India Playing 11 vs Sri Lanka 1st T20: The Indian team is currently on Sri Lanka tour. A series of 3 T20 matches and then only 3 ODI matches have to be played between the two teams. The Indian team will start this tour on 27th July. First, 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. Whereas with this first match, Gautam Gambhir will also make his coaching debut. This is Gambhir’s first tour and first series as head coach.
Gill and Yashasvi will open in T20
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, only Rohit and Kohli opened.
Now the question is who will open in T20 after Kohli and Rohit? The answer to this is vice-captain Shubhman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Both of them also opened in the last 3 matches of the Zimbabwe tour. Now even during the Sri Lanka tour, Gill and Yashasvi can lead the opening.
This can be a combination in bowling
After this, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant’s arrival at number 3 is almost certain. 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. Specialist fast bowling will be Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Siraj. The third pacer will be all-rounder Pandya.
Whereas as spinner all-rounder Akshar Patel and leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi can show their talent. Washington Sundar may 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 may 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 will 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 held on 2nd August. All the ODI matches of this series will be played in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. These one-day 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
27 July- 1st T20, Pallekele
July 28- 2nd T20, Pallekele
30 July- 3rd T20, Pallekele
2 August- 1st ODI, Colombo
4 August- 2nd ODI, Colombo
7 August- 3rd ODI, Colombo