The Sri Lankan team is about to visit India for the three-match T20 and three-match ODI series. The tour will kick off with the first T20 match taking place on January 03 and the Sri Lankan team will arrive in India on New Year’s Eve. Even before coming to India, Sri Lanka has started their preparations for this tough tour and the team’s players have started practicing in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team will start practicing at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai from January 1.
India’s dominance has been seen in the international T20 matches played between Sri Lanka and India. 26 T20 matches have been played between the two countries, of which India have won 17 and Sri Lanka have won eight. Talking about the bilateral series, India has beaten Sri Lanka in seven out of nine series and has seen the face of defeat only once. A series has ended in a draw. Asian Cup champion team Sri Lanka will try to improve on this record against India.
Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nikanska, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickram, Kusal Mendis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga (vc), Ashen Bandara, Mahish Teekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha, Dunith Velage, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara, Nuwanthushara.
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Many changes will be seen in the Indian T20 squad in which players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant will not be present. Hardik Pandya has been given the captaincy of the team and some young players like Shivam Mavi have been included in the team. With the selection of this team, there have been indications that the Indian T20 squad has reached a phase of change.
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