India
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India vs Sri Lanka Match Details
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- India are at the top of the ICC T20I team rankings as they are yet to lose a series in the shortest format of the game for the past year.
- Sri Lanka are occupying the eighth place in the rankings but made a solid statement by winning the Asia Cup 2022.
- India have an upper hand in the head-to-head records as they have defeated the island nation in 17 T20 Internationals. Sri Lanka have won eight games while one match did not fetch any result.
Sri Lanka are touring India for a three-match T20I series followed by three One Day Internationals. The two teams will kick-start the tour on January 03, Wednesday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai with the first T20 International. Playing at home, India have an edge over the visiting side.
The hosts have been phenomenal in the shortest format of the game in the recent past and as a result; they are occupying the top place in the T20I team rankings by the International Cricket Council. However, it is a relatively younger side that will take on Sri Lanka in the 20-over format. The big players, including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and KL Rahul, have been rested while Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, and Ravindra Jadeja are yet to recover from their injuries.
In the absence of Rohit, Hardik Pandya will be leading the hosts. Meanwhile, there are a lot of young faces in the squad, including Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, and Umran Malik. Coming to Sri Lanka, they are not doing well in the ICC rankings.
However, the team shocked the entire cricket fraternity by winning the Asia Cup last year. The win in the T20 event must have given a boost to the Dasun Shanaka-led side and they will be eager to surprise India once again. Sri Lanka will be playing with their full strength on Tuesday.
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