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New Zealand have named an unchanged squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka at home that recently defeated England by just one run at Wellington. The Blackcaps had defeated the Ben Stokes-led England in a thrilling second match to level the two-Test series 1-1. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Thursday announced a 13-member squad under captain Tim Southee for the series beginning on March 9, with no surprises, although rookie seamer Jacob Duffy, leg-spinner Ish Sodhi, and injured pace bowler Kyle Jamieson have been excluded. New Zealand recently became only the fourth team in history to win a Test after being asked to follow-on at Wellington, with pace bowler Neil Wagner taking the wicket of James Anderson to signal the home team's thrilling one-run win. Former captain Kane Williamson will continue to be the batting mainstay along with Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell and Will Young, while Tom Blundell will keep wickets during the Sri Lanka series. Wagn
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the third ODI here on Sunday. India made two changes as Hardik Pandya and Umran Malik made way for Suryakumar Yadav and Washington Sundar in the playing XI. Sri Lanka also made a couple of changes, bringing in Ashen Bandara and Jeffrey Vandersay for Dhananjaya de Silva and Dunith Wellalage. India are leading the three-match series 2-0. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj. Sri Lanka: Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kusal Mendis(wk), Ashen Bandara, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara.
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Highlights: Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka fought a lost battle with nerve-wracking perseverance. But it was never going to be enough as India won the match by 67 runs
Former pacer Venkatesh Prasad has criticised the exclusion of Ishan Kishan from India's playing eleven for the first ODI against Sri Lanka, saying "there is no way you drop a player for scoring a double hundred". Ahead of the first ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, India skipper Rohit Sharma made it clear that he will open alongside Shubman Gill and not Kishan, who scored a double hundred in his last innings in the 50-over format. "Think fair would have been to give chance to a man who scored a double hundred in India's last ODI, and in a series where India lost two games and the series. "Have all the time in the world for Gill, but no way you drop a player for scoring a double ton," Prasad said in a series of tweets. Prasad, who played 33 Tests and 161 ODIs for India, also feels that mediocrity is being preferred over "x-factor" in the current setup. "There is a reason we have underperformed in Limited overs cricket. Constant chopping changing and a guy who does brilliantly and i
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both India and Sri Lanka for the third T20I of the three-match series
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: The match takes place at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. India would be looking to pile on the runs like they did last time they were here for an ODI against Windies
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Preview: The Sri Lankan team did well in the first T20Is, but were unable to deliver in the final match. Now, they will focus on the ODIs
IND vs SL 3rd T20I Highlights: Thanks to Suryakumar Yadav's 112* off 51 balls and some brilliant bowling, India bowled out the Lankans for only 137, winning the match by 91 runs to seal the series
Sri Lanka have not won any series in India in any of the three formats. Now they have got an opportunity to etch their names in history by winning this series
India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I: The match takes place at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The pitch offers a lot of runs and hence a high-scoring game is in the offing
India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I, Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both India and Sri Lanka for the third T20I of the three-match series
India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Highlights: It was the all-round show of Dasun Shanaka coupled with fifty from Kusal Mendis and early strikes from Kasun Rajitha as Lanka powered over Axar Patel and Surya
India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I, Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both India and Sri Lanka for the second T20I of the three-match series
India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I: The match takes place at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The pitch offers help to fast bowlers early on
India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Live Updates: The first match of the three-match series begins at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Catch all the live updates here
India vs New Zealand 1st T20I, Predicted XI: Find out the latest team news and the predicted playing eleven of both India and Sri Lanka for the first T20I of the three-match series
India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I: The match takes place at Wankhede and India will be under new skipper Hardik Pandya. The pitch is always high scoring
In a year where ODIs are going to be crucial, the focus is not on the T20s, therefore Hardik and the Indian management could get to do what they want to do
Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee on Wednesday revealed the 20-member squad, captained by fast-bowling all-rounder Dasun Shanaka, to take part in the upcoming tour of India starting from January 3
Within a few days of winning the Test series against Bangladesh, India will embark on a white-ball series against Sri Lanka, starting the New Year with a blockbuster series.