Sri Lanka will start their international calendar at the Wankhede International Stadium in Mumbai with the Indians team tomorrow (January 03) to play the first Twenty20 of the Sri Lankan tour of India.
The Indian team, who have become Sri Lanka's rivals after the failure in T20 World Cup, will enter the match tomorrow under the leadership of newly appointed captain Hardik Pandya. It is also special that Indian team consisting of young players has been named to compete against the Sri Lankan team, who are crowned as the current Asian champions.
Rohit Sharma is yet to recover from the thumb injury he suffered in the series against Bangladesh last month and the selectors have taken steps to rest Virat Kohli, who is considered their best batsman.
It is notable that several batsmen who have gained the most attention in this tournament are in both teams. Among them, Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav stands out because he managed to record the highest number of runs in the year 2022. Yadav has scored 1164 runs in 31 matches. Apart from him, captain Hardik Pandya also has 607 runs in 25 matches.
Pathum Nissanka has become the most eye-catching batsman of the Sri Lankan team which has become the touring team. The right-handed opener who has played 24 matches in the past year 2022 has accumulated 713 runs with 6 half-centuries. Apart from that, his assistant opener Kusal Mendis has also scored 521 runs in 20 matches with a strike rate of 132.23.
The Sri Lankan team's best memory is the final match of the 50-over World Cup cricket tournament held in the year 2011 at the Wankhede pitch, which is considered a paradise for batsmen. In that match, Sri Lanka not only lost by 7 wickets to India but also had to be satisfied with the runner-up position leaving the cup dream aside.
When the Wankhede pitch is picked up, it shows a sliding form on the surface. History has shown that fast bowlers are more likely to achieve results if they do their best. However, the main effect of this can be mentioned the situation with fire falling during the night.
Sri Lanka T20 Team – Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Wanindu Hasaranga (Vice-Captain), Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asanka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Ashen Bandara, Mahish Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne , Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha, Dunith Vellalage, Pramod Madashan, Lahiru Kumara, Nuvan Thushara.
India T20 Team – Hardik Pandya (captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chehal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Kishan, Mukesh Kumar, Harshal Patel, Axar Patel, Sanju Samson, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi , Umaran Malik, Washington Sundar.
