Dasun Shanaka led Sri Lanka defeated Team India in the second T20I game at R. Premadasa stadium in Colombo by 4 wickets. Sri Lanka looked slightly better than India in the second encounter between the teams. India’s batting line-up looked very weak however bowlers did a great job in the match. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka overall performed decently and chased the 133 runs target with 2 balls remaining. The 3rd match will be a series decider as both the teams have won one match each in the 3-match series.
Sri Lanka win the 2nd #SLvIND T20I by 4 wickets!
Three-match series levelled at 1-1.
Scorecard 👉https://t.co/Hsbf9yWCCh #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/ckDkl81GB8
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 28, 2021
India will enter the 3rd and final T20I game with a lot of trouble. A total of 9 Indian players are in isolation after Covid-19 spread in camp. Meanwhile, Krunal Pandya was tested positive for Covid-19 and a total of 9 players were in close contact with the all-rounder. The list of players includes Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Prithvi Shaw, Deepak Chahar, K Gowtham, Ishan Kishan, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Manish Pandey.
India’s batting will be the biggest problem in the 3rd encounter as India only has 5 batsmen in the team. Out of those 5 batsmen, only Shikhar Dhawan has a good amount of international experience. On the other side, Sri Lanka has all the players available in the camp so they can make all the changes they need.
Dhananjaya de Silva won the Player of the match award for his unbeaten 40* off 34 balls. 🔥#SLvIND pic.twitter.com/gS8AZbxqAE
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) July 28, 2021
Match Details
Match — Sri Lanka vs India 3rd T20I
Date – July 29, 2021
Time – 8:00 PM IST
Venue – R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the R Premadasa Stadium usually slows down as the match progresses, a similar thing will happen in the 3rd encounter. Powerplay will be crucial as teams will be looking forward to scoring good runs in the powerplay.
Also, spinners and pacers with a good change in pace deliveries will be game-changers on the surface. Once again 160 run mark will be a par score in the match. However, India would like to bat first as they don’t have a good batting depth.
Also with a good bowling unit, they would like to defend the target.
India vs Sri Lanka: T20I Head-to-Head records
Total – 21
Sri Lanka – 6
India – 14
No Result – 1
Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd T20I Probable Playing XI, and squad :
India Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (wk), Nitish Rana, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakariya, Varun Chakravarthy
India squad: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (wk), Nitish Rana, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakariya, Varun Chakravarthy,Krishnappa Gowtham, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Warrier, Ishan Porel, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshdeep Singh, Simarjeet Singh
Sri Lanka Playing XI: Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dasun Shanaka (c), Ramesh Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera
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: 3rd T20I
For the first time, India will be entering the game as a comparatively weaker side. Sri Lanka will field their best XI in the third game to beat Shikhar Dhawan-led India and win the series. Sri Lanka has a decent bowling unit and bowlers like Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera are in good form.
Meanwhile, India only has 5 batsmen in the team, even slight mistakes by the top 5 batters will create difficulties for team India. However, India also has good bowling and if batters do well India will also have a chance to win the match.
So looking at the current scenario, Sri Lanka is a better side. So expect Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka to win the match and clinch the series victory.
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