With the ODIs done and dusted, the focus shifts to the upcoming three-match T20Is. The first match of three matches T20I between India and Sri Lanka will start on Sunday, July 25 at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
During the three-match ODI series, India outperformed Sri Lanka to win the series by 2-1. India found many positives in the series, the young guns of India were the top performers from the side. Many youngsters of India will be even more excited about their favorite format of the game which is T20. India Premier League (IPL) has groomed many Indian youngsters and will be looking forward to dominating in the T20I series.
Mumbai Indians players like Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar, Hardik Pandya, and the Player of the series Suryakumar would love to perform in T20I. Also, the Delhi Capitals opening duo of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw would love to provide great starts to the team. The powerplay wicket-taker bowler of Chennai Super Kings; Deepak Chahar will be looking forward to making this series memorable.
Players like Prithvi Shaw and Ishan Kishan showed the explosive T20 cricket approach in ODI format. Also, the Indian batters can play aggressively from the very first ball of the match. It will be a very difficult job for Sri Lanka to tackle the aggressive approach of team India.
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Meanwhile team Sri Lanka is struggling a lot in T20Is. In the last 10 T20I matches Sri Lanka has played they have won only one. During the last series against England, team Sri Lanka got demolished by Eoin Morgan’s led side. Also statically Shikhar Dhawan led India to have a clear edge over the hosts.
It will be interesting to see Sri Lanka’s approach against a strong Indian side in the shorter format of the game.
Match Details
Match — Sri Lanka vs India 1st T20I
Date – Sunday, July 25, 2021
Time – 8:00 PM IST
Venue – R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Pitch Report
During One Day International pitch got slower as the match progressed further the same thing expected in T20Is. The top-order batsmen will be looking forward to utilizing the powerplay effectively. However, during the middle overs, spin might come into play, making it a little tough for batsmen.
The toss will be an important factor. Teams will be looking forward to chasing the scores, also the par score at the venue is 160.
India vs Sri Lanka: T20I Head-to-Head records
Total – 19
Sri Lanka – 5
India – 13
No Result – 1
Sri Lanka vs India, 1st T20I Probable Playing XI, and squad :
India Playing XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Chahar, Chetan Sakariya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
India Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, K Gowtham, Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Ishan Kishan (Wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (Wicket-keeper), Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Vice-captain), Chetan Sakariya
Sri Lanka Playing XI : Avishka Fernando, Minod Ranasinghe (WK), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (C), Dhanajaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernanado, Lakshan Sandakan.
Sri Lanka Squad :Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Lakshan Sandakan, Pathum Nissanka, Akila Dananjaya, Chamika Karunaratne, Kasun Rajitha, Isuru Udana, Dushmantha Chameera, Avishka Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Ishan Jayaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Lahiru Udara, Asitha Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Shiran Fernando
Match Prediction of Sri Lanka vs India: 1st T20I
India will enter the match as a favorite to win the 1st T20I encounter. However, India lost the third ODI against Sri Lanka still the Indian line-up is pretty strong. The third ODI saw many changes in the squad. However, India will be planning to bring a better version of the squad in T20I games.
The young guns of India will be a big threat to the weak bowling unit of Sri Lanka. So expect India to register a victory in the 1st T20I and start the series with a bang.
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