The series stands evenly poised 1-1 after Sri Lanka beat India by 4 wickets in the second T20I on Wednesday.
Something happened in the final stages of the match which left everyone quite perplexed.
Sri Lanka registered a win in second T20I with two balls to spare; levelling the series 1-1.
Some of the brightest medal prospects for India in the form of Mary Kom and PV Sindhu will also be in action where the duo will be looking to secure their quarter-finals berth in Tokyo.
Perhaps, Sanju Samson might have to come up the order for these two matches.
Despite the close contacts so far testing negative for Coronavirus, all of them will not play a part in the remaining two fixtures of the T20I series.
While PV Sindhu will be in action in Tokyo, India are set to play the rescheduled 2nd T20I in Colombo on Wednesday.
As it is known, rain can have a lot of impact on the result of the match and the mindset of the team even forcing captains to reconsider what they would do if they were to win the toss.
Suryakumar Yadav has been one of the most impressive performers of this tour and his phenomenal knock in the last game has made a statement that he is here to dominate across all formats.
The hosts started off the chase well and at one point, with Charith Asalanka at the crease, SL were cruising towards a win but wickets tumbled in the death overs and the hosts were eventually all-out for just 126 runs.
During the match on Sunday, Ishan created a ‘Deja vu’ moment for the fans of Dhoni and Indian cricket.
Netizens hailed the duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Suryakumar Yadav for their pivotal contribution in India’s handsome victory.
The 28-year-old pacer continued his impressive form and ended the match with figures of 2/24 in 3 overs.
The wicketkeeping duo, who played together for India’s under-19 team in 2016, have a lot of resemblance in their batting style, technique and approach. A glimpse of the same was on display in Colombo on Sunday.
Although the netizens were left absolutely surprised, they were quick to praise the Indian all-rounder for showing respect to the opponents.
It was Sri Lanka’s Dushmantha Chameera who got the hosts off to a perfect start by dismissing the pocket size dynamo Shaw in the first ball of the match.
Fitness issues as well as injury concerns could not help him join the squad but finally he has had a chance to travel with the team to Sri Lanka.
India play Sri Lanka in the first of three T20Is on Sunday evening.
In the visuals, Niranjan Pandit, Team India’s physio for the ongoing series, could also be seen enjoying the music with Chahar and singing alongside him.
The trio was also joined by Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s wife Nupur Nagar and team’s physiotherapist Ashish Kaushik.
Where most cricketers of his age are comfortably seated inside the air-conditioned commentary box and many are still endorsing new-age fantasy gaming apps and other stuff, Dravid is out there on the cricketing turf sweating it out with youngsters half his age.
Celebrations post the dramatic win continued well into the night.
This is the first time that India are fielding two different teams at the same time at two different places.
India batted second in the first ODI to chase down 263 with ease.
Krunal Pandya registered figures of 10-1-26-1 in the 1st ODI on Sunday.
The fans were expectedly excited as soon as the return of KulCha became official on Sunday.
Muralitharan, in a recent interview, had named Mathews and Karunaratne as the prime reason behind the entire row.
The Indian team is currently in Durham, preparing for a three days practice match against County Select XI.
The first ODI is now set to be played on July 18.
All the six matches of India vs Sri Lanka series will be played at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.