It may have been a humbling in Pune, but the Indian team, in Ranchi, served a reminder about how ruthless they can be if the conditions, as they are expected to be during the World Twenty20, are to their favour. While the defeat in the T20I series opener against Sri Lanka exposed India's weakness against the moving ball, the reversal in Rachi only underlined how good they can be if the conditions stay true to the ones expected in the sub-continent.
The decider between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday (February 14) at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium will be the first T20I for the picturesque ground (The 2012 T20I v New Zealand was washed out without a ball being bowled). However, going by the scores in the five games played in the ground, there is no doubt that it will turn out to be another track for the batters.
Virat Kohli (two hundreds and one 99), MS Dhoni (148 against Pakistan) and Yuvraj Singh (95 against Sri Lanka) will all have good memories of the ground at Vizag, and with India boasting of a good record (four wins in five completed games), the home side should go in as comfortable favourites against an inexperienced Sri Lankan side.
The visitors will have hopefully recovered from the mauling in Ranchi, which saw them concede close to 200 runs before losing top-order wickets in a cluster and lose the game by a handsome margin. They will, however, go into the game knowing that another inspired showing, like the one in Pune will see them win the T20I series, and give the side a massive boost ahead of the World T20.
The decider between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday (February 14) at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium will be the first T20I for the picturesque ground (The 2012 T20I v New Zealand was washed out without a ball being bowled). However, going by the scores in the five games played in the ground, there is no doubt that it will turn out to be another track for the batters.
Virat Kohli (two hundreds and one 99), MS Dhoni (148 against Pakistan) and Yuvraj Singh (95 against Sri Lanka) will all have good memories of the ground at Vizag, and with India boasting of a good record (four wins in five completed games), the home side should go in as comfortable favourites against an inexperienced Sri Lankan side.
The visitors will have hopefully recovered from the mauling in Ranchi, which saw them concede close to 200 runs before losing top-order wickets in a cluster and lose the game by a handsome margin. They will, however, go into the game knowing that another inspired showing, like the one in Pune will see them win the T20I series, and give the side a massive boost ahead of the World T20.
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