Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2021–22 explained

Series Name:Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2021–22
Team1 Image:Flag of India.svg
Team1 Name:India
Team2 Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Team2 Name:Sri Lanka
From Date:24 February
To Date:16 March 2022
Team1 Captain:Rohit Sharma
Team2 Captain:Dimuth Karunaratne (Tests)
Dasun Shanaka (T20Is)
No Of Tests:2
Team1 Tests Won:2
Team2 Tests Won:0
Team1 Tests Most Runs:Ravindra Jadeja (201)
Team2 Tests Most Runs:Dimuth Karunaratne (166)
Team1 Tests Most Wickets:Ravichandran Ashwin (12)
Team2 Tests Most Wickets:Lasith Embuldeniya (8)
Player Of Test Series:Rishabh Pant (Ind)
No Of Twenty20s:3
Team1 Twenty20s Won:3
Team2 Twenty20s Won:0
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs:Shreyas Iyer (204)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs:Dasun Shanaka (124)
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets:Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets:Lahiru Kumara (5)
Player Of Twenty20 Series:Shreyas Iyer (Ind)

The Sri Lankan cricket team toured India in February and March 2022 to play two Test and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] [2] The Test series formed 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]

The first Test of the series was the 300th to be played by Sri Lanka,[19] and it was also the 100th Test match for India's Virat Kohli.[20] In the Test, Ravindra Jadeja scored 175 not out and took nine wickets.[21] India went on to win the match inside three days,[22] by the margin of an innings and 222 runs.[23] The second Test also finished in three days, with India winning by 238 runs to win the series 2–0.[24]

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.[29] Both players picked up their injuries during the third and final T20I match against the West Indies.[30] Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga was also ruled out of the T20I series after not recovering from COVID-19.[31]

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.[32] Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana were replaced by Dhananjaya de Silva and Niroshan Dickwella in Sri Lanka's T20I squad.[33] In India's T20I team, Ruturaj Gaikwad was replaced by Mayank Agarwal for the remaining two matches.[34] India's Ishan Kishan was ruled out of the third T20I, after suffering a blow to the head in the second match.[35]

Ahead of the second Test, India released Kuldeep Yadav from their squad,[36] adding Axar Patel in his place.[37] Pathum Nissanka and Dushmantha Chameera were both ruled out of Sri Lanka's squad for the second Test due to injuries.[38]

T20I series

3rd T20I

Test series

2nd Test

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: India Cricket Schedule Between 2021-2023 Announced by BCCI, Team to Play Non-stop Cricket. 27 May 2021. News18. en.
  2. Web site: The SLC announces Sri Lanka's Cricketing Calendar for the year 2022 . The Papare . 5 January 2022 . 5 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Men's Future Tours Programme. 11 October 2019. International Cricket Council.
  4. Web site: ICC confirms details of next World Test Championship. 21 September 2021. International Cricket Council.
  5. Web site: India to host New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and South Africa in next nine months . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Update - 9th Apex Council Meeting . Board of Control for Cricket in India . 20 September 2021.
  7. Web site: SLC requests for rescheduling of India T20Is . The Papare . 26 January 2022 . 26 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Sri Lanka tour of India set to begin with T20Is; Bengaluru to host day-night Test . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 February 2022.
  9. Web site: Mohali set to host Kohli's 100th Test; Sri Lanka series to kick off with T20Is . CricBuzz . 8 February 2022 . 8 February 2022.
  10. Web site: BCCI announces revised schedule for home series against Sri Lanka . Board of Control for Cricket in India . 15 February 2022.
  11. Web site: Suranga Lakmal to retire from all forms of international cricket . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 February 2022.
  12. Web site: Rohit Sharma appointed as India's full-time Test Captain . International Cricket Council . 19 February 2022.
  13. Web site: India vs Sri Lanka Test series: Bengaluru will allow spectators, Mohali to keep doors closed . ESPN Cricinfo . 1 March 2022.
  14. Web site: Fans allowed to attend Mohali Test at 50% capacity . ESPN Cricinfo . 1 March 2022.
  15. Web site: Kishan, Shreyas fifties muscle India to huge win . ESPN Cricinfo . 24 February 2022 . 24 February 2022.
  16. Web site: 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 . 24 February 2022 . 24 February 2022.
  17. Web site: Second T20I: Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja star as India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets to win series . Scroll India . 26 February 2022 . 26 February 2022.
  18. Web site: Shreyas' third straight fifty powers India to 3-0 sweep . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 February 2022 . 27 February 2022.
  19. Web site: IND vs SL, 1st Test: Great Honour to Captain Sri Lanka in 300th Test match, Says Dimuth Karunaratne . 4 March 2022 . News 18.
  20. Web site: Jadeja, Ashwin star as India go 1-0 up against Sri Lanka . International Cricket Council . 6 March 2022.
  21. Web site: Jadeja's all-round show gives India a win in three days . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 March 2022 . 6 March 2022.
  22. News: India v Sri Lanka: Ravindra Jadeja shines as visitors thrashed in first Test . BBC Sport . 6 March 2022.
  23. Web site: Jadeja stars in Virat Kohli's 100th Test as India win by 222 runs . The Times of India . 6 March 2022 . 6 March 2022.
  24. Web site: India brush aside Sri Lanka despite Dimuth Karunaratne's resistance . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 March 2022.
  25. Web site: Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane dropped from India's Test squad for Sri Lanka series . ESPN Cricinfo . 19 February 2022.
  26. Web site: Sri Lanka Tour of India 2022 Test Squad . Sri Lanka Cricket . 25 February 2022.
  27. Web site: Ravindra Jadeja, Sanju Samson back in India squad for Sri Lanka T20Is . ESPN Cricinfo . 19 February 2022.
  28. Web site: Sri Lanka T20I squad for India tour 2022 . Sri Lanka Cricket . 21 February 2022.
  29. Web site: Deepak Chahar ruled out of Sri Lanka T20Is . CricBuzz . 22 February 2022 . 22 February 2022.
  30. Web site: Injured Deepak Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav ruled out of SL T20Is . ESPN Cricinfo . 23 February 2022.
  31. Web site: India vs Sri Lanka: Wanindu Hasaranga yet to recover from Covid-19, to miss T20I series . India Today . 23 February 2022.
  32. Web site: Maheesh Theekshana ruled out of T20Is, Sri Lanka fret over Kusal Mendis' fitness . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 February 2022.
  33. Web site: Dharamsala weather in focus as India hunt for 11th straight T20 win against injury-hit Sri Lanka . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 February 2022 . 25 February 2022.
  34. Web site: IND vs SL, 2nd T20I: Mayank Agarwal Replaces Injured Ruturaj Gaikwad For Remaining Games. News18. 25 February 2022.
  35. Web site: Ishan Kishan ruled out of third T20I . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 February 2022.
  36. Web site: India release Kuldeep Yadav after Axar joins Test squad . Cricbuzz . 7 March 2022 . 7 March 2022.
  37. Web site: Axar Patel returns to Indian Test squad for Bangalore Test . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 March 2022.
  38. Web site: Pathum Nissanka out of second Test with back injury . ESPN Cricinfo . 11 March 2022.