http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 aim to bounce back in Tri-nation Cricket series
Tormented by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820’s Indian team aims to bounce back in the second match of the series being played at the Rangiri International stadium in Dambulla.
The men in blue lost the match by a whopping 200 run margin after being set a tough task of chasing down 288 runs, tumbling down after posting an embarrassing 88 run total.
The conditions were challenging and the fleet footed Indian batsmen were caught out big time handing the new look New Zealanders a shocking win.
India is set to take on hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 who are in the driving seat in the competition after recording a morale boosting three wicket win in their opening match of the tournament against the Black Caps on Friday.
They will be the favourites on a ground where they have an impeccable record, yet their only defeat this year at the venue was against the Indians in the final of the Asia Cup tournament, hence they are understandably vary of the dangerous Indian line-up.
On the other hand the Indians have suffered a major blow as their seasoned left-handed batting all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is down with dengue fever and might be ruled out of the remainder of the series.
There are also doubts over the availability of left arm quickie http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashish-Nehra-c46293, who is suffering from a muscle injury.
The unavailability of their two seasoned pros is going to dampen the spirits in the Indian camp who are looking jaded after a long tour where they came back from the dead to square the test series 1-1, besides toiling hard for the Asia Cup win in April.
They need to motivate themselves as they gear up for the challenge against the hosts. A loss in their second match can make their chances of qualifying for the final of the tournament extremely tough.
The Indians will be relying on their much vaunted batting line up to pull them out of the mire hoping that they get to bat first on a good wicket and are not exposed again to the lateral movement on the Dambulla track.
The game is an ideal scenario for the Daredevil from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429, who can tear apart any attack on his day. He is already fancying the Lankan attack after tonking two hundreds plus a 99 in the test series that won him the man of the series award.
Sehwag needs help from the rest of the batting line-up consisting of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424 and Suresh Raina.
Raina is in impressive form also after a memorable test debut in the second test, he also had an important role to play in the final match of the series taking his team home in a tricky chase on the final after noon at the PSS stadium in Colombo.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, who generally had a lean trot in the test series will be hoping for a change in fortune in the limited overs variety. Dhoni is also a vital cog in his team and needs to be at his very best with the bat in the crucial game.
Sri Lanka on the other hand is the firm favourite and has a power packed batting line-up backed by a skilful bowling line-up that has the requisite power to dismantle the men in blue.
It is all set for a fascinating contest at Dambulla, may the best team win.
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