India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I: Match Preview, Predicted XI, Prediction, Where to Watch

Jan 9, 2020 at 6:27 PM

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India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I: Match Preview, Predicted XI, Prediction, Where to Watch

The Indore pitch is said to be a batting-friendly pitch, but Sri Lankan batsmen could not take advantage in the second T20I match. Indian bowlers showed the class of their bowling in Holkar Stadium, halting the visitors to 142 runs. As excepted, India chased down the target easily getting the lead of 1-0. Now, both the teams will head to play the third and last T20I match of this series on Friday.

Date: 10/01/2020

Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.

India’s appreciable pacer battery

India vs Sri Lanka, Navdeep Saini, first T20I match, second T20I match.
Navdeep Saini bowls a yorker to send back Danushka Gunathilaka.

To see Navdeep Saini bowling a yorker to dismiss top-order batsman Danushka Gunathilaka, Indian skipper Virat Kohli was a bit surprised. We have seen him bowling regularly with the bowling speed of 140kps, but in Indore, he not only showed consistency in pace but also made some variations to confuse the batsmen. His bowling figures were 18 for two, which made him the man of the match.

The yorker King Jasprit Bumrah also played his first game since his injury. Bumrah was attacked by batters though he was successful in taking a wicket. Also, Shardul Thakur went wicketless in his first three over, albeit he picked three wickets in his last over. All-rounder Washington Sunder also gave a breakthrough to the Indian team, picking the crucial wicket of Avishka Fernando.

Sri Lanka ‘s last chance

India vs Sri Lanka, second T20I match preview

Sri Lanka has the last chance to level the three-match series as the first game was abandoned due to rain and India easily won the second T20I match. Skipper Lasith Malinga might be disappointed with batters’ performances who could not utilise the batting-friendly pitch.

The opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka and Avishka Fernando started confidently, scoring boundaries but could not set on the pitch, losing the wickets subsequently. The middle-order batsman Oshada Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Dasun Shanka could not take the game forward. Now, the visitors have a chance in the third T20I match to level the series.

Head to Head

Team Total matches Win Loss Tie/no result
India 18 12 5 0/1
Sri Lanka 18 5 12 0/1

Weather forecast

No rain is expected in the second T20I match in Pune as the sky will be clear. The spectators will enjoy the game without any rain interruption.

 

India vs Sri Lanka, weather, second T20I match, Pune
Image Credit: AccuWeather

Pitch Condition

It’s a batting-friendly pitch and spinners will get more support from the pitch. The first batting team will surely get the advantage to set big totals. However, this pitch was early reported as poor by ICC.

India’s Predicted XI

India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I match : Match Preview, Predicted XI, Prediction, Where to Watch 3
Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. Credits: AP.
Players Role
Shikhar Dhawan Opening Batsman
KL Rahul Opening Batsman
Virat Kohli (c) Batsman
Shreyas Iyer Batsman
Rishabh Pant Wk-batsman
Shivam Dube All-rounder
Washington Sundar All-rounder
Shardul Thakur Bowler
Navdeep Saini Bowler
Jasprit Bumrah Bowler
Kuldeep Yadav Bowler

Sri Lanka’s Predicted XI

Sri Lanka team second T20I match

Players Role
Danushka Gunathilaka Opening Batsman
Avishka Fernando Opening Batsman
Kusal Perera Wk-Batsman
Oshada Fernando Batsman
Angelo Mathews All-rounder
Dhananjaya de Silva All-rounder
Dasun Shanaka All-rounder
Lakshan Sandakan Bowler
Lasith Malinga(C) Bowler
Lahiru Kumara Bowler
Wanindu Hasaranga Bowler

Match Prediction

Seeing the current Sri Lankan team, chances of India to win the third T20I match is more. India was dominant in all the departments while Sri Lankan batting line up was ineffective in facing the Indian bowlers.

Thus, India is likely to take this series in its name after winning the third T20I match.

Where To Watch

TV – Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD

Online– Hotstar

Time– 7 PM IST

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