The second and penultimate Twenty20 International (T20I) of the three-match series between host India and Sri Lanka will be played Friday at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.
Watch the live stream here and the live scores here and here. The twenty over match starts at 7:30 p.m. local time (2 p.m. GMT/9 a.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) on Feb. 12.
Sri Lanka beat India by five-wickets in the first match of series at Pune Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first, India managed to score a paltry total of 101 in 18.5 overs. Sri Lankan bowlers Kasun Rajitha, Dashun Shanaka and Dushmantha Chameera destroyed the Indian batting line-up with their lethal pace attack, according to Daily Excelsior. Sri Lanka, in reply, comfortably chased down the target with five wickets in hand.
Former Indian skipper Sunil Gavsakar said that the defeat against inexperienced Sri Lanka was a wake up call for the Indians ahead of T20 World Cup.
"My honest advice now is that it's a very, very good wake-up call for the Indians having seen what the Sri Lankans can do. They should be better prepared for the remaining two matches," Gavsakar said, according to The Indian Express.
Sri Lankans, who acquired a 1-0 lead, are now looking to clinch the series by winning the second Twenty20 International. India is hosting Sri Lanka for a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series. The third T20 will be played at Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Both sides are looking to utilize the T20 series as a preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
India: MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pawan Negi
Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Seekuge Prasanna, Milinda Siriwardana, Danushka Gunathilaka, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Asela Gunaratne, Chamara Kapugedera, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilhara Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Binura Fernando, Sachithra Senanayake, Jeffrey Vandersay
