The first half of 2024 bore good news for the Indian Cricket Team. They had just won the T20 World Cup after 11 years, and the boys were raring to go! There was also a massive change in the team management with Gautam Gambhir taking over the position of the Head Coach from Rahul Dravid. Naturally, with such alterations and one of the biggest career wins in tow, it is only natural that the Men In Blue would look at their next target to conquer. And this monsoon – Sri Lanka was the one! The Indian cricket team under Gambhir’s coaching and Rohit Sharma’s (ODI) and Suryakumar Yadav’s (T20) joint captaincy set up to conquer the island nation. In this post, you will get all the details about the just-concluded India national cricket team vs Sri Lanka national cricket team timeline –
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India Tour of Sri Lanka
Taglined as – Mamla Gambhir Hone Wala Hai, this was India’s tour to Sri Lanka after noted cricket veteran Gautam Gambhir took over the position of India’s head coach. While Rahul Dravid remained as a stand-in-coach, reputed striker Shikhar Dhawan took over the position of Second -String side.
This was India’s first bilateral white ball tour to the island nation, since 2021 (Sri Lanka had won against India). The Men In Blue had big plans with 3 T20 International matches and 3 ODIs at play. The dates were July 27 – August 7, 2024!
As per the results, India did manage to win the T20 format of the game but lost to the Lankans in the ODI version of the game.
- T20 International matches between the teams were played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (Pallekele, Sri Lanka)
- The ODIs between the teams were played at R Premdasa International Stadium (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Let us quickly give you an update on how the matches went through –
Squads at play
For the T20s
India
Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubhman Gill (Vice Captain), Rishabh Pant/Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Khaleel Ahmad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Riyan Parag, Muhammad Siraj, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar
Sri Lanka
Charith Asalanka (Captain), Dinesh Chandimal/ Kusal Perera/Kusal Mendis (Wicketkeeper), Avishka Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kamindu Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Ramesh Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Matheesha Pathirana, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Thikshana, Chamindu Wickramasinghe
For the ODIs
India
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubhman Gill (Vice Captain), KL Rahul/Risabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmad, Virat Kohli, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Riyan Parag, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Muhammad Siraj, Rinku Singh
Sri Lanka
Charith Asalanka (Captain), Kusal Mendis (Wicketkeeper), Akila Dananjaya, Chamika Karunaratne, Eshan Malinga, Mohammad Sheeraz, Nishan Madushka, Janith Liyanage, Jeffrey Vandersay, Avishka Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kamindu Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Chamika Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama.
India national cricket team vs Sri Lanka national cricket team timeline
Here are the updates of the match as it went by –
The T20s results
1st T20 | July 27, 2024 – (Saturday)
19:00 |
India – 213/7 (20 overs)
Sri Lanka – 170 (19.2 overs) |
India won by 43 runs
Player of the match – Suryakumar Yadav |
Umpires – Ruchira Palliyagurunge
Raveendra Wimalasiri |
2nd T20 | July 28, 2024 – (Sunday)
19:00 |
India – 81/3 (6.3 overs)
Sri Lanka – 161/9 (20 overs) |
India won by DLS Method (7 wickets)
Player of the match – Ravi Bishnoi |
Umpires –
Ruchira Palliyagurunge Prageeth Rambukwella |
3rd T20 | July 30, 2024 – (Tuesday)
19:00 |
India – 137/9 (20 overs)
Sri Lanka – 137/8 (20 overs) |
India won by Super Over format
Player of the match – Washington Sundar |
Umpires –
Ruchira Palliyagurunge Raveendra Wimalasiri |
The ODIs results
1st ODI | 2nd August, 2024 (Friday)
14:30 |
India – 230 (47.5 overs)
Sri Lanka – 230/8 (50 overs) |
Match Tied
Player of the match – Dunith Wellalage |
Umpires –
Joel Wilson Raveendra Wimalasiri |
2nd ODI | 4th August, 2024 (Sunday)
14:30 |
India – 208 (42.2 overs)
Sri Lanka – 240/9 (50 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 32 runs
Player of the match – Jeffrey Vandersay |
Umpires –
Paul Reiffel Raveendra Wimalasiri |
3rd ODI | 7th August, 2024 (Wednesday)
14:30 |
India – 138 (26.1 overs)
Sri Lanka – 248/7 (50 overs) |
Sri Lanka won the match by 110 runs
Player of the match – Avishka Fernando |
Umpires –
Joel Wilson Ruchira Palliyagurunge |
Highlights of the series
Some of the high points of this series were –
- Riyan Parag’s ODI debut. He is currently associated with Rajasthan Royals (IPL) and plays for both Assam and East Zone cricket teams.
- In the T20 format, Pathum Nissanka (SL) got maximum runs in the total T20S played.
- Maximum wickets were taken by Ravi Bishnoi from India in the T20s.
- In the ODIs, Rohit Sharma scored maximum runs in the series.
- The maximum number of wickets was taken by Vandersay (SL) in the 50-ball format.
Conclusive thoughts
For those of you who missed out on the India national cricket team vs Sri Lanka national cricket team timeline we assume you have read this post and now know all the specifics of the same. Though Team India was bustling with utmost confidence and Gautam Gambhir had taken over as the head coach, somehow it did not transition into an easy series glory. What happened was – that though the team played really well in the T20s, in the traditional 50-ball format they did falter. Having said that, as they say, it is all just a part of the game and there’s more to come – quite similarly in this case also further games will come and we as Team India’s ardent fans and admirers sincerely hope that the team will bounce back and make it big!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. When did India’s tour of Sri Lanka begin?
It began on July 27, 2024.
Q2. Which cricketer made his ODI debut in this series?
Riyan Parag made his ODI debut in the Team India fold.
Q3. When and where can you watch the matches on Indian Standard Time?
The IST and SLT follow the same standards, so the timings did not differ. The English commentary was available on Sony Ten5 and the Hindi commentary was available on Sony Ten3. Also, for those of you who missed out on the live telecast, Sony Sports Network had the broadcasting rights. So you can watch them on Sony TVs online portal.
Q4. When did Sri Lanka last win a series against India?
The last time Sri Lanka won a series against India was back in August 1997, when the Lankans defeated Indians in a 5-match series led by Sachin Tendulkar.