The first and opening Twenty20 International ( T20I) of the two-match series between host Sri Lanka and West Indies will be played at the International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele Monday.

Watch the live stream here and here and live scores here and here. The day-night match starts at 7 p.m. local time ( 1:30 p.m. GMT/ 8:30 a.m. ET / 5: 30 a.m. PT ) on Monday, Nov. 9.

The West Indies' Sri Lanka tour has been disastrous so far. It lost Test and ODI series to home side by 2-0 and 3-0 respectively. They are now desperate to register its first win of tour.

Marlon Samuel's century in the third ODI has gone in vain as the hosts beat West Indies by 19 runs completing 3-0 whitewash on Nov. 7, according to NDTV Sports.

In a blow to the West Indies, leg-spinner Samuel Badree, the top-raked T20 bowler in the world, has been ruled out of the T20 series. He is reportedly suffering from dengue fever.

"Badree was named in the original 15-man squad for the two-match series but is unavailable due to illness," the West Indies Cricket Board said in a statement, according to Cricinfo.

Probable squads:

Sri Lanka

Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Danushka Gunatilake, Shehan Jayasuriya, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis, Kusal Perera, Sachithra Senanayake, Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay

West Indies

Jason Holder, Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Jason Mohammed, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor

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