Sri Lanka tour of India 2021-22 T20I Series – 2nd T20I

Sri Lanka tour of India 2021-22 T20I Series

India vs Sri Lanka T20I series 2021-22

2nd T20I:

Second T20I of the series of 3 T20I matches between India and Sri Lanka is going to be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala on February 26th 2022.

Sri Lanka tour of India 2021-22 T20I Series – 1st T20I

India vs Sri Lanka History:

Overall:

Series:

The teams completed 8 series in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 6 times, whereas the opponent won 1 time with a (1) draw.

The longest streak of the series without draws between the teams are 6 series in the span of 9 years from 2012 to present, in which the home team won 5 times and visitors won once.

The most consecutive winning streak for India against Sri Lanka was 5 series from 2012 to 2021.

The longest unbeaten streak for India against Sri Lanka was 7 series from 2008-09 to 2021.

The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against India was 1 series in 2021.

The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against India was 1 series (twice) in 2009-10 and in 2021.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India against Sri Lanka are LWWWW.

Matches:

The teams completed 23 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 15 times, whereas the opponent won 7 times. 1 match was concluded without any result (No Result).

The most consecutive winning streak for India against Sri Lanka was 7 T20Is from 2016 to 2018.

The longest unbeaten streak for India against Sri Lanka was 7 T20Is from 2016 to 2018.

The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against India was 2 T20Is (twice) from 2014 to 2016 and from 2021 to 2022.

The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against India was 2 T20Is (twice) from 2014 to 2016 and from 2021 to 2022.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India against Sri Lanka are WLLWW.

Indian Backyard:

Series:

The teams completed 4 series in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 3 times with a (1) draw, whereas the opponent is still waiting for the first win.

The longest streak of the series without draws between the teams are 3 series in the span of 6 years from 2015-16 to present, in which the home team won thrice and visitors won 0 times.

The most consecutive winning streak for India against Sri Lanka was 3 series from 2015-16 to present.

The longest unbeaten streak for India against Sri Lanka was 4 series from 2009-10 to present.

The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against India was 0 series, till date.

The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against India was 1 series in 2009-10.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India against Sri Lanka are WWWD -.

Matches:

The teams completed 12 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 9 times, whereas the opponent won 2 times with a (1) game without any result (No Result).

The most consecutive winning streak for India against Sri Lanka was 5 T20Is from 2016 to 2020.

The longest unbeaten streak for India against Sri Lanka was 9 T20Is from 2016 to present.

The most consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against India was 1 T20I (twice) in 2009 and in 2016.

The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against India was 1 T20I (thrice) in 2009, in 2016 and in 2020.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India against Sri Lanka are WWWWW.

Points and Rankings:

The series is the comparison between the first rank (India (269)) and tenth rank (Sri Lanka (230)) teams. The host is 39 points ahead of the visitors.

The Home Team:

The team completed 157 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 102 times including 3 wins in a tied game and lost 51 times. 4 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).

Last 5 (completed) match results of India are WWWWW.

The Visiting Team:

The team completed 154 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 69 times including a (1) win in a tied outing and lost 83 times including a couple (2) of defeats in a tied outing. 2 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).

Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are LWLLL*.

The Second Outing:

The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then, the host will neither gain nor lose either the points or the rankings, whereas, the visitors will lose a (1) point without any impact in the rankings. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will gain a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the rankings, whereas the home team will lose a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the rankings.

Venue Weather:

Weather forecast of Dharamshala shows the weather would be rainy and showery during the game. There is a very high chance of rain during the play, as the precipitation percentage would be between 48% to 64%, though the precipitation would decrease gradually. The temperature would be between 8 to 9 Celsius. The wind would be between 3 to 5 km/h. The speed of wind would increase gradually and the temperature would decrease gradually.

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala

 

Toss and Pitch:

Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 2 times in 8 played games. The selection behaves neutral to the teams, as the team won once and lost once.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WL – – -.

On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won once and lost thrice with a (1) game with no result.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LLLW -.

The first batting team won the match 4 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 2 times.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WWWLW.

Overall, 2 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 4 times.

Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLLLL.

Home Side:

Particularly, for India, the team never won the toss, though the team played the only match.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India at the venue, while winning the toss, are – – – – -.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India at the venue, while losing the toss, are L – – – -.

Score:

The lowest defended total was 142 runs (according to run rate) in 2016, and the highest successful chase  was 200 runs in 2015.

The first innings lowest total was 65 runs (according to run rate) in 2016 and the highest total was 199 runs in 2015. For the second innings, the lowest total was 142 runs (according to run rate) in 2016 and the highest was 200 runs in 2015.

The batting average of the first innings is 28.85 and 17.39 is for the second innings.

T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:

Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India against Sri Lanka at the venue are – – – – -.

Teams’ T20I History at Venue:

The Home Side:

The home team has a poor record at the venue, as the team never won, yet and lost 1 time in an only (1) played outing.

Last 5 (completed) match results of India at the venue are L – – – -.

The Visiting Side:

The opponent has never got a chance to play at the venue. The upcoming outing will be the first for the team.

Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are – – – – -.

Tentative XI for both the Teams:

India:

The home side would go with a winning combination.

India Eleven: R. Sharma, I. Kishan, S. Samson, S. Iyer, D. Hooda, V. Iyer, R. Jadeja, B. Kumar, H. Patel, J. Bumrah, Y. Chahal

Sri Lanka:

The visiting team would like to go with D. Gunathilaka in place of K. Mishara and N. Dickwella in place of D. Chandimal.

Sri Lanka Eleven: D. Gunathilaka, P. Nissanka, C. Asalanka, J. Liyanage, N. Dickwella, D. Shanaka, C. Karunaratne, D. Chameera, J. Vandersay, P. Jayawickrama, L. Kumara 

*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left.

*Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”.

*Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.

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