India

Ishan Kishan (W)

Shubman Gill

Suryakumar Yadav

Rahul Tripathi

Hardik Pandya (C)

Deepak Hooda

Axar Patel

Arshdeep Singh

Shivam Mavi

Umran Malik

Yuzvendra Chahal

Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka

Kusal Mendis (W)

Dhananjaya de Silva

Charith Asalanka

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Dasun Shanaka (C)

Wanindu Hasaranga

Chamika Karunaratne

Maheesh Theekshana

Kasun Rajitha

Dilshan Madushanka

Abhishek Sharma

Axar Rajeshbhai Patel

Hardik Himanshu Pandya

Harshit Pradeep Rana

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah

Jitesh Mohan Sharma

Rahul Kannaur Lokesh

Kuldeep Yadav

Mohammed Siraj

Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy

Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Shivam Dube

Shreyas Santosh Iyer

Shubman Singh Gill

Suryakumar Ashok Yadav

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Virat Kohli

Washington Sundar

Asitha Madusanka Fernando

Pramod Bhanuka Bandara Rajapaksa

Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva

Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka

Dunith Nethmika Wellalage

Munasinghe Arachchige Dushan Ishara Hemantha

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Kongala Liyanage Janith Vimukthi

Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay

Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage Kamil Mishara

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera

Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana

Matheesha Pathirana

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Pathum Nissanka Silva

Pavan Rathnayake

Pramod Madushan Liyanagamage

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

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Sri Lanka tour of India 2023

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EXPLAINED: Rohit Sharma's decision to NOT RUN-OUT Dasun Shanaka in the first ODI against Sri Lanka

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Gambhir believes Shanaka would have been unaffordable for some franchises if Sri Lanka series happened before IPL auction

Hardik Pandya's men succumbed to Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the second T20I at the MCA stadium in Pune on Thursday (January 5). Hardik Pandya's men succumbed to Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the second T20I at the MCA stadium in Pune on Thursday (January 5). The defeat pushed the three-match series to decider which will be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium in Rajkot on Saturday (January 6).&nbsp;&nbsp;Pandya, who is leading the Indian pack in absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, weird gesture during the match invited indian cricket fans' wrath as the stand-in Indian captain was seen shaking hands with his teammates even before the match got over.

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‘Hardik disrespected the game..': Pandya faces cricket fans' fury after weird gesture during 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka

Axar Patel's exceptional all-round display was overshadowed by Dasun Shanaka's brilliance as Sri Lanka fought back after losing the first T20I and registered an emphatic win in the second T20I on January 05 (Thursday) in Pune.

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Watch: Axar Patel reveals crux of his conversation with Suryakumar Yadav in 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka

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Rahul Dravid brags about India's spin all-rounder's depth after Axar Patel's remarkable outing against Sri Lanka in Pune

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End of the road for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in T20Is? Coach Rahul Dravid drops a major hint on superstars' future

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IND vs SL: Head Coach Rahul Dravid strongly reacts to India's no-ball woes after 2nd T20I loss against Sri Lanka in Pune

After pocketing a two-run win in the series opener, Team India went down fighting to Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the second T20I of the three-match series at the MCA stadium in Pune on Thursday (January 6). Beside Axar, India's bowling attack lacked strength despite the return of their death overs specialist Arshdeep Singh. The left-arm star pacer leaked runs in his spell of two overs which was loaded with no-balls. The star left-arm pacer gave away five no-balls in total and he conceded a 37 runs in a spell of two overs.&nbsp;Meanwhile, India skipper Hardik Pandya rued India's defeat and said that it was not about blaming Arshdeep but bowling no balls in any format is a crime.

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‘..it's a crime’: Hardik Pandya after Arshdeep's no-ball loaded spell during 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka

Hosts India went down fighting in a high-scoring second T20I of the three-T20I series at MCA Stadium, Pune on January 5.

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IND vs SL: Axar Patel, Shivam Mavi's courageous onslaught goes in vain as India lose to Sri Lanka at home after 6 years

Bowling a no-ball is criminal in limited-overs cricket, especially in T20I format.

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Arshdeep Singh goes on a no-ball spree as India equal record for most no-balls in an innings by Test-playing nation

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Mumbai Indians became the first team to play 300 matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. MI achieved this feat in their IPL 2026 campaign opener against KKR

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Steph Curry’s return timeline revealed as the Golden State Warriors await clarity on his recovery and comeback to the roster.

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