Match Preview

Sri Lanka will face India in the 2nd T20I match on 27 July at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. India cruised to 37-run victory in the 1st match of the series and Suryakumar Yadav’s stunning half-century and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s 4-wicket haul, was all the more reason to prove their dominance on the Lankans. Sri Lanka needs to polish their batting side as another loss would mean the series is done and dusted for them.

Pitch and Weather Report

The pitch is balanced and is more favorable to spinners.

Chances of light rain with temperatures at 27 – 28 °C

STATS – T20

Total matches                                    37

Matches won batting first                  18

Matches won bowling first                 18

Average 1st Inns scores                    157

Average 2nd Inns scores                   138

Highest total recorded                        215/5 (19.4 Ov) by BAN vs SL

Lowest total recorded                         80/10 (14.4 Ov) by ENG vs IND

Highest score chased                         215/5 (19.4 Ov) by BAN vs SL

Lowest score defended                      115/6 (20 Ov) by RSA vs SL

Top Wicket-Keeper picks

1) Sanju Samson – The right-handed batsman has given consistent performance in this tour so far. He scored 27 runs in the last match.

Domestic T20 Records

Matches – 179

Runs – 4336

Highest Score – 119

Average – 27.61

2) Minod Bhanuka – The left-handed opening batsman is a talented player from his squad. He has been a part of the opening pair that has been consistent with the runs for Sri Lanka. He took 2 wickets in the last match.

Domestic T20 Records

Matches – 59

Runs – 1024

Highest Score – 85*

Average – 21.33

Top 4 Batsman Picks

1) Shikhar Dhawan – The left-handed batsman is one of the most experienced players in this format. He will be a wise choice for the next match. He always looks solid in the opening. He made 46 crucial runs in the last match.

Matches – 66

Runs – 1719

Highest Score – 92

Average – 28.18

2) Suryakumar Yadav – The right-handed batsman is an aggressive player with remarkable stroke play skills in this format which he proved in the last match. He made 50 runs in the last match.

Domestic T20 Records

Matches – 181

Runs – 3879

Highest Score – 94*

Average – 31.53

3) Dasun Shanaka – The right-handed batsman is an explosive middle-order player, he has played stable innings in this T20I series and has a lot of potential to play well in the next match also.

Matches – 44

Runs – 564

Highest Score – 54

Average – 16.11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4) Avishka Fernando – The right-handed opening batsman played decent innings in the ODI series. He scored 26 runs in the last match. He is an important pick in the team for the next match.

Matches – 18

Runs – 27

Highest Score – 37

Average – 13.35

Top 3 Bowler Picks

1) Bhuvneshwar Kumar – The right-arm medium bowler bowled phenomenal spells in the IPL matches. He has great potential to destroy an opponent’s batting line up owing to his experience in this format. He took 4 wickets in the last match and 3 wickets in the 3rd ODI match. He is riding on a crazy wicket-taking train, which his team definitely would want to hop on.

Matches – 49

Wickets – 49

Economy – 6.96

2) Deepak Chahar – He is a right arm medium classical swing bowler who is a capable death bowler and is currently in his best form. He is on a streak of taking 2 wickets in the last 3 matches.

Matches – 14

Wickets – 20

Economy – 7.59

3) Dushmantha Chameera – The right-arm fast bowler has quick pace, generated from a slightly round-arm action. He is in good form and will be beneficial for his team in the next match. He took 2 wickets in the last match against India.

Matches – 26

Wickets – 28

Economy – 7.99

Top 4 All-rounder Picks

1) Wanindu Hasaranga – The middle order batsman, and an aggressive legbreak bowler is an asset for his team. He is in good form and will be a wise pick for the next match. He took 2 wickets in the last match.

Matches – 20

Runs – 163

Highest Score – 44

Average – 13.58

Wickets – 28

Economy – 6.77

2) Dhananjaya de Silva – The right-handed batsman and right arm off break bowler played great innings in the ODI series. He is in good form and will be beneficial in the next match.

Matches – 18

Runs – 343

Highest Score – 62

Average – 20.17

Wickets – 5

Economy – 7.11

3) Krunal Pandya – The left-handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler was in great form in the IPL matches. His skilful batting and bowling performance will be an asset for his team in the upcoming match.  He took a wicket in the last match and bowled an economical spell.

Mches – 19

Runs – 124

Highest Score – 26*

Average – 24.20

Wickets – 15

Economy – 8.10

4) Hardik Pandya – The right-handed batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler is a hard-hitter batsman and an excellent bowler from his squad. He is a dynamic player who will be beneficial for his team in the next match.

Matches – 49

Runs – 484

Highest Score – 26*

Average – 19.36

Wickets – 42

Economy – 8.17

Predicted Playing 11

India – Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson (wk), Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Krunal Pandya/Rahul Chahar, Chetan Sakariya, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

Sri Lanka – Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa/N Dickwella, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, Kasun Rajitha/Isuru Udana

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Poll Winning Percentage

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Sri Lanka – 36%

Source- www.cricket.com