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Indian cricket team will play the second T20I against Sri Lanka on Thursday, 5th January at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. The teams have travelled to Pune from Mumbai after a blockbuster first T20I. The Indian team is currently leading this three-match series by 1-0 after a thrilling win in the first game on Tuesday, 3rd January.
Team India won the first T20I against Sri Lanka by 2 runs and Deepak Hooda was named ‘player of the match’ for his wonderful innings in the first innings for India. There will be changes in the starting XI of India as batter Sanju Samson is injured and has been ruled out of this series. Punjab Kings’ batter Jitesh Sharma has replaced Sanju in the team for the remaining games.
Predicted playing XI of India against Sri Lanka (2nd T20I):
Shubman Gill, SA Yadav, HH Pandya(C), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shivam Mavi, Ishan Kishan, Rahul Tripathi, Yuzvendra Chahal, HV Patel, Umran Malik.
