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All You Need To Know About India Versus Sri Lanka Limited Overs Series

India vs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs India

Team India will face Asian Champions Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I and the same number of ODI matches starting on 3 January 2023 onwards.

It promises to be an exciting battle as Hardik Pandya will lead a young Indian side in the absence of Rohit Sharma. The T20I squad comprises IPL performers who would be eager to perform as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul has not been included in the squad.

The Sri Lankan team will be led by Dasun Shanaka and would be hoping to give a fight to the Indian team in T20I and ODI series.

Sri Lanka stunned the Indian team in Asia Cup 2022 and would be looking to do the same in the series against India.

Here we look at the Indian squad for the T20I series

Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Surya Kumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya (C), Sanju Samson (WK), Rahul Tripathi, Axar Patel, Shivam Mavi, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel.

Sri Lanka squad

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhanajaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (C), Charith Asalanaka, Ashen Bandara, Maheesh Theekshana,   Chamika Karaunate, Dilshan Madhushanka, Kasun Rajitha, Dunith Wellage, Wanidnu Hasranaga (VC), Pramod Madhushan, Lahiru Kumara, Nuwan Thusara.

Schedule of T20I series

  1. India versus Sri Lanka (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)- 3rd January 2023
  2. India versus Sri Lanka (MCA Stadium, Pune)- 5th January 2023
  3. India versus Sri Lanka (SCA Stadium, Rajkot)- 7th January 2023

All three T20I matches will begin at 7.00 PM IST.

The three teams will then meet each other in 3 ODI matches starting on 10th January. Rohit Sharma will lead the side after recovering from thumb injury. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul will be making a comeback into the ODI squad along with Mohammed Shami.

Indian Cricket team. (Credit: Twitter)

India ODI squad

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (WK), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya (VC), Surya Kumar Yadav, KL Rahul (WK), Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.

Sri Lanka ODI squad

Kusal Mendis (VC), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanaka, Dhanajaya de Silva, Ashen Bandara, Dasun Shanaka (C), Wandiu Hasranaga, Mahesh Theekshana, Chamika Karaunate, Dilshan Madhushanka, Kasun Rajitha, Dunith Wellage, Pramod Madhushan, Lahiru Kumara, Jeffery Vandersay, Nuwanidu Fernando.

Schedule of ODI series

  1. India versus Sri Lanka (Basapara Stadium, Guwahati)- 10th January 2023
  2. India versus Sri Lanka (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)- 12th January 2023
  3. India versus Sri Lanka (Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram)- 15th January 2023

All three ODI matches will begin at 1.30 PM. It will be not a part of the ICC ODI Super League series.


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