India Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka 1st T20: The Indian team is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka. Both the teams are to play 3 T20 matches and then a series of 3 ODI matches. The Indian team will start this tour on 27th July. First of all, a 3 match T20 series will be played between India and Sri Lanka. All these matches will be played in Pallekele from 7 pm Indian time.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has permanently handed over the captaincy of the T20 team to Suryakumar Yadav. While with this first match, Gautam Gambhir will also start his coaching. This is Gambhir’s first tour and first series as a head coach.
Gill and Yashasvi will open in T20
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Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team won the T20 World Cup 2024 title in June itself. After this, Rohit, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have retired from T20 International cricket. Whereas in the T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit and Kohli opened the innings.
Now the question is who will open in T20 after Kohli and Rohit? The answer is vice-captain Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Both of them opened in the last 3 matches of the Zimbabwe tour. Now Gill and Yashasvi can take charge of opening on the Sri Lanka tour as well.
This could be the combination in bowling
After this, it is almost certain that wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant will come at number-3. Then captain Surya himself will take charge at number-4. After this Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh and Shivam Dubey can come at number 5, 6 and 7 respectively. Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Siraj will be the specialist fast bowlers. Pandya will be the third pacer all-rounder.
While as spinners, all-rounder Akshar Patel and leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi can show their prowess. Washington Sundar can also get a chance in place of Bishnoi. If the pitch of Pallekele is spin friendly, then captain Surya can also field Washington as the third spinner along with Akshar and Bishnoi on this ground. Then Rinku Singh or Shivam Dubey can be out.
Probable Indian playing-11 in the first T20 match
Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh/Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar/Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj.
ODI series to be held between India and Sri Lanka
After the T20 series, there will be a 3-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka. The first ODI match will be played on August 2. All the ODI matches of this series will be played in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo. These ODI matches of 50-50 overs will be played from 2.30 pm Indian time.
Indian T20 squad for Sri Lanka tour
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed and Mohammad Siraj.
India-Sri Lanka schedule
July 27 – 1st T20, Pallekele
July 28 – 2nd T20, Pallekele
July 30 – 3rd T20, Pallekele
Aug 2 – 1st ODI, Colombo
Aug 4 – 2nd ODI, Colombo
Aug 7 – 3rd ODI, Colombo