Gaji
This solitary Twenty20 fixture at Pallekele, along with India's two T20s against New Zealand later this month and the Sri Lanka Premier League, offers welcome arrangements for teams and players ahead of the World T20 in Sri Lanka in September. This will be India's last T20 before the final squad for the World T20 is announce (the deadline is August 18); some of Sri Lanka's players will have the advantage of playing the SLPL before their squad is named.
India have played just one Twenty20 international in Sri Lanka, in 2009, which they won. The teams have played T20s next to each other on four occasion; their last game was more than two years ago. After three wounded in a row this trip, Sri Lanka have one final shot at comfort. After a rainless ODI series, there was a stable shower on the eve of this game.
The structure of the series has, however, raise question marks. According to the Future Tours Programmed, this tour was meant to include three Tests and no ODIs. The teams then decided to play five ODIs and just one T20; the SLC said the teams wanted to focus on limited-over’s cricket. Which begs the question: Why not play more T20 internationals in its place of five ODIs, a month ahead of the World T20?
India have played just one Twenty20 international in Sri Lanka, in 2009, which they won. The teams have played T20s next to each other on four occasion; their last game was more than two years ago. After three wounded in a row this trip, Sri Lanka have one final shot at comfort. After a rainless ODI series, there was a stable shower on the eve of this game.
The structure of the series has, however, raise question marks. According to the Future Tours Programmed, this tour was meant to include three Tests and no ODIs. The teams then decided to play five ODIs and just one T20; the SLC said the teams wanted to focus on limited-over’s cricket. Which begs the question: Why not play more T20 internationals in its place of five ODIs, a month ahead of the World T20?
