The Indian and Sri Lankan teams arrived here this evening for their second and final Twenty20 International at PCA grounds in Mohali.
The Indian team, led by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, checked in at Hotel Taj here without Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Ashish Nehra and Ishant Sharma.
The Delhi quartet will join the team tomorrow.
The Sri Lankans, led by captain Kumar Sangakkara, also checked in at the same hotel.
Immediately after their arrival, Dhoni and his team-mates cut a cake that had been prepared by the Taj staff to celebrate the team becoming the top ranked Test side in the world.
Yuvraj Singh, who hails from the city, will celebrate his 28th birthday on Saturday.
The two teams will have a practice session at the stadium on Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, tight security arrangements have been made at the Taj and also in and around the stadium.
