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Nagpur: Sri Lankan would go into the second Twenty20 International against India with the same team which did brilliantly in the first game in Nagpur.
India go into the second Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka on Saturday with the acute drop in fielding and bowling standards being a worrying factor.
The Indians put up a pathetic performance in all departments of the game to lose the first match by 29 runs in Nagpur and Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men have a tough task at hand to level the series 1-1.
If the fielding was poor, the batting and bowling also left much to be desired and the team management may opt for a couple of changes in the playing eleven for today's floodlit contest at the PCA stadium.
Yuvraj Singh will celebrate his birthday in front of his home crowd. With rumours rife that he may not lead the Kings XI Punjab side in the next IPL season, it's the perfectly chance for one of the game's biggest hitters to illustrate just why he's so feared by the opposition, and so loved by the fans.
The visitors, on the other hand, will go into the contest in a positive frame of mind after their convincing victory in Nagpur where captain Kumar Sangakkara led from the front with a blistering 37-ball 78.
The Lankans have swashbucklers like Sanath Jayasuriya and Tillakaratne Dilshan at the top of the order and the duo can tear any bowling attack to pieces when on song.
They have the experienced Mahela Jayawardene in the middle order to steady the ship in case there are early jolts while Chamara Kapugedera and Angelo Mathews can be quite destructive down the line-up.
Tillakaratne Dilshan contributed significantly in Nagpur, without being as destructive as he can be. On a bouncier pitch, he could well showcase the electrifying shot-making ability that thrilled those at The Oval during the World Twenty20 semi-final. His offspin could also have a part to play.
Form guide (most recent last)
India: WLLLL
Sri Lanka: LLLLW
Team news
India: Sreesanth again missed out Mohali because was admitted to a city hospital last night and is under the doctors' observation following multiple ailments. Rohit Sharma, who hurt his shoulder while diving in the last match, has also been ruled out. Dinesh Karthik, a handy batsman to have in this format, should replace him.
Squad (likely): MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Yusuf Pathan, Pragyan Ojha, Ashok Dinda, Ishant Sharma, Ashish Nehra.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara hinted that they would go into the second Twenty20 International against India with the same team which did brilliantly in the last game in Nagpur.
Squad (likely): Kumar Sangakkara (capt & wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando.
Pitch and conditions
With the curator of the pitch saying that 160 will be a challenging total, the fans at Mohali can expect a good contest. The dew could have a major role to play with a cold wave sweeping across northern India.
Match facts
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Start time 17:30 local time (12:00 GMT), 05:30pm SLT
