Sri Lanka vs India: Can Sri Lanka Unsettle the Home Side?

With Sri Lanka touring India, it would be a great opportunity for both young sides to prepare for upcoming IPL matches, which are starting for the 2nd week of March. Sri Lanka was recently defeated by a margin of 4-1 in 5 matches T20 international series played against Australia in Australia. On the other hand, there is team India who has clinched clean sweep victories against West Indies in T20Is and One Day. With Rohit Sharma leading the Indian side in all three formats now, team India would be looking to dominate the visitors while playing at home. With Sri Lanka having all the resources in their lineup might unsettle India, who is oozing in confidence after defeating West Indies and dominating them in all departments of the game.

Though Sri Lanka was defeated 4-1 in the T20 international series against Australia, they performed really well and gave a tough time to Australians who thought winning against Sri Lanka was easy. Apart from the 3rd T20 international, the Sri Lankan team performed exceptionally well, though Australia was more decent in their approach. Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka is leading his time quite well, considering the pool of inexperienced players he has since the T20 world cup. With the likes of Wanindu Hasranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka, and Pathum Nissanka on the side, Sri Lanka can dominate India might struggle against Sri Lankan spinners who possess a fair bit of experience of playing on spin tracks and turfs.

• Pathum Nissanka;
• Wanindu Hasaranga;
• Dinesh Chandimal;
• Dasun Shanaka;
• Dushmantha Chameera.

Team India’s all-format captain, Rohit Sharma, would be eying the upcoming series as an opportunity to get themselves going for IPL and other international tours. After defeating West Indies in both T20 and One Day internationals, team India would be the obvious favorites of winning against Sri Lanka. With the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, and Ishan Kishan in the top order, team India would be looking to go hard at Sri Lankan bowling. In the bowling department, they carry loads of experience in the form of Bhuveneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, and the newly appointed vice-captain of team India, Jasprit Bumbrah.

• Ishan Kishan;
• Rohit Sharma;
• Suryakumar Yadav;
• Mohammad Siraj;
• Jasprit Bumrah.

Comparing the winning form of both teams and overall statistics, team India has a decent chance of dominating Sri Lank and winning the upcoming match comprehensively. However, if the Sri Lankan bowling attack clicked as a unit, it might create problems for team India.