The first T20I of the three-match series between India and Sri Lanka is set to take place at Pallekele International Stadium on Saturday (July 27). In the series opener, star Indian opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal will have a chance to become the first batter in the world to score 1000 runs in international cricket in 2024.
The 22-year-old left-handed batter, who made his debut for India last year, has 953 runs to his name in 16 innings of 11 matches played so far this year.
He scored 740 runs in six Tests and amassed a total of 213 runs in five T20Is. The Mumbai-based cricketer was part of the Indian team that won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 title in the West Indies and USA last month, but he didn’t get a chance to play in any of the eight matches.
Most international runs in 2024
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) – 953
- Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) – 844
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 833
- Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) – 833
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) – 773
- Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 709
- Shubman Gill (India) – 691
- Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) – 680
- George Munsey (Scotland) – 632
- Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) – 632
He was part of India’s playing XI in the last three T20Is against Zimbabwe earlier this month and scored 93 runs from 53 balls in the fourth match played at Harare Sports Club on July 13.
Jaiswal, who is India’s second-highest-ranked batter in T20Is, would like to come up with a big show against Sri Lanka on Saturday and help India win their first match under Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir was appointed as India’s head coach on July 9 after Rahul Dravid’s contract came to an end in June 2024.
India’s record in T20Is vs SL
India and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 29 T20Is so far, out of which the Indian team has managed to win 19 matches. In the last T20I series played between India and Sri Lanka in 2023, the world No. 1 T20I team got the better of the 2014 T20 World Cup champions by a margin of 2-1.
SL dealing with injury issues
Ahead of the start of the T20I series against India, Sri Lanka suffered two major setbacks in the form of injuries to Dushmantha Chameera and Nuwan Thushara. The two star pacers have been ruled out of the upcoming series, which will be played entirely in Pallekele.
India’s squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rishabh Pant (w), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Khaleel Ahmed, Shivam Dube
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