IN FORM
Arshdeep featured in the Ultimate Team in 8 of 11 T20Is this year, thanks to 22 wickets & 3 catches.
Opening for India, S Gill and Y Jaiswal have added 516 runs at an impressive average of 65, including two hundred-run and as many fifty-run stands.
Last night’s T20I was the first time in 2024 that H Pandya could not make it to the Ultimate Team. He has been striking at 16 with the ball and averaging 38 with the bat.
In his last 10 professional T20s, M Pathirana picked as many as 19 wickets.
VENUE STATS
Only once in 17 games at Pallekele has Patham Nissanka been dismissed for a single-digit score, overall collecting 562 runs at 37.
On the bowling front, W Hasaranga has a four-for, three-for, and two-for in his last 5 outings here.
OPPOSITION STATS
D Shanaka is Sri Lanka’s highest run-scorer (430 runs at 29) vs India.
Kusal Mendis starred in the Ultimate Team in 6 of 7 games vs India, courtesy 271 runs at 39.
