Global InformationIndian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021 information
| Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Sri Lanka | India | ||
| Dates | 18 – 29 July 2021 | ||
| Captains | Dasun Shanaka | Shikhar Dhawan | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | India won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Avishka Fernando (159) | Shikhar Dhawan (128) | |
| Most wickets |
Akila Dananjaya (3) Praveen Jayawickrama (3) Wanindu Hasaranga (3) | Yuzvendra Chahal (5) | |
| Player of the series | Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Dhananjaya de Silva (72) | Shikhar Dhawan (136) | |
| Most wickets | Wanindu Hasaranga (7) | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5) | |
| Player of the series | Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) | ||
The India cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July 2021 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[2][3] All the matches took place at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.[4] Originally, the tour was scheduled to take place in June 2020, but was moved back to August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[5] before being postponed.[6] On 9 July 2021, following an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the Sri Lankan camp,[7] the series was postponed from 13 to 18 July.[8][9]
The tour overlapped with India's participation in the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final and a Test series against England.[10] Therefore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar as India's captain and vice-captain respectively for the matches against Sri Lanka.[11] Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) named Dasun Shanaka as the captain for tour, with their selectors releasing Kusal Perera from his captaincy role.[12]
India won the first ODI by seven wickets,[13] and then won the second ODI by three wickets, to take an unassailable lead in the series.[14] Sri Lanka won the third ODI by three wickets, with India winning the series 2–1.[15] India won the first T20I by 38 runs.[16] The second T20I was postponed by one day, after India's Krunal Pandya tested positive for COVID-19.[17] All eight of Pandya's close contacts tested negative for COVID-19, but were not allowed to travel to the ground for the final two matches.[18] Sri Lanka won the second T20I by four wickets to level the series.[19] Sri Lanka won the third T20I by seven wickets and won the series 2–1.[20] It was the first time that Sri Lanka had won a T20I series against India.[21] It was also Sri Lanka's first bilateral series win against India across all formats of international cricket since August 2008.[22]
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- ^ "BCCI, SLC announce revised dates for upcoming ODI & T20I series". The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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- ^ "Dasun Shanaka to replace Kusal Perera as captain". The Papare. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Dhawan, Kishan, Shaw lead Sri Lanka rout after Kuldeep, Chahal shine". ESPNcricinfo. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Live Cricket Score: Deepak Chahar's unbeaten 69 takes IND home". Indian Express. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Spinners, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa give Sri Lanka vital Super league points". ESPNcricinfo. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Bhuvneshwar, Chahar, Chahal help India defend below-par 164". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Second Sri Lanka-India T20I postponed after Krunal Pandya tests Covid positive". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Krunal Pandya's immediate contacts test negative for Covid-19". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Highlights: Sri Lanka clinch low-scoring thriller to level series". The Times of India. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Wanindu Hasaranga leads the way with four-for as Sri Lanka claim 2-1 series win". ESPNcricinfo. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Stats: Hasaranga's birthday bash, and Sri Lanka break 13-year duck". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "IND vs SL 3rd T20I Highlights: Dominant Sri Lanka Beat India By 7 Wickets, Win Series 2-1". NDTV. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.