IND vs SL: After a disappointing outing in T20 WC, Hardik Pandya-led India have to start from scratch in the T20I series against Sri Lanka at home. The selectors have picked a young squad and this makes the series more exciting. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka didn’t fare well in the T20 World Cup but they can make amends against India in the series. Team India holds the edge over SriLanka in the 20-over format, but the Asia Cup champions cannot be taken lightly. Watch IND SL LIVE Streaming on Hotstar & IND vs SL LIVE Score updates with InsideSport.IN
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Both India and SriLanka have been involved in 26 matches so far. In the previous outings, the Men in Blue have managed to win in 17 matches. On the other hand, SriLanka have won 8 games with one game ending in a no result.
- India have hosted SriLanka in 15 T20I games.
- Of those, the home side has won 11 matches while they suffered defeat in three games.
- One of the match was abandoned due to rain.
- While SriLanka has hosted India in seven matches but faced defeats in five matches. However, home team had defeated India in two matches.
- Talking about the neutral venues, SriLanka holds the edge over India.
- While India has managed to win just one game in neutral venues, SriLanka has come out victorious on three instances.
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With the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul rested, Team India will be led by Hardik Pandya. To note, SriLanka are visiting with a full-strength squad led by Dasun Shanaka. The much-changed Indian team includes first-time call ups for pace duo Mukesh Kumar and Shivam Mavi in T20Is. Talented batter Sanju Samson has also been included in the Indian squad.
IND vs SL 1st T20I Probable Playing XI:
India: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya (c), Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
SriLanka – Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka
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