New Delhi: The Indian team will be playing their third Day-Night Test on home soil when they take on Sri Lanka in the second and final Test match of the series here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The Indian team will be playing a pink ball test after a long time. The last time India played a Day-Night Test match with the Pink ball was against England in Ahmedabad in February 2021.
When it comes to Pink Ball Tests, India has played two D/N matches on home soil winning both inside three days in Kolkata and Ahmedabad against Bangladesh and England respectively. This will be India’s fourth Pink ball Test overall.
Here we’ve brought all that you will need before the two teams face off each other for the last time in the two-match test series.
IND vs SL Match Details:
The 2nd Test match between India and Sri Lanka will be played on March 12 at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
The match is scheduled to start today at 2:00 PM IST.
Live Streaming and Telecast:
The series is up for live streaming on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar and will be available for a telecast on Star Sports channels.
Pitch Report:
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium is considered to be a batting-friendly surface. Swing bowlers are expected to be helpful in the initial overs.
Probable XIs:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama
