Squads –
IND –
Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prithvi Shaw, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Sanju Samson, Krishnappa Gowtham, Nitish Rana, Navdeep Saini, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy, Devdutt Padikkal
SL –
Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka(w), Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, Ishan Jayaratne , Ramesh Mendis, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Asitha Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Lahiru Udara, Shiran Fernando, Isuru Udana
Team News –
IND –
– Team India won the 1st game of the ODI series by 7 Wickets and it was a dominant performance by the team with 50s from Kishan and Dhawan.
– Dhawan will open along with Prithvi Shaw in this game. Both the delhi openers were brilliant last game with 89* and 43 in the 1st ODI.
– Ishan Kishan will bat at 1 down. Kishan was excellent on his debut last game with 59 runs. He will look to continue his good form in this series. Kishan will also keep the Wickets.
– Manish Pandey and Surya Kumar Yadav will bat in middle. Pandey is a default pick due to his experience. Surya batted at 3 down last game and will not come much handy if team is chasing.
– Pandya brothers will be the next in lineups and will be important with both bat and bowl. Hardik will also bowl.
– Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav and Krunal will be the spin options in the lineup. KulCha shared 2 Wickets each in last game.
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar and Hardik Pandya will lead the pace attack.
SL –
– Sri Lanka were good with the bat in their 1st game but failed badly against a strong Indian batting lineup. Sri Lanka will look to not loose the series in thos game itself.
– Avishka Fernando and Minod Bhanuka will be the openers. Both are very talented cricketers and were looking good with 50 opening partnership. Bhanuka will also keep the Wickets.
– Dhananjaya de Silva and Charita Asalanka will bat in middle with Captain Shanaka to follow. De Silva will have a big task along with Shanaka with both bat and bowl. Shanka is not bowling.
– Wanindu Hasaranga will bat next. Hasaranga has emerged as an proper Allrounder in the last year and half and will play an important role in this series.
– Lakshan Sandakan, Wanindu Hasaranga and Dhananjaya de Silva will be the spin options of team.
– Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera and Isuru Udana will lead the pace attack.
Probable XI –
IND –
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan (wk), Manish Pandey, Surya Kumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar
SL –
Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charita Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Lakshan Sandakan, Dushmantha Chameera, C Karunaratne
Pitch Report –
R. Premadasa Stadium, Columbo
Pitch here at Premadasa Stadium excellent for Batting and will also be helpful for spinners in the middle overs.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Sanju Samson(2 down, RHB + wk, clean Striker of the ball, brilliant IPL with 277 runs this year, Must have if plays)
Ishan Kishan( 1 down + wk, very attacking batsman, had a poor IPL this year with 73 runs in 5 games, 59(42b) last game)
M Bhanuka(LHB, wk + open, 1500+ List A runs in 57 games, 22,33,25,9,27 in last 5 ODD games, 27 runs lasd game)
L Udara( RHB, very attacking top order batsman, can be a crusial pick in GL)
BAT –
Shikhar Dhawan ( Open, LHB, no intro needed, highest scorer this IPL with 380 runs, 1072 runs with a astonishing Average of 75 against SL , 89* last game)
Prithvi Shaw( Open, RHB, will likely make his debut this game, 308 runs with a brilliant SR of 166 this IPL, 43(24b) last game)
Surya Kumar Yadav( 3 down, RHB, has been scoring loads of runs in the domestic circuit, 2700 runs with SR of 103 and average of 37 In List A Cricket, 31(20b) last game )
Dasun Shanaka( Middle order + Right hand Medium pacer, can play some attacking Cricket, 48*,47 against England last ODI series, didn’t bowled last series , 39 last game)
Avishka Fernando( Open, RHB, very aggressive cricketer, 600+ ODI runs with a SR of 98, 33(35b) last game )
A Bandara( Top order, 566 List A runs in 28 Innings however SR very poor of 76, can also bowl some Legspin)
Manish Pandey ( 2 down, RHB, 492 runs in ODIs, very experienced with 5000+ List A runs, Must have)
Pathum Nissanka( Open, RHB, excellent FC record with 3674 runs , failed badly with just 16 runs in 3 innings against England last series)
Devdutt Padikkal ( Open, LHB, consistently scoring 600+ runs in vijay hazare from last 2 seasons, surely must have if plays )
ALL –
Hardik Pandya ( Middle order , RHB + Right Arm medium fast, no doubt about his hitting skills, 1w last game )
Wanindu Hasaranga ( Middle order + Leg spin, RHB, proper Allrounder with great form, 54, 26/1w, 20 in last series against England, Must have)
Dhananjaya de Silva ( Middle order + off spin, RHB, Talented allrounder, 1078 runs + 27 Wickets in ODI Cricket, 91 against England last series, 14 runs + 2w last game)
Krunal Pandya ( LHB + Left arm spin, will be good down the order with his hitting skills, bowling slightly on weaker side)
Ramesh Mendis ( Spin bowling Allrounder, good list A record with 560 runs and 37 Wickets in 29 games)
B Rajapaksha ( 1 down, LHB, excellent List A record with 100+ games and 2700 runs, cab bowl some medium pace, 24(22b) last game)
BOWL –
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman bowler, 107 Wickets in 64 ODIs with an impressive SR of 36, 2 Wickets last game, must have)
Yuzvendra Chahal ( Leggie, India’s premium spinner, 94 Wickets in 55 odis with a SR of 31, 2 Wickets last game)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar( Right Arm medium fast, known gor his swing and death bowling, 17 Wickets against SL and 5 on this Wicket bowling 10 overs )
Dushmantha Chameera ( Right Arm Fast, has been in excellent form, has been in top 5 leading Wicket takers this year, wicketless last game)
Lahiru Kumara ( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, 13 ODI Wickets in 13 games played )
Kasun Rajitha ( Right Arm medium fast, good bowler with variations at death, 9 Wickets in 9 games played )
Lakshan Sandakan( Chinnaman bowler, decent record in ODIs with 26 Wickets at an average of 56, 1w last game)
Rahul Chahar( Leg spin, has been excellent in last 2-3 IPL picking Wickets consistently, must have if plays)
Isuru Udana ( Left arm medium fast + RHB , can hit the ball big, very experienced with 154 List A Wickets, Must )
Deepak Chahar ( Right Arm medium fast, swings the new ball , good List A record with 60 Wickets in 48 games, Must have)
C/VC Options –
IND –
Shikhar Dhawan
Prithvi Shaw
Surya Kumar Yadav
Hardik Pandya
SL –
Wanindu Hasaranga
Dhananjaya de Silva