Preview: On Sunday, July 28, India will play the hosts Sri Lanka in the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series, having defeated them by 43 runs in the opening game. The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy will host the T20I series’ penultimate match. Both clubs will be looking at this game as extremely important.
India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will be hoping to defeat the Islanders and take a commanding 2-0 lead. They defeated Charith Asalanka’s team in yesterday’s T20I series opener, and they lead the three-match series 1-0 already. Additionally, it marked Team India’s first victory under recently hired head coach Gautam Gambhir.
India Tour of Sri Lanka, 2024, 2nd T20 Match, IND vs SRI
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Date & Time: Sunday, July 28, 7:00 PM
Pitch Report: On the other side, the hosts, Sri Lanka, will be hoping to even the series at 1-1 with a win in this crucial game. A win in this game will keep them alive in the three-match series, making the third and final T20I a thrilling series decider.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, K Mendis (wk), K Perera, PHKD Mendis, C Asalanka (C), D Shanaka, W Hasaranga, M Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, D Madushanka, AM Fernando
India: Shubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, SA Yadav (C), Rishabh Pant (wk), HH Pandya, R Parag, RK Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Ravi Bishnoi
