Feb 24, 2022
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Ekana Cricket Stadium - Lucknow, India
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India and Sri Lanka begin their three-match IT20 series on Thursday evening at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The hosts come into this series off the back of a 3-0 home series win over West Indies. Sri Lanka have just finished a five-match series in Australia which they lost 4-1. Read on as we preview this match. The first game of the series gets underway at 19:00 local time.
It now seems a long time ago that India lost their opening two games of the T20 World Cup. Since then they have won nine consecutive games in this format.
Sri Lanka finished their IT20 series in Australia with a victory at the MCG and that result should give them a boost in confidence ahead of what will be a tough assignment in India.
The India v Sri Lanka series will be broadcast via the Sony Network in India. Willow TV and Flow Sports will show the games in the USA and the Caribbean. Sky TV will broadcast in the UK.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ and Sky Go.
The IT20 series between India and West Indies saw both skippers choose to field first whenever they won the toss. We expect the same in this opening game of the series.
This pitch has a decent amount of pace in it and will offer something to the pace bowlers. Overall we expect a par score to be in the region of 170-180.
Mostly cloudy throughout this evening game in Lucknow with the temperature remaining above 20 degrees throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 Match 2022
Rohit Sharma’s team were very impressive against West Indies earlier this month and have picked another strong squad for this series. Jasprit Bumrah returns to the side but former captain Virat Kohli and keeper-batter Rishabh Pant are rested for all three games.
India are in excellent form in IT20s and are targeting their tenth straight victory in this format.
Rohit Sharma (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal
Although Sri Lanka won their final IT20 of their five-match series in Australia we do not expect them to keep the exact same XI for this opening match in India. Star all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga is available again after a period of isolation and will come back into the side.
Sri Lanka ended their losing run with a 5-wicket win in Melbourne on Sunday.
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kamara
India have a strong record over Sri Lanka in this format although they lost their last two matches against them in July last year.
| Matches Played | IND Won | SL Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The bookies are backing India to go 1-0 up in the series.
All eyes will be on captain Rohit Sharma to deliver for India with Kusal Mendis looking to build on his unbeaten half-century in Australia for Sri Lanka.
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad are our batting tips for India. Gaikwad is yet to score more than 21 in IT20s but is a very talented batter.
Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis are our batting recommendations for Sri Lanka. Mendis is a quality international player who has 6 IT20 half-centuries to his name.
For India, Jasprit Bumrah, Avesh Khan and Harshal Patel are our bowling tips. Patel has best figures of 3-22 in IT20s in his relatively short international career so far.
For Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera and Maheesh Theekshana are our bowling tips. Chameera took 7 wickets in the series in Australia.
Looking at the form of both teams in this format, it would be a big surprise if Sri Lanka got off to a winning start in the series. India, although resting some of their best batters, still have a very strong side and will be boosted by the return of Jasprit Bumrah. We are predicting an India victory.
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