IND vs SL: India will be taking on Sri Lanka in the 1st T20I match of the Sri Lanka tour of India 2022 on Thursday, 24th February at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Uttar Pradesh.
India will be joining this T20I as the clear favorites as they are coming after whitewashing West Indies in the most-recent T20I series by 3-0. They will be missing the services of Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda due to their respective injuries and will feature Sanju Samson, Jadeja, and Bumrah. Rishabh Pant, Shardul Thakur, and Virat Kohli are also rested in this series with Rohit Sharma leading from the front.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka are back after a 4-1 defeat against Australia in the recent T20is. They will miss Wanindu Hasaranga as he’s tested positive for Covid-19 while Avishka Fernando has been ruled out due to injury offspinner Ashian Daniel has been named in the squad. They will now attempt to recover their momentum in this game.
Match Details
Match: India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I
Date & Time: 24th February 2022, 7:00 PM IST
Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Uttar Pradesh
Pitch Report
The wicket at Ekana Cricket Stadium is expected to favor the batters. Batters can enjoy batting at this surface while the bowlers will have to look for some turn. With the average first-innings score being 166 runs at this venue, batting first will be the preferred option.
Weather Report
The weather will be mostly cloudy with temperatures hovering around 25 degrees celsius. The sky will be clear and have no chances of precipitation.
IND vs SL Probable Playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah
Sri Lanka
Dinesh Chandimal(wk), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalnka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Junith Liyanage, Dusmanth Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Ahsan Daniel, Lahiru Kumara/Binura Fernando
IND vs SL Dream11 Team
Sanju Samson, Rohit Sharma, Pathum Nissanka, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Venkatesh Iyer, Chamika Karunaratne, Dusmanth Chameera, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Maheesh Theekshana
Captain: Rohit Sharma | Vice-captain: Ravindra Jadeja
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