IND vs SL: India's Playing 11 for Sri Lanka T20Is

India is set to face Sri Lanka in an upcoming T20I series. During the Sri Lanka tour of India 2023, three T20I matches will take place. The matches are scheduled to take place on January 3, 5, and 7. While India has announced their squad for the series, Sri Lanka is yet to name their squad.

Hardik Pandya will lead India in IND vs SL T20I series. Some key players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are not part of the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Here we talk about India’s playing 11 for Sri Lanka T20Is.

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IND vs SL: India’s Playing 11 for Sri Lanka T20Is (Predicted)

Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan might be the opener for the team in the IND vs SL T20I series. The left-handed batsman recently grabbed the limelight when he slammed a double century against Bangladesh in an ODI. In 16 T20I games in 2022, the left-handed batsman scored 476 runs at an average of 29.75 and 3 half-centuries.

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Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill might be the other opener for India in IND vs SL T20I series. The right-handed batsman has not played a T20I game so far but has shown an awesome performance as an opener in Tests and ODIs. Since Ruturaj Gaikwad has not played many matches in recent times, the team might pick Shubman Gill to open the innings during the T20I series against Sri Lanka.

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Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav might be the one-down batsman for the team during the IND vs SL T20I series. In 2022, Yadav played 31 games and scored 1164 runs at an average of 46.56 and a strike rate of 187+. He also slammed 2 centuries and 9 half-centuries in the shortest format.

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda might be a middle-order batter for the team in the T20I series against Sri Lanka. After making his debut this year, the right-handed batsman scored 302 runs in 12 T20I innings at an average of 33.55. He also slammed a century. Hooda can also bowl a few overs for the team.

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Hardik Pandya (C)

Hardik Pandya is the skipper of the Indian team in the T20I series against Sri Lanka and will lead the team in the series. Pandya led the team to a 1-0 victory in the previous T20I series against New Zealand. Now he will aim to lead the team to victory against Sri Lanka as well. In 2022, Pandya scored 607 runs in 27 T20Is and picked 20 wickets.

Sanju Samson (WK)

Sanju Samson might be another middle-order batter and wicket-taker for India in the IND vs SL T20I series. Samson has shown an outstanding form in 2022. At an average of 44.75, Samson mustered 179 runs in 6 games at a strike rate of 158+. He also slammed a 77-run knock in one game.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel might be an all-rounder for the team in the IND vs SL T20I series. In 2022, Patel hunted 21 wickets in 22 games at an economy of 8.17. He also scored 93 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 138+. Patel will also be a crucial spin bowler for the team in the series.

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Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal might be the spinner for the team in the IND vs SL T20I series. The right-arm spinner had a brilliant year in 2022. In 21 games, he hunted 23 wickets at an average of 23.30 and an economy rate of 7.71. Chahal will lead the spin attack for India against Sri Lanka.

Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh might be one of the pacers for the team in the playing XI during the T20I series against Sri Lanka. After making his debut this year, the left-arm pacer has scalped 33 wickets in 21 games at an average of 18.12 and an economy of 8.17. Singh will be a crucial pacer for the team.

Umran Malik

Umran Malik might be another pacer for the team during the T20I series against Sri Lanka. The right-arm pacer has played 3 T20I games so far and picked 2 wickets at an economy of 12.44. Recently, Malik showed good form in recent ODI games. Now, he will aim to make a comeback in the T20I series against Sri Lanka.

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Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel will be another pacer for the team in the IND vs SL T20I series. In 2022, the right-arm medium pacer picked 23 wickets in 21 games at an average of 29.47 and an economy of 9.30. Patel struggled to bowl well in some previous series and will aim to make a comeback in the T20I series against Sri Lanka.

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