The Indian team will begin 2023 with a T20I series against Sri Lanka which begins on January 3. Before the series gets underway, let us take a look at the key matchups for the first game.
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The Indian team will begin 2023 with a T20I series against Sri Lanka which begins on January 3. Before the series gets underway, let us take a look at the key matchups for the first game.
SKY was India’s top scorer last year in the format for India and this year he has been named the vice-captain so he would be looking to start the series on a great note, though he will be up against Theeksana who has not let him score runs freely against him.
T20I
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
TWENTY20
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 133.3 | – |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 133.3 | – |
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Kishan hit a double century in his last international game so he would enter this game with his confidence sky-high. He has a brilliant knock against the Sri Lanka all-rounder so he would look to put pressure on him straight away.
T20I
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.0 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 136.4 | – |
| Total | 21 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 140.0 | – |
No other bowler has troubled Samson as much as the newly appointed SL vice-captain. So the RR skipper would be wary of this thread. But the battle between these two could be exciting.
T20I
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 1.0 |
| Total | 2 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 0.7 |
TWENTY20
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7.7 |
| Total | 23 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7.7 |
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