India vs Sri Lanka T20I Series 2024 Preview
India vs Sri Lanka T20I Series 2024 Preview: New head coach Gautam Gambhir is already headed towards Sri Lanka with his Indian squad for the 3-match series. Where Men in Blue is led by new T20 captain Surya Kumar Yadav.
The most exciting T20 series between India and Sri Lanka is going to start from 27 July 2024 to 30 July 2024, meanwhile, both teams announced their squads. Where Sri Lanka announced a 16-member squad and India announced a 15-member squad for the T20 series.
There are some changes in terms of captaincy from both sides. After a bad performance in the last T20 World Cup, Wanindu Hasaranga left his captaincy for the good sake of the Team, lately appointed captain, Charita Asalanka taking charge as the new skipper for the Sri Lanka squad in this T20 series. On the other side, Lagend Rohit Sharma retired from T20I formats, so the new head coach and chief selector appointed Surya Kumar Yadav as a captain for the Indian T20 squad.
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India vs Sri Lanka T20I Squad
Indian T20I Squad:
Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ꮪhubman Gill (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj.
Sri Lanka T20I Squad:
Charith Asalanka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Janith Perera, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Asitha Fernando, Binura Fernando.
This will be head-to-head combat between the two teams, where Sri Lanka has the best top-order batsmen Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis. On the other end, Inda has the best middle-order lineup when compared to Sri Lanka, which includes star cricketers like Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, and Sanju Samson.
Coming to lower order Sri Lanka has Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Dunith Wellalage, and India has Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, and Axar Patel, as compared to Sri Lanka, India has slight edge in the lower order.
Meanwhile, the Indian bowlers Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Siraj, and in terms of bowling Sri Lanka has an upper hand as they have a home-ground advantage and experienced bowlers like Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, and Matheesha Pathirana in their squad.
Conclusion:
This T20 series will be a strong rivalry between India and Sri Lanka, where India has a Strong batting lineup and Sri Lanka has a dominating bowling lineup.
