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 youngsters. 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. Match Details India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Venue: Ekana Sports City, Lucknow Date & Time: February 24th at 7:00 PM IST Live Streaming: Star Network for Television and Disney Hotsar for streaming Pitch Report: The wicket has been suitable to fast bowling so far and both teams will be looking to stack their bowling department with pace. Batting first has produced better results on the wicket and the captain winning the toss might be tempted to put a score on the board despite the dew factor coming in. Average score – 151 ( 7 T20I games ) Succesful run chases (won – 3, lost -4) Probable Playing XIs for IND vs SL: India Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma(c), Deepak Hooda, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah Sri Lanka Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Praveen Jayawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara IND vs SL Head to Head Overall games – 22, India-14, Sri Lanka -7, NR -1 Probable Top Performers Probable best batter: Shreyas Iyer Shreyas Iyer was in and out of the side for the West Indies T20Is and it was unfortunate that he had to be benched in the first two games. He did get his chance in the third game but could manage just a quickfire 25 off 16 balls despite looking good in the limited time he was out in the middle. The right-hander will be looking to prove his credentials with the bat with Suryakumar Yadav missing out for this series and there aren’t many spots in the Indian side available at the moment once the regulars return. Probable best bowler: Harshal Patel Harshal Patel has been a revelation ever since coming into the Indian side and has made a strong statement for his selection with the T20 World Cup coming up this year. The Haryana all-rounder was one of the biggest positives for India from the West Indies series and he has handled pressures really well despite being new to international cricket. The 31-year-old will be very tough to cope with for the Sri Lankan batters because of the variety he possesses. Today’s Match Prediction: India to win the match India recently whitewashed West Indies in a 3-match T20I series in a display of their short-format prowess. Among available players, Venkatesh Iyer is the top run-scorer for India with 92 runs at a strike rate of 184. He has struck 10 fours and 4 sixes. Ishan Kishan has also made 71 runs at a strike rate of 85. Harshal Patel has been the best bowler for India and has picked up 5 wickets while bowling at an average of 21 and an economy rate of 8.75. Ravi Bishnoi has also picked up 3 wickets at an average of 25. Sri Lanka lost their last T20I series against Australia by 4-1. Pathum Nissanka is the top run-scorer for Sri Lanka with 184 runs at a strike rate of 115. He has struck 19 fours and 3 sixes. Dasun Shanaka has also made 116 runs at a strike rate of 110. Dushmantha Chameera has been the best bowler for Sri Lanka and has picked up 7 wickets while bowling at an average of 21 and an economy rate of 7.65. Maheesh Theekshana has also picked up 5 wickets at an average of 25. Your Queries 1. T20 Series 2022 2. 1st Match Preview & Prediction 3. Sri Lanka vs India 2022 4. Key Players 5. T20 Series 6. Pitch Report 8. T20 Records 9. INDd To INDd Match 10. Match Prediction Tournament Details : Date - 24 February 2022 to 27 February Date- 24 February Time - 7 PM IST venue - Bharat Ratan Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Eknna Stadium, Lucknow T20 Series schedule 2022,T20 Series 2022 schedule, cpl 2022, T20 Series match list 2022, T20 Series time table 2022, T20 Series 2022 time table, T20 Series match schedule 2022, 2022 #T20 Series2022 #Dream11 2022 #INDvsSL #IndiavsSriLankaMatch- 1st #PitchRepot,#Playing11 #MatchPreview #MatchPredictions #Dream11Team #T20 Series2022 #1stMatch #T20 Series2022 #T20 Series #Cricket #T20Cricket #SLvsINDS1stMatch