M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is hosting the last and the decisive match of the 2-match Test series of India vs Sri Lanka from 12 March. India has already registered a win in the first match, which leaves Sri Lanka in a do-or-die situation.
India vs Sri Lanka: 2nd Test Match Preview
Match Details :-
Match: India vs Sri Lanka – 2nd Test
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Date & Time: 12th March 2022 at 2:00 PM (IST)
Where to Watch Live: Star Sports Network & Disney+Hotstar
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Pitch Report: India vs Sri Lanka: 2nd Test Preview
Pitch Report: Pacers find the pitch of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium quite helpful in the first 3 days as the pitch has a fair amount of grass. But as time passes gradually, the cracks open up on the pitch, and it benefits the spinners. According to past matches and their results, the batters tend to score a lot during the first 3 days. The match starting tomorrow is a pink ball test, hence the team batting will have an additional advantage.
Head to Head Stats:
Matches Played (Test): 17
Won by India: 10
Won by Sri Lanka: 3
Draw: 4
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Team News : 1st Test
India:
The men in blue thumped upon the Sri Lankan team in the last test match played in Mohali. Virat Kohli's 100th test match, Jadeja's 175* runs knock, Jadeja's 9 wickets, Rishabh Pant's 96 runs, the last match was indeed a memorable one for the team. Also, after this huge victory, India jumped to the No. 1 spot in the ICC World Test Championship points table.
Sri Lanka:
Sri Lanka slipped from the 1st position to the 6th position in the ICC World Test Championship table. The team needs to gear up for tomorrow's match and show some convincing performances. If they fail to draw or win the upcoming test match, then India will yet again whitewash them following the 3-match T20I series.
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India vs Sri Lanka: 2nd Test: Possible Playing XI
India:
Rohit Sharma (C)
Mayank Agarwal
Hanuma Vihari
Virat Kohli
Rishabh Pant (wk)
Shreyas Iyer
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravichandran Ashwin
Mohammed Shami
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka:
Dimuth Karunaratne (C)
Lahiru Thirimanne
Pathum Nissanka
Charith Asalanka
Angelo Mathews
Niroshan Dickwella
Dhananjaya de Silva
Dinesh Chandimal (wk)
Praveen Jayawickrama
Lasith Embuldeniya
Suranga Lakmal