India’s tour of Sri Lanka is about to begin today. The first match of this three-match T20 series between India and Sri Lanka, starting on February 24, will be played at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team has recently whitewashed West Indies in a three-match T20I series. The Indian team was questioned a lot after the mediocre performance on the South Africa tour, but in the limited-overs series against the West Indies, the Indian team made a great comeback and won six matches in a row, due to which the Indian team’s confidence increased a lot.
Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul have been rested for the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Apart from these three players, in-form batsman Suryakumar Yadav and all-rounder Deepak Chahar have also been ruled out of the entire series due to injury. It is very difficult for Sri Lanka to beat this Indian team, but with the departure of these 5 players, there is little hope for Sri Lanka. Captain Rohit Sharma is also going to be tested in this series due to the absence of five main players in the team. The T20 World Cup is set to take place in Australia later this year and captain Rohit Sharma would like to find the right team combination and know more about India’s World Cup preparations.
The tour is also going to be important for Sri Lanka as Sri Lanka lost the series by a huge 4-1 margin in the recent five-match T-20 series against Australia. Before the start of this tour, Vanindu Hasaranga has also been ruled out of the Sri Lankan team due to COVID-19.
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I Match Details
Match: India vs Sri Lanka, 1st of 3 T20Is.
Date: 24th February 2022.
Time: 7:00 PM IST.
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
1st T20I Weather Report
Today’s weather will be clear at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow and there will be no threat of rain over the match.
1st T20I Pitch Report
The pitch of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium can prove to be very helpful for the batsmen and spin bowlers. And both the teams would like to win the toss and elect to bowl first as the dew factor played a big role in the second half of the match.
India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I Probable XIs
India
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal Jasprit Bumrah
Sri Lanka
Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Jeffeery Vendersey, Dushmantha Chameera, Praveen Jayawickrama, Chameeka Karunarathn, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara.
India vs Sri Lanka TV and Live Streaming Details
TV: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Hotstar
