India eye series win in Indore T20I
Date and Time : 22nd December 2017, 7:00 PM IST
Venue : Holkar Stadium, Indore
India will aim to win the series in Indore having won the first game of the three match series in Cuttack. India have already won the Test and ODI series.
Rohit Sharma’s men looked far superior to their opponents on Wednesday night as they registered their biggest T20I win.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka will have a do or die game on Friday night. They know they are going through tough times, but will need to bounce back tomorrow.
The bowling lacked venom and as a result the Indian batters made the full use of the mistakes and posted a decent score. Also their batting was pretty poor, as a result of which they registered one of their lowest T20I totals.
This year certainly haven’t been good for Sri Lanka cricket and the remaining two T20I’s are their last chance to salvage some pride.
As for India they will look to end the successful year on a high note as they embark on South Africa tour in New Year.
Team news and possible line-ups
I don’t think Sri Lanka will change much from the first T20I and will stick with the same XI. Although their are a few youngsters waiting in line.
As for India, they also will probably stick with the winning combination for Friday’s game.
Sri Lanka XI : Tharanga, Dickwella (WK), K. Perera, Mathews, Gunaratne, Shanaka, T. Perera (C), A. Dananjaya, Chameera, V. Fernando, N. Pradeep.
India XI : R. Sharma (C), L. Rahul, Iyer, D. Karthik, M. Pandey, Dhoni (WK), H. Pandya, K. Yadav, J. Unadkat, Chahal, Bumrah.
Prediction
I expect India to win this game and seal the series.
