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 t20 and lost the 2nd game yesterday which was a last over triller , however defending 8 runs in last over from a young bowler was never easy.
– Team India played without 9 of their 1st choice players who included Prithvi Shaw, Surya Kumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Ishan Kishan, Yuzi Chahal, Hardik and Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar and others.
– Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Rana and Ruturaj Gaikwad debuted for India in last game.
– Navdeep Saini was injured during fielding in last game and it’s high chances that he will be ruled out of the game. So any of the net bowler can get the Indian cap tonight.
– Dhawan will open along with Ruturaj Gaikwad. Both played very slow in last game but Wicket was very slow.
– Young Devdutt Padikkal will bat at 1 down. Paddikal finally made his much awaited debut last game and scored 29 runs.
– Sanju Samson will bat at 2 down. Nitish Rana will follow Samson. Team’s Batting is limited here with only 5 specialist batsman. Bhuvi will bat next.
– Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy and Rahul Chahar will be the spin options in the lineup. All three were brilliant last game.
– Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Chetan Sakariya will lead the pace attack along with any 1 of Arsdeep Singh/Sandeep Warrior.
SL –
– Sri Lanka came back really strong in 2nd t20 yesterday after loosing the 1st game. Dhananjaya de Silva played a matured knock of 40 of 34 balls taking the team towards victory.
– Avishka Fernando and Minod Bhanuka will be the openers. Both are very talented cricketers and had a very good series especially Avishka. Bhanuka scored 36 in last game. Sadeera Samarawickrama batter 1 down last game.
– Dhananjaya de Silva and Dasun Shanaka will bat in middle. Both are most experienced players of the team and will be crusial in the decider.
– Wanindu Hasaranga will bat next. Hasaranga has emerged as an proper Allrounder in the last year and half and is brilliant both with bat and bowl.
– Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dhananjaya and Dhananjaya de Silva will be the spin options of team. Ramesh Mendis can also bowl some.
– Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera and Isuru Udana will lead the pace attack.
Probable XI –
IND –
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy, Chetan Sakariya, Arshdeep Singh/Sandeep Warrior.
SL –
Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Sadeera Samarawikrama, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ramesh Mendis, Isuru Udana, Akila Dhananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, C Karunaratne
Pitch Report –
R. Premadasa Stadium, Columbo
Pitch here at Premadasa Stadium was very sluggish in last game and spinners were getting a lot of help.
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Sanju Samson(2 down, RHB + wk, clean Striker of the ball, brilliant IPL with 277 runs this year, Must have )
M Bhanuka(LHB, wk + open, 1500+ List A runs in 57 games, 36 last 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, 1100+ runs with a astonishing Average of 75 against SL , 40(42b) last game)
Dasun Shanaka( Middle order + Right hand Medium pacer, can play some attacking Cricket, 48*,47 against England last ODI series, 1w + 3 runs last game )
Avishka Fernando( Open, RHB, very aggressive cricketer, 700+ ODI runs with a SR of 98, 159 runs in odi series, very good form )
A Bandara( Top order, 566 List A runs in 28 Innings however SR very poor of 76, can also bowl some Legspin)
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 ( 1 down, LHB, consistently scoring 600+ runs in vijay hazare from last 2 seasons, surely must have, 29(23b) last game )
ALL –
Wanindu Hasaranga ( Middle order + Leg spin, RHB, proper Allrounder with great form, 54, 26/1w, 20 in last series against England, 3 Wickets in odi series, 3 Wickets in 2 games so far this t20 series)
Dhananjaya de Silva ( Middle order + off spin, RHB, Talented allrounder, excellent last game with 40 *, very good with his off spin as well )
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, can bowl some medium pace, 24(22b), 0(1b), 65 in 3 games in odi series)
BOWL –
Kuldeep Yadav ( Chinnaman bowler, 107 Wickets in 64 ODIs with an impressive SR of 36, 2 Wickets in last game, must have)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar( Right Arm medium fast, known for his swing and death bowling, 1w + 12 runs last game )
Dushmantha Chameera ( Right Arm Fast, has been in excellent form, has been in top 5 leading Wicket takers this year, 1w last game)
Lahiru Kumara ( Right Arm Fast, hit the deck bowler, 13 ODI Wickets in 13 games played, can get a game )
Lakshan Sandakan( Chinnaman bowler, decent record in ODIs with 26 Wickets at an average of 56, can play due to spin conditions)
Rahul Chahar( Leg spin, has been excellent in last 2-3 IPL picking Wickets consistently, must have, 1w last game)
Isuru Udana ( Left arm medium fast + RHB , can hit the ball big, very experienced with 150+ List A Wickets, just q over last game )
C/VC Options –
IND –
Shikhar Dhawan
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Devdutt Padikkal
SL –
Wanindu Hasaranga
Dhananjaya de Silva