise move Sanath Jayasuriya has been sent in at number three ahead of Kumar Sangakkara.
At the end of the first over Sri Lanka are 2-1.