Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Matches
India and Sri Lanka share one of the fiercest rivalries in cricket history, making their ICC tournament matches hugely anticipated by audiences around the world. Their teams have boasted some of the greatest cricket players such as Shubman Gill and Wanindu Hasaranga for batting and Praveen Jayawickrama, Dunith Wellalage, and Lasith Embuldeniya as bowlers respectively.
Fans closely follow sri lanka national cricket team vs india national cricket team matches to witness thrilling contests, memorable performances, and historic moments on the pitch.
| Date | Format | Venue | Result | Series Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2024 | ODI | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka won by 110 runs | Sri Lanka won 2-0 |
| 4 Aug 2024 | ODI | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka won by 32 runs | Sri Lanka won 2-0 |
| 2 Aug 2024 | ODI | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Match tied | Sri Lanka won 2-0 |
| 30 Jul 2024 | T20I | Pallekele International Stadium | India won by 7 wickets | India won 3-0 |
| 28 Jul 2024 | T20I | Pallekele International Stadium | India won by 43 runs | India won 3-0 |
Test matches
India and Sri Lanka Test matches are among the most thrilling in cricket history, as both sides share an intense history of rivalry that continues today. Both sides will aim for victory in their upcoming matches and maximize any winning opportunities available to them.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SL Cricket), also known as Sri Lanka National Cricket Team or Lanka Cricket for short, governs this team and represents them internationally in international cricket matches. Based in Colombo with home matches played at R. Premadasa Stadium it is captained by Dimuth Karunaratne for all forms of play.
Sri Lanka is a small island nation that boasts an intricate and vibrant culture. Cricket has long been part of Sri Lankan life and the nation is proud of their cricketers; Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene among many others have all played for their national side and gone on to be notable cricketers themselves. Additionally, Sri Lanka have won multiple International Cricket Council tournaments such as 1996 ICC World Cup.
Sri Lankan cricket team is currently facing an uphill struggle, featuring promising individuals but lack consistency and teamwork to match top teams around the globe. Therefore, its performance must continue in order to keep cricket’s passion alive within Sri Lanka’s population.
India and Sri Lanka have met 46 times so far and in 22 of those matches India won, while 17 ended up as draws. Both teams possess talented players; the next match between these countries promises to be exciting.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will lead India’s squad, and are well known for their outstanding performances. In the upcoming match they aim to take another step forward against Sri Lanka by dominating both ODIs and T20Is. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka boasts some exceptional players such as Shubman Gill and Wanindu Hasaranga; both possess exceptional batting and bowling talents with potential but must work on consistency and teamwork improvement.
ODI matches
India-Sri Lanka Series will provide young players of both teams an excellent platform to demonstrate their talent. Furthermore, this tournament will allow their new leaderships to test out their strategies in white-ball format – specifically three T20Is and three ODIs between July 27th and August 7th respectively. Squads consist of both experienced veterans such as Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill for Indian team while Charith Asalanka will lead Sri Lanka’s T20I squad.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Sri Lanka lost Pathum Nissanka early as Mohammed Siraj bowled an alarming delivery by Mohammed Siraj. But they quickly recovered with Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis creating an assured partnership of 74 runs before spinners got going and reduced Sri Lanka to 199 for five by the first drinks break.
Sri Lanka struggled in the middle overs against Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh who all took wickets to close out India’s victory quickly. Washington Sundar and Dunith Wellalage kept things ticking along while India wrapped things up quickly to claim all six wickets they required for a win.
Sri Lanka are looking to build on a successful start in this series, buoyed by captain Charith Asalanka’s return and top-order batsmen such as Kamindu Mendis, Amila Arunawa and Avishka Fernando who have shown form thus far.
Other experienced players such as Dunith Wellalage and Rukshan Sandakkachchi will provide further boost. Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay will be key to Sri Lanka’s success; already taking six wickets across two matches since joining them during previous tours of Bangladesh tours so he will be expected to deliver again here as well.
T20I matches
India will look to defeat Sri Lanka in a three-match T20 series beginning Saturday (July 27), where both teams have excellent records in T20Is against each other; India holds 19 victories out of 29 contests played against Sri Lanka so far in T20 Internationals (T20Is). Pallekele provides an equitable playing surface which offers equal opportunities to batsmen and bowlers, thus making this venue suitable for this series of cricket matches. Suryakumar Yadav will lead India while various members from their 2024 T20 World Cup winning squad will also feature.
India boasts an exceptional batting line-up led by Rohit Sharma and featuring Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, and Virat Kohli – players renowned for their powerful hitting and explosive cricketing ability as well as accurate fielding abilities – hoping to score many runs and claim victory in the series.
Sri Lanka boasts an array of talented players. Over time, they have produced such stars as Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakarra and Mahela Jayawardene – but unfortunately have yet to win many T20Is against India.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 43 runs to take an early 1-0 lead in their three-match T20 series. India made 213/7 runs off 20 overs at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium to score 213/7 runs with Suryakumar Yadav scoring an outstanding half century off 26 balls to lead India to victory. Indian batsman Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant made contributions, with pacers Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj and Ravi Bishnoi all picking up wickets during India’s bowling attack.
Sri Lanka was led by Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis who scored over 20 runs each. Looking ahead, Sri Lanka will look to improve their performance during their next T20 match at the same venue on 28 July which will be broadcast live on Sony LIV India as well as available for live streaming via the Sony LIV app available for iOS and Android devices.
Future matches
India national men’s team will visit Sri Lanka between July and August for a three-match T20 series at Pallekele Stadium and three ODI matches at R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, both streamed live via Sony LIV as well as broadcasted on SONY Sports network in India.
Gautam Gambhir will make his debut as India’s new head coach during this three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. Since being appointed earlier this month, Gambhir has overseen Kolkata Knight Riders to a third IPL title before taking charge of India as its new mentor. Gambhir will field an unchanged side for all matches of this series against Sri Lanka.
India will look to improve on their performance against Zimbabwe in recent ODI matches, where they lost all five matches. It will also provide them with an opportunity to try out some new combinations and combinations with younger batsmen like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul likely leading their squad.
Sri Lanka will use the three T20 matches to give young players an opportunity to shine. Charith Asalanka will serve as T20 captain this series in place of spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and their T20 squad is made up of both experienced players as well as fresh young talent; thus providing India with an intense challenge.
The T20 series will serve as an important warm-up for Pakistan’s Champions Trophy 2025 tournament next February, which India will participate in only rarely prior. Senior players will look forward to as much game-time before that tournament as possible, which means testing new combinations like those between Jasprit Bumrah and wicketkeeper Ravindra Jadeja and more against Sri Lanka ODI series is an opportunity to do just that and secure their spots in the final.
Both sides will hope for victory and seek to take it 3-0 and secure their place as early as possible so as not be left behind at their competition next February tournament!
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