IND vs SL series: Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka players arrive in Lucknow ahead of 1st T20I- Follow LIVE updates

IND vs SL series: Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka players arrive in Lucknow- The visitors have landed in Lucknow a day after Team India ahead of the 1st t20I. They have come from bubble-to-bubble transfer after Australia T20I series. Thus, they don’t need any quarantine ahead of the T20I series. As per local media reports, the players arrived at 11 AM on Tuesday and they will stay at Hotel Taj & Hayat. Follow India vs Sri Lanka LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN

Dasun Shanaka & Co will be hoping for a turnaround in the upcoming T20I after a 1-4 loss against Australia. They won the fifth & final T20I and will be hoping to continue the momentum. A number of youngsters will be keen to perform including IPL 2022 buys like Wanindu Hasarnga, Maheesh Theekshana, among others. They are chasing maiden T20I series victory in India.

IND vs SL series: Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka players arrive in Lucknow ahead of 1st T20I- Follow LIVE updates

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The tour was supposed to start with the two-match Test, but now will begin with T20Is, with the first match being played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on February 24. The second and third T20Is will take place in Dharamsala on February 26 and 27.

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Following the T20I series, the teams will play two Tests, which form a part of the 2021-23 ICC World Test Championship cycle. Mohali will host the first Test from March 4 to 8, while the second Test will be played in Bengaluru from March 12 to 16.

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The first Test will be former captain Virat Kohli’s 100th Test match, while the second Test will be a day/night affair.

Sri Lanka squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kamil Mishara, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando, Shiran Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Ashian Daniel (subject to ministerial approval).

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