Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2021–22
| Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2021–22 | |||
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| India | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 24 February – 16 March 2022 | ||
| Captains | Rohit Sharma |
Dimuth Karunaratne (Tests) Dasun Shanaka (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shreyas Iyer (204) | Dasun Shanaka (124) | |
| Most wickets | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3) | Lahiru Kumara (5) | |
| Player of the series | Shreyas Iyer (Ind) | ||
The Sri Lankan cricket team are touring India in February and March 2022 to play two Test and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The Test series will form part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.[3][4] In September 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the schedule for the tour.[5][6] In January 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket made a request to play the T20I matches first, as the T20I squad would be coming straight from their tour of Australia.[7] In early February, the change was agreed by both boards, with Bangalore hosting a day/night Test match,[8][9] with the BCCI confirming the revised tour schedule.[10]
On 2 February 2022, Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal announced that he would retire from all forms of international cricket following the series.[11] On 19 February 2022, India named their squads for the matches, with Rohit Sharma appointed as their new Test captain.[12] On 26 February 2022, it was announced that the first match of the Test series would be played behind closed doors, with spectators being allowed to attend the second Test match.[13] However, on 1 March 2022, the crowd capacity for the first Test was increased to 50%.[14]
In the first T20I match, India made 199/2 from their 20 overs,[15] going on to win the fixture by 62 runs.[16] India won the second T20I by seven wickets to win the series with a match to play.[17] India won the third and final T20I match by six wickets to win the series 3–0.[18]
In the first Test, India made 594/8d, thanks to a 175* from Ravindra Jadeja, who also scalped 9 wickets in the match.[19] The Test was also Virat Kohli's 100th, which India won by 222 runs.[20]
Squads
Prior to the T20I matches, Deepak Chahar and Suryakumar Yadav were both ruled out India's squad due to a hamstring injury and a hairline fracture respectively.[25] Both players picked up their injuries during the third and final T20I match against the West Indies.[26] Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga was also ruled out of the T20I series after not recovering from COVID-19.[27]
After the first T20I match, Maheesh Theekshana and Shiran Fernando were both ruled out of Sri Lanka's squad for the remaining matches due to injuries.[28] Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana were replaced by Dhananjaya de Silva and Niroshan Dickwella in Sri Lanka's T20I squad.[29] In India's T20I team, Ruturaj Gaikwad was replaced by Mayank Agarwal for the remaining two matches.[30] India's Ishan Kishan was ruled out of the third T20I, after suffering a blow to the head in the second match.[31]
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to field.
3rd T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) played in his 125th match to become the most capped player in T20Is.[32]
Test series
1st Test
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was Sri Lanka's 300th Test match.[33]
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) captained India for the first time in Tests.[34]
- Virat Kohli (Ind) played in his 100th Test,[35] and scored his 8,000th run in Tests.[36]
- World Test Championship Points: India 12, Sri Lanka 0.
2nd Test
Notes
- ^ While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first Test reached a result in three days.
References
- ^ "India Cricket Schedule Between 2021-2023 Announced by BCCI, Team to Play Non-stop Cricket". CNN-News18. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "The SLC announces Sri Lanka's Cricketing Calendar for the year 2022". The Papare. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "ICC confirms details of next World Test Championship". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "India to host New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and South Africa in next nine months". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Update - 9th Apex Council Meeting". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "SLC requests for rescheduling of India T20Is". The Papare. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka tour of India set to begin with T20Is; Bengaluru to host day-night Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Mohali set to host Kohli's 100th Test; Sri Lanka series to kick off with T20Is". CricBuzz. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "BCCI announces revised schedule for home series against Sri Lanka". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Suranga Lakmal to retire from all forms of international cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Rohit Sharma appointed as India's full-time Test Captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "India vs Sri Lanka Test series: Bengaluru will allow spectators, Mohali to keep doors closed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Fans allowed to attend Mohali Test at 50% capacity". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Kishan, Shreyas fifties muscle India to huge win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Highlights, Score Updates: India crush Sri Lanka by 62 runs to take 1-0 series lead". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Second T20I: Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja star as India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to win series". Scroll India. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Shreyas' third straight fifty powers India to 3-0 sweep". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Jadeja's all-round show gives India a win in three days". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Jadeja stars in Virat Kohli's 100th Test as India win by 222 runs". Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane dropped from India's Test squad for Sri Lanka series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Tour of India 2022 Test Squad". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Ravindra Jadeja, Sanju Samson back in India squad for Sri Lanka T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka T20I squad for India tour 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Deepak Chahar ruled out of Sri Lanka T20Is". CricBuzz. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Injured Deepak Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav ruled out of SL T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "India vs Sri Lanka: Wanindu Hasaranga yet to recover from Covid-19, to miss T20I series". India Today. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Maheesh Theekshana ruled out of T20Is, Sri Lanka fret over Kusal Mendis' fitness". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Dharamsala weather in focus as India hunt for 11th straight T20 win against injury-hit Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "IND vs SL, 2nd T20I: Mayank Agarwal Replaces Injured Ruturaj Gaikwad For Remaining Games". News18. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Ishan Kishan ruled out of third T20I". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "IND vs SL: Rohit Sharma goes past Pakistan's Shoaib Malik to reach unique T20I milestone". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "IND vs SL, 1st Test: Great Honour to Captain Sri Lanka in 300th Test match, Says Dimuth Karunaratne". News 18. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Ind vs SL: Rohit Sharma becomes 35th cricketer to captain Team India in Test matches". Times Now. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Virat Kohli: 'I have given my heart and soul to Test cricket'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "India vs Sri Lanka: Virat Kohli becomes 6th Indian batter to score 8000 Test runs". India Today. Retrieved 4 March 2022.