India vs Sri Lanka Dream11 Team: Top 5 Fantasy Cricket Picks for IND vs SL 2nd T20I

Published on: Feb 25, 2022 1:26 pm IST|Updated on: Feb 25, 2022 1:28 pm IST

India vs Sri Lanka Dream11 Top Fantasy Cricket Picks for IND vs SL 2nd T20I

India vs Sri Lanka Dream11 Team: After yet another sensational performance, the Indian team is now ready to face Sri Lanka in the second T20I match on 26 February at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. The Rohit Sharma-led side went on to register an incredible 62-run win against Sri Lanka in the first T20I encounter. India have now taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.

India vs Sri Lanka Dream11 Team Fantasy Picks

1. Shreyas Iyer

In the absence of some key players, Shreyas Iyer took the responsibility on himself superbly well to lead the Indian middle-order during the IND vs SL 1st T20I game. The right-hander played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 57 runs off 28 balls that included as many as 5 fours and 2 sixes to help India reach a challenging total of 199 for 2 in their quota of 20 overs. This was the fourth half-century for Iyer in the T20I format of the game. He will now be eyeing to continue his amazing form with the bat further in this series as well.

Shreyas Iyer Stats in T20I

Matches Runs Strike-Rate 50s Recent Form
33 605 132.97 3 25, 80, 26, 11

 

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2. Rohit Sharma

After being appointed as India’s full-time captain across the three formats, Rohit Sharma has surely led his team remarkably well as seen during the West Indies home series. Besides his captaincy credentials, the senior Indian opener also looked in a fine touch with the bat during the first T20I against Sri Lanka. He scored an excellent knock of 44 runs off 32 deliveries and also composed a fantastic opening partnership of 111 runs alongside Ishan Kishan. Rohit Sharma has now notched up more than 300 runs against Sri Lanka in T20I cricket.

Rohit Sharma Stats vs Sri Lanka in T20I

Matches Runs Strike-Rate 100s Recent T20I Form
14 333 142.9 1 44, 7, 19, 40, 56, 55

 

Related: Most Runs in T20I – Rohit Sharma becomes leading run-getter

3. Charith Asalanka

For Sri Lanka, swashbuckling left-handed batsman Charith Asalanka will be a key player to watch out for in this second T20I against India due to his amazing performance in the previous game. As the visitors continued to lose wickets at regular intervals but Asalanka kept playing his natural game and contributed with a wonderful unbeaten innings of 53 runs that consistent a total of 5 boundaries on Thursday. In his overall T20I career, the southpaw has smashed more than 400 runs at a strike-rate of close to 130 that includes as many as 3 fifties.

Charith Asalanka Stats in T20I

Matches Runs Strike-Rate 50s Recent T20I Form
15 412 126.77 3 53*, 20, 22, 6

 

4. Pathum Nissanka

Despite his unfortunate dismissal in the last match, Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka will be hoping to play a big innings in the India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I match. Nissanka has smacked as many as four half-centuries from 18 T20I matches and also composed four 30+ scores in his last 6 innings across formats. He contributed with a brilliant knock of 73 runs off 53 balls that included 7 fours and 2 sixes during the second T20I against Australia.

Related: Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya de Silva added to Sri Lanka squad

Pathum Nissanka Stats in T20I

Matches Runs Strike-rate 50s Recent Form
18 486 116.55 4 0, 46, 16, 73, 36, 32

 

5. Ishan Kishan

India’s young batsman Ishan Kishan finally came back in form during the previous T20I against Sri Lanka. In the absence of some experienced players, the left-hander was given another opportunity to prove his worth at this level of the game. While opening the batting with skipper Rohit Sharma, Ishan notched up a phenomenal innings of 89 runs off only 56 balls that included 10 fours and 3 sixes in Lucknow. This was the second half-century in T20I cricket for 23-year-old Jharkhand cricketer.

Ishan Kishan Stats in T20I

Matches Runs Strike-rate 50s Recent Form
9 273 122.42 2 89, 34, 2, 35

 

IND vs SL 2nd T20I

Post injuries to Kusal Mendis and Maheesh Theekshana, the visiting Sri Lanka team has added the duo of Niroshan Dickwella and Dhananjaya de Silva to their squad for the final two T20I matches against India. Sri Lanka’s premier spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has also been ruled out of the entire T20I series after testing positive for Covid-19 yet again. Unlike the first game, the IND vs SL final two T20I matches will witness big crowds at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.

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