Captain Rohit Sharma has said that Rituraj Gaikwad, who opened the innings for India in the last match, has been ruled out due to injury. Ravidnra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah have returned to the Indian team after missing the series against the West Indies due to injuries. Apart from them, Yusvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who were out in the last match, have returned to the final XI.
1ST T20I. India XI: R Sharma (c), I Kishan (wk), S Iyer, S Samson, D Hooda, V Iyer, R Jadeja, H Patel, B Kumar, J Bumrah, Y Chahal https://t.co/2bnp2Q8Gn5 #INDvSL @paytm
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2022
Sri Lanka have made two changes to their squad for the last T20I against Australia. Mahesh Theekshana and Kushal Mendis were replaced by Dinesh Chandimal and Jeffrey Wandersey.
India have erased their Test and ODI setbacks in the tour of South Africa with a win over the West Indies. India are trying to continue the dream start they got under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. The Indian team, which swept the Windies, is aiming to repeat the same performance. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka will be looking to bounce back from their disappointing 4-1 loss to Australia in the T20 series. They are also aiming to win the T20 series after a long hiatus on Indian soil against top-ranked India in the T20s. They have a shameful record of not winning a series in India since 2008.
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Herschelle Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaspreet Bumra, Yusvendra Chahal.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanga, Kamil Mishara, Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal (wicket keeper), Janith Lianage, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Wanderse, Praveen Jayavikrama, Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara.
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