After a thumping win against West Indies in the limited-overs series, India will be facing another challenge from their neighbouring nation Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I series starting from the 24th of February. India has opted to rest big guns like Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant for the T20I series and they will be back for the longer format. Sanju Samson has earned a recall into the side as a backup wicketkeeping option for Ishan Kishan and the series is expected to be a big opportunity for the youngst
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka is coming off a 1-4 loss in Australia and they managed to string some positives together towards the end of the series. Pathum Nissanka had an excellent series with the bat while Lahiru Kumara with his pace was very much impressive. They will miss the services of their match-winner Wanindu Hasaranga due to Covid-19 as he can turn around games with both bat and ball. The previous series between these two sides ended in the favour of Sri Lanka last year.
IND vs SL Prediction: With a white-wash win over the West Indies in the recently concluded 3-match T20Is, India would be taking on Sri Lanka for 3 T20Is and 2 Tests, with the T20Is set to commence from February 24, and the first match being played in Lucknow. The Rohit Sharma-led side suffered a few major blows ahead of the first outing, with in-form Suryakumar Yadav being ruled out of the series owing to a hairline fracture and powerplay bowler Deepak Chahar suffering a hamstring injury. With the duo being