Sports Desk, AnyTV, Lucknow
Published by: Shaktiraj Singh
Updated Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:51 PM IST
Summary
In the first T20 match to be held in Lucknow, both the teams would like to bat first after winning the toss. There have been four T20 matches so far and the team batting first has won all the matches.
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The first match of the three-match T20 series between India and Sri Lanka will be played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. In this match both the teams would like to bat first after winning the toss. So far four T20 matches have been played in Lucknow ground and every time the team batting first has won. In such a situation, the importance of the toss increases here. In Rohit and Dasoon Shanaka, whoever wins the toss will choose to bat first.
The Indian team has played only one T20 match in this ground so far. In this match against West Indies, Team India won by 71 runs. Team India had set a target of 195 runs in 20 overs, thanks to Rohit Sharma’s 111 runs. In reply, the Caribbean team was able to score only 124 runs.
How will the weather be?
The weather of Lucknow will be completely clear during the first T20 match between India and Sri Lanka. The maximum temperature is likely to go up to 25 degree Celsius. In such a situation, it will be very easy for the cricketers to play the match and the conditions will be favorable for a great match. Humidity will be 62 percent. Dew can become a problem when bowling in the second innings, but the Indian bowlers in Kolkata showed that they do not have much trouble bowling even when the dew has fallen.
While batting first, Afghanistan also won all the matches.
Apart from India, Afghanistan played a series of three T20 matches against the West Indies at this ground in Lucknow. In this series, this ground was the home ground of the Afghanistan team. In all three matches, Afghanistan batted first and successfully defended the target. In all, the West Indies team has played four matches here and in all four, they have to face defeat while batting later. Sri Lankan team will play T20 match for the first time at this ground.
India’s record against Sri Lanka is better
There have been 22 T20 matches between India and Sri Lanka. Of these, 14 have been won by India and seven by Sri Lanka. There one match has been inconclusive. India has played 10 T20 matches against Sri Lanka at home. Team India has been victorious in eight of these matches, while two matches have been in the name of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan team has not won any T20 series in India so far.
The teams are as follows:
Bharat
Rohit Sharma (capt), Rituraj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Hooda, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav Yuzvendra Chahal.
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Pathum Nisanka, Dhanushka Gunathilaka, Kamil Mishara (WK), Dinesh Chandimal, Charit Aslanka, Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Dushmantha Chamira, Lahiru Kumara, Zenith Lianage, Asian Daniels, Shiran Fernando, Binura .