The 2nd T20 match of the Sri Lanka tour of India, 2023 is scheduled to be held on Thursday, 5th January 2023 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.

The key batsmen of team India like Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, and Suryakumar Yadav failed to put some big runs on the board and the rest of the batters put a competitive total on the board. Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, and Axar Patel played well with the bat. India scored a total of 162 runs in 20 as they lost the toss and were asked to bat first. Deepak Hooda proved the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side scoring 41 runs on 23 balls with the help of one boundary and three huge sixes. Axar Patel scored 31 runs while he faced 20 balls and smashed three boundaries and one huge six. Ishan Kishan was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 37 runs while the skipper, Hardik Pandya had 29 runs to his name.

The bowling unit of India was not much impressive in the first match but they managed to defend the target of 163 runs and leaked 160 runs in 20 overs. Hardik Pandya, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, and Axar Patel were used as bowlers by India. Arshdeep Singh is also part of the squad for this series and he was not given a chance in the final playing eleven. It was also interesting to see that Hardik Pandya bowled out the first over for India but failed to provide an early breakthrough. Shivam Mavi proved the most successful and highest wicket-taker with four wickets to his name in four overs against 22 runs. Umran Malik was also good in the first match and he picked up two wickets in four overs while he was charged for 27 runs. Harshal Patel also picked two wickets but he leaked plenty of runs. He was charged with 41 runs in four overs. Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal failed to pick any wicket.

Sri Lanka was just outstanding in the first match against a strong opposition like India. The bowling and batting units of Sri Lanka were just good. They decided to bat first after winning the toss. The way how their bowling unit performed in the previous match was just outstanding. They leaked 162 runs in 20 overs against the strong batting order of India. Almost all bowlers from their side picked a wicket. W Hasaranga proved the most economical bowler with one wicket to his name in four overs against 22 runs. Dilshan Madushanka, M Theekshana, C Karunaratne, and Dhananjaya de Silva also picked one wicket each while Kasun Rajitha was the only bowler who remained wicketless.

The total of 163 runs was not much difficult to chase for Sri Lanka but their batting order was under the belts and failed to chase it. They scored 160 runs and their full team came back to the pavilion in 20 overs. Sri Lanka still needs to upgrade its batting squad for the remaining matches. The skipper, Dasun Shanaka was the highest run-scorer from their side with 45 runs to his name on 25 balls with the help of three boundaries and the same huge sixes. Kusal Mendis also had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 28 runs. He faced 25 balls and smashed five boundaries during his inning. Chamika Karunaratne was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He scored 23 runs and was the only batsman who remained not out till the 20th over. Wanindu Hasaranga performed well with the bat and scored 21 runs.

India had played a total of 194 T20 matches where they won 127 matches and opposing teams won 61 matches. Their 5 matches ended with no result.

Sri Lanka had played a total of 174 T20 matches so far. They won 79 while other teams won 93 matches. 2 matches of Sri Lanka ended with no result.

India played 27 T20 matches against Sri Lanka where they won 18 matches and Sri Lanka had won 7 matches. Just one match between Sri Lanka and India came without any result.

According to match prediction, India is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why India is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• India won the first match and will be confident about this match
• The bowling unit of Sri Lanka was just good in the first match
• Sri Lanka is struggling with the batting order
• The main batsmen of India like SK Yadav, Shubman Gill, and Sanju Samson are not in good form
• India has the advantages of home crowd and ground

India is overall a strong and experienced team when we compare it with Sri Lanka. They have strong batting order and bowling unit, so the winning chances of India for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

India has a 68% chance to win this match
Sri Lanka has a 32% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important role in the decision of each and every match of this series. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to field first.

The 2nd T20 match of the Sri Lanka tour of India is going to be held at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match. The pitch on this venue is good for batting. It also has a bit of help for the spin bowlers. As per the live cricket score, a total of 185 runs should be a par score.

The weather forecast in Pune on match day is good. There are almost no chances of rain and we may have a full match to watch.

India: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka.

Captain: SK Yadav
Vice-Captain: Pathum Nissanka
Kusal Mendis, B Rajapaksa, Shubhman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, W Hasaranga, Arshdeep Singh, P Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana

• Date: Thursday, 5th January 2023
• Time: 01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL / 06:30 AM IST

• Stadium: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
• Location: Pune, India
• Opened: 2011
• Known as: Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Chennai Super Kings
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches 3
• Matches won batting first 1
• Matches won bowling first 2
• Average 1st Inns scores 153
• Average 2nd Inns scores 128
• The highest total recorded was 201/6 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL
• Lowest total recorded was 101/10 (18.5 Ov) by IND vs SL
• The highest score chased 158/5 (17.5 Ov) by IND vs ENG
• The lowest score defended 201/6 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Mukesh Kumar, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal.