Team India will face Sri Lanka in the second T20I of the three-match series on Thursday. The game will be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. After winning the first game by 2 runs, Team India will want to cllich series by winning the second T20I. On the other hand, Sri Lanka will aim to level the series.
After the T20Is, both the teams are set to play a three-match ODI series starting from the 10th of January.
Here's all you need to know about the weather forecast of the first match -
- Will it rain?
According to AccuWeather, there is very less possibility of rain to interrupt the match and a cover cloud cover of less than 17% is expected in the second T20I.
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- How will be the weather during match hours?
The weather at the venue is expected to be ideally humid throughout the match and the humoidity is predicted to fluctuate around 35% to 54% during match hours. The temperature is predicted to be around 28 degrees at the beginning of the game and is expected to reduce to 23 degrees celsius towards the end. A cloud cover between 5% to 16% is expected throughout the match.
- What role will the Toss play?
The toss is expected to play a significant role in the match. The team that wins the toss will want to opt batting considering the weather.
- What are the full squads?
Team India: Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Rahul Tripathi, Mukesh Kumar, Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi
Team Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (wk), Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara, Avishka Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Pramod Madushan, Dunith Wellalage, Nuwan Thushara, Kasun Rajitha, Sadeera Samarawickrama
