Continuing their preparations for the short-overs series against Sri Lanka, Team India played their 2nd intra-squad exercise match in Colombo this week. Like the earlier match, skipper Shikhar Dhawan and vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar led the 2-teams in a T20 encounter.
YouTube channel Newswire shared some impressions of the first innings of the game. Video contents, Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s team can be seen batting first, with runs based on openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devdutt Padikkal and one-down batsman Suryakumar Yadav.
From the bowling side, the Chahar brothers – Deepak and Rahul – Navdeep Saini and Sandeep Warrier are also seen in the best performance. Saini also uncorked a stunning rising game that took off the edge of Padikkal’s bat before heading through to the wicketkeeper.
Here you can watch the video:
Fans can also get a look at the scoreboard in the video, which provides an insight into the playing XIs of the 2-teams. This is something that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) hasn’t published formally.
From the looks of it, Shikhar Dhawan is leading the team with Prithvi Shaw, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Chahar, Saini, Sandeep Warrier, also Simarjeet Singh, in that bulk of batting.
📸 📸: A good day in the field as #TeamIndia play their 2⃣nd intra-squad game in Colombo 👌 👌#SLvIND pic.twitter.com/Fiyk8poKXw
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 7, 2021
Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s team is invented of Padikkal, Gaikwad, Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Chetan Sakariya, Ishan Porel, as well as R Sai Kishore.
It remains to be seen if the Indian team leadership will show the result of the game at the end of the day. The previous clash between the 2-sides was won by Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s team as they chased the target within 17 overs. Pandey and Yadav were the top scorers throughout that match.
The complete schedule of India’s tour of Sri Lanka
How is #TeamIndia beating the heat ☀️ and staying 🆒 in Sri Lanka?
We go behind the scenes to find out 📽️#SLvIND pic.twitter.com/wUNk8FBp5q
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 7, 2021
India will play three ODIs and as many T20Is against the island nation, starting on July 13. All the matches will be played in Colombo.
ODI series:
- First ODI: July 13
- Second ODI: July 16
- Third ODI: July 18
T20I series:
- First T20I: July 21
- Second T20I: July 23
- Third T20I: July 25
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