India vs Sri Lanka Match Preview- Sri Lanka Tour of India 2022, 2nd Test

Updated - 12 Mar 2022, 10:27 AM

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India vs Sri Lanka Match Preview- Sri Lanka Tour of India 2022, 2nd Test. India and Sri Lanka will take on each other in the ultimate encounter of the ongoing Sri Lanka tour of India 2022. India vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test is set to commence on March 12 (Saturday) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

India leads the series 1-0 after defeating Sri Lanka in the 1st Test. In India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test, India won the toss and chose to bat first. With Rishabh Pant’s brilliant 96 and Ravindra Jadeja’s outstanding 175, India managed to set up a massive total on the scoreboard.

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Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja. Image Credits: BCCI

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In response, Sri Lanka was bowled out for just 174 in the 1st innings. Pathum Nissanka was the top run-scorer for the team with 61 runs. Charith Asalanka also scored 29 runs. Ravindra Jadeja picked a 5-wicket haul, giving an excellent all-round show.

Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma for India. Photo-BCCI
Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma for India. Photo-BCCI

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With a follow-on, Sri Lanka batted first in the 2nd innings. In the second innings too, they could not go big. Niroshan Dickwella scored most 51 runs for the team as Sri Lanka was reduced to just 178 this time. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin picked 4 wickets each.

Niroshan Dickwella
Niroshan Dickwella. (Photo: AFP)

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India vs Sri Lanka Match Preview- Sri Lanka Tour of India 2022, 2nd Test

India

India
Indian Cricket Team celebrate victory at Centurion. (Photo: Twitter)

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India is led by Rohit Sharma in India vs Sri Lanka Test series and he will lead the team in the 2nd Test as well. India currently leads the series 1-0 after winning the 1st Test. In the 1st Test, Ravindra Jadeja was the top run-scorer for the team with his 175 runs.

Rishabh Pant was next with 96 runs. In bowling, Jadeja also picked the most number of 9 wickets in the match. He was followed by Ravichandran Ashwin with 6 wickets.

Ravindra-Jadeja-scored-175-against-Sri-Lanka-in-first-test-Mohali. Photo- BCCI
Ravindra-Jadeja-scored-175-against-Sri-Lanka-in-first-test-Mohali. Photo- BCCI

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India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin (subject to fitness), Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, Axar Patel.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (Image: Twitter)

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Sri Lanka will be led by Dimuth Karunaratne in India vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test. Sri Lanka is behind 1-0 after losing the 1st Test and need to win the 2nd Test to tie the series. In India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test, Pathum Nissanka scored the most 67 runs for the team in two innings.

Skipper Karunaratne was the next top scorer with 55 runs, followed by Niroshan Dickwella with 53 runs. In the bowling department, Suranga Lakmal, Vishwas Fernando, and Lasith Embuldeniya picked 2 wickets each.

Dimuth Karunaratne
Dimuth Karunaratne (Image Credit: Twitter)

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Sri Lanka Squad: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva (vc), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Charith Asalanka, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera, Vishwa Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Lasith Embuldeniya.

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