The decision on whether the second T20 match between India and Sri Lanka will be held today or not can be taken by 4:00 pm. Due to Krunal Pandya being corona positive, he and 8 other Indian cricketers who came in close contact with him have been isolated. In such a situation, only 11 players are left with Team India. Due to this, it is becoming difficult for India to make playing 11.
Among the players left out of isolation, 7 bowlers are being told. Also, the problem of the 12th player not being available is also in front of Team India India. Corona testing of Sri Lankan cricketers has been done. His report is to come in the afternoon. Only after this will the decision be made whether the match should be played or postponed.
The names of Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Krishnappa Gautam are coming among the players who have gone into isolation. Shikhar Dhawan, Rituraj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Chetan Sakaria, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, and Varun Chakraborty are believed to be available for selection. Apart from these, Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Sai Kishore, and Simranjit Singh are with the team as net bowlers. They can be used when needed.
If there is a match, then Team India has a chance to win the sixth consecutive bilateral T20 series against Sri Lanka. The Indian team has not lost a bilateral T20 series to Sri Lanka even once. Earlier 7 T20 series have been played between the two teams. In this, India has won 6 series. The series held in 2009/10 was a 1–1 draw. Since then Team India has won all the series.
Talking about Sri Lanka, the team has played 21 T20 matches since 24 July 2019. Out of this, the team won only 5 matches, while the Sri Lankan team has lost in 15 matches. There was no result of 1 match. Sri Lanka has also lost its last 5 T20 matches.
Here, the Indian team is in excellent form at the moment. He has played 28 matches since July 24, 2019. He won 19 matches out of this. The team lost 6 matches and tied 2 matches. There was no result of 1 match. Team India has won 4 out of its last 5 T20 matches.
Barring Shikhar Dhawan, Sanju Samson, and Suryakumar Yadav, none of the batsmen could perform well in the first T20 of the series. This was the reason that the team could not make a big total even on the helpful batting pitch. Hardik Pandya has been battling poor form for some time now. They are an important part of the Indian plan for the T20 World Cup. However, for this, they have to return to form first.
Prithvi Shaw got out on the first ball of the debut T20. He was in excellent form in ODIs. The reward for this came in the form of being selected in the squad for the tour of England. BCCI has decided to send him and Suryakumar for the Test series to be held in England. After this tour, he will leave for London. Indian bowlers are in excellent form. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has indicated his return to form by taking 4 wickets. Team India can go with the same team in this match.
Nothing good is happening for Sri Lanka at the moment. Barring Avishka Fernando, Charith Aslanka, and Chamika Karunaratne, none of the batsmen are in form. Captain Dasun Shanaka has failed with the ball as well as in the batting. The team's explosive batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa could not play in the first T20 due to injury. He will also not be available in this match.
Wicket-keeper batsmen Minod Bhanuka, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Ashen Bandara could not do much in the first T20. Talking about the bowling, apart from Dushmantha Chamira and Wanindu Hasaranga, none of the bowlers could make a significant impact. In such a situation, spinner Akila Dhananjay will also have to play with Hasaranga.
Dasun Shanaka (capt), Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Dhananjay de Silva/Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Aslanka, Ashen Bandara, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Akila Dhananjay, Dushmantha Chamira.
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