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IND vs SL 1st T20I:
When the Indian cricket team takes on Sri Lanka in the first T20 match of the three-match series (India vs Sri Lanka) on Tuesday, it will be a new-look team.
Hardik Pandya will be the captain and many senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul will not be a part of the team.
Many experts are seeing this as the beginning of a transition phase for the Indian T20 team keeping T20 World Cup 2024 in mind.
Although no official announcement has been made in this regard, but the performance of the Hardik-led team will be closely monitored keeping in mind the future.
India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 match details:
Match:
Sri Lanka vs India
Date:
3 January 2023
Venue:
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
This match is going to start at 7:00 pm Indian time and you can watch its live action on Star Sports Network.
The possible playing 11 of the Indian team in the first T20 match against Sri Lanka is as follows.
India Playing 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ishaan Kishan (wicketkeeper)
Suryakumar Yadav
sanju samson
Hardik Pandya (Captain)
Deepak Hooda
Akshar Patel
Yuzvendra Chahal
Arshdeep Singh
Harshal Patel
Umran Malik
Squads of both the teams:
Sri Lanka squad:
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charit Aslanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahesh Thikshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara, Avishka Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Pramod Madushan, Dunith Vellalege, Nuvan Thushara, Kasun Rajitha, Sadeera Samarawickrama
Indian team:
Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Rahul Tripathi, Mukesh Kumar , Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi.
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