By 4:00 PM, it will be decided if the second T20 match between India and Sri Lanka will be played today or not. Krunal Pandya and eight other Indian players who came into close touch with him have been isolated as a result of his corona positivity. All of these have come back negative, but according to Corona protocol, they are not allowed to ground for 72 hours. Corona testing of Sri Lankan cricketers have already been subjected to Corona testing. The report on the Sri Lankan players is still pending. It should be noted that their reports will be delivered this afternoon. Following the review of the reports, the decision on whether the match should be played or postponed must be made.
The players who are under isolation are Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Yuzvendra Chahal and Krishnappa Gautam.It is to be believed that Shikhar Dhawan, Rituraj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Chetan Sakaria, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty may be available for match. Apart from these, Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Sai Kishore and Simranjit Singh are with the team as net bowlers. They can be included in the match when required.
Can be 6 consecutive win against Sri Lanka
Team India has a chance to win the T20 series against Sri Lanka for the sixth time in a row. The Indian squad has never lost a T20 series against Sri Lanka. Previously, the two teams have played seven T20 series. India has won six series in this tournament. The 2009-10 series ended in a 1–1 tie. Team India has won all of the series since then.
In terms of Sri Lanka, the team has played 21 T20 matches since July 24th, 2019. Only five of these matches were won by the squad, while the Sri Lankan team lost 15 of them. One match resulted in a tie. In addition, Sri Lanka has lost their last five T20 encounters.
Team India’s great form
Except for Shikhar Dhawan, Sanju Samson, and Suryakumar Yadav, none of the batsmen have played well in the first T20 of the series. This was the primary reason why, despite the favourable batting pitch, the squad was unable to reach a large total. Hardik Pandya has been struggling with his form in recent contests. Hardik is a key member of the Indian side that will compete in the T20 World Cup.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s excellent form
On the first ball of the debut T20 match, Prithvi Shaw was out. He was in outstanding form in one-day matches, which helped him earn a spot in the squad for the England tour. The BCCI has agreed to send Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar to England for the Test series. He'll fly to London after this tour. The Indian bowlers are in fantastic form.Bhuvneshwar Kumar has indicated his return to form by taking 4 wickets. Team India can go with the same team in this match.
Sri Lankan team Trio-batsmen
At the moment, nothing is going well for Sri Lanka. None of the batters are in good form, with the exception of Avishka Fernando, Charith Aslanka, and Chamika Karunaratne. Dasun Shanaka, the captain, has failed both with the ball and in the batting order. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, the team's explosive batter, was unable to play in the first T20 owing to injury. He will also be unable to participate in this match.
All eyes on Spinner Akila Dhananjaya
Minod Bhanuka, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Ashen Bandara, all wicketkeepers and batsman, struggled in the first T20. Apart from Dushmantha Chamira and Wanindu Hasaranga, none of the bowlers could make a meaningful impression on the bowling side. As a result, spinner Akila Dhananjay and Wanindu Hasaranga should work together.
Sri Lanka's Probable Playing XI:
Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (Wk), Dhananjay de Silva/Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Aslanka, Ashen Bandara, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Isuru Udana, Akila Dhananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera.