India vs Sri Lanka – 2nd T20 International Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is India vs Sri Lanka taking place? Saturday 26th February, 2022 – 13:30 (UK)
Where is India vs Sri Lanka taking place? HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
What is the expected weather for India vs Sri Lanka? 8c with rain expected throughout the day
What channel is India vs Sri Lanka on? The match will televised live on Sky Sports Cricket
Where can I stream India vs Sri Lanka? The match can be streamed live via Sky Go
LAST MEETING
India beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs
THE TEAM NEWS
INDIA
- India were impressive as they recorded a dominant victory against Sri Lanka in their opening clash of the T20i series and they have to be confident of making it back-to-back successes based on their performance on Thursday.
- Rohit Sharma (44) and Ishan Kishan (89) combined for a brilliant 111-run partnership before Shreyas Iyer (57*) helped the hosts post 199/2 which proved to be far too much for the Sri Lankans who fell 62 runs short.
SRI LANKA
- Sri Lanka were underwhelming in the first game of the series against India as they fell short with both bat and ball and it is clear their bowlers in particular will need to produce more if they are to make this second game and series on the whole competitive.
- The in-form Pathum Nissanka fell with the first ball of his side’s innings as they chased down an unlikely 200 to win and that set the tone for the Sri Lankans with only Charith Asalanka (53*) scoring more than 24 runs.
THE PREDICTION
India were far too good for Sri Lanka in the first clash of the T20i series and the tourists may be reliant on the weather giving them a helping hand in this second matchup. Rain is expected throughout the day so a reduced game may be on the cards, if play is even able to get underway. If it does, the tourists have it all to do to bounce back from a very poor display in the first game with India dominating proceedings and if a result is possible, the hosts have to be favoured to prevail once again.
