India lost the first t20 by 5 wickets and Sri Lanka took the lead of 1-0 in 3 match series. Tomorrow both teams will play 2nd t20 in Delhi. India and Sri Lanka t20 series have been announced in which 3 T20 matches have been played. The series is scheduled to play in Feb from 9th-14 Feb 2016. Both teams will play this t20 series before heading into Asia Cup 2016 which is also a T20 Tournament this year and T20 World Cup 2016 in March. MS Dhoni will Captain India team and Lasith Maling will captain the Sri Lankan team.
India vs Sri Lanka t20 Series Schedule:
| Date | Match | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb | India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20 | 7:30 PM | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
| 12 Feb | Ind vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20 | 7:30 PM | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 14 Feb | Ind vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20 | 7:30 PM | VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
The first Twenty20 will be played in Pune hosted by Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. The Second T20 will be hosted by Delhi and 3rd in Vishakapatnam.
Pune Stadium who has given test playing status in Nov 2015 will host its 3rd International match. Currently, India is playing 5 Match ODI and 3 matches t20 series with Australia in Australia which will end on 31st Jan. India has already lost the ODI series by 4-0 and only ODI has been left to play.
Sri Lanka has lost their last 2 series against Australia and New Zealand. This twenty20 series will give both teams to prepare for ICC t20 world cup in India. India and Sri Lanka were the finalists of T20 2014 in Bangladesh where Sri Lanka won the title.
Indian and Sri Lanka Team Squads:
The t20 squad against Sri Lanka is very much same except Virat Kohli has been rested. MS Dhoni will captain India. On the other side, Sri Lanka has new T20 captain Dinesh Chandimal not much experienced as captain. No Angelo Mathews in the side only Dilshan is experienced in this squad.
| No# | India Squad | Sri Lanka Squad |
| 1 | MS Dhoni (Captain) | Dinesh Chandimal (Captain) |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma | Tillakaratne Dilshan |
| 3 | Shikar Dhawan | Dilhara Fernando |
| 4 | Ajinkya Rahane | Danushka Gunathilaka |
| 5 | Manish Pandey | Thisara Perera |
| 6 | Suresh Raina | Kasun Rajitha |
| 7 | Yuvraj Singh | Dasun Shanaka |
| 8 | Hardik Pandya | Jeffrey Vandersay |
| 9 | Ravindra Jadeja | Dushmantha Chameera |
| 10 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Binura Fernando |
| 11 | Jasprit Bumrah | Asela Gunaratne |
| 12 | Ashish Nehra | Chamara Kapugedera |
| 13 | Harbhajan Singh | Seekkuge Prasanna |
| 14 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sachithra Senanayake |
| 15 | Pawan Negi | Milinda Siriwardana |
Tv Channels Schedule and Info: Star Sports has acquired the rights of all Indian Cricket team matches happening in India or away for next 8 years. They will broadcast the match live on their tv channels Star Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4 with on HD Channels also. They also have rights of other media platform like App on Starsports app and hotstar app and online on Starsports.com
For the viewers in UK, Sky Sports 2 may be broadcasting the 3 matches t20 series between Ind vs Sri Lanka. Star Sports will also telecast in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Viewers in USA can watch the t20 games on Willow TV online. In Australia, Fox Sports may broadcast the games on tv.
India vs Sri Lanka t20 Head to Head Stats:
| Date | Match | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2009 | India | 3 Wickets | Colombo |
| Dec 9, 2009 | Sri Lanka | 29 runs | Nagpur |
| Dec 12, 2009 | India | 6 wickets | Mohali |
| May 11, 2010 | Sri Lanka | 5 wickets | Gros Islet |
| Aug 7, 2012 | India | 39 runs | Pallekele |
| Apr 6, 2014 | Sri Lanka | 6 wickets | Dhaka |
India seriously needs a friendly series with Sri Lanka for motivation. #IndvsAus
— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) January 20, 2016
