Tezzbuzz Desk – The Indian team has started the Test series against Sri Lanka in a brilliant manner. Team India defeated Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the Galle Test and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Now the second and last test match of the series between the two teams will be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo from 23rd August. India has a chance to clean sweep the series by winning this match, whereas Sri Lanka will have the last challenge to save the series.
Before the Galle Test, Sri Lanka's spin bowlers and home conditions were considered a big challenge for the Indian batsmen. However, the team captained by Shubman Gill left all these apprehensions behind and performed brilliantly and won the match. Now Team India will be eyeing to finish the series with the second consecutive win in Colombo. The record of Sinhalese Sports Club has also been very good for India. Especially in the last 15 years, Team India has not lost any test match on this ground. After 2010, India has played three test matches here. The first of these matches was a draw, while the Indian team won the next two matches by a big margin. India's last defeat on this ground was in the 2008 tour. In such a situation, this figure is going to boost morale for the current Indian team.
Talking about the total record, India has played 9 test matches in SSC so far. In these, Team India has won 3 matches, while had to face defeat in 2 matches. Four matches have been drawn. That is, the overall performance of the Indian team on this ground has been strong. In this match, special attention will be kept on two players of India – KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja. Only these two players in the current Indian team have experience of playing Test in SSC. KL Rahul played two test matches here in 2015 and 2017. However, his performance was not very impressive. He has scored a total of 61 runs in three innings with the help of one half-century. In such a situation, Rahul will have a chance to improve his old record this time.
Ravindra Jadeja's record on this ground has been excellent. He has played only one Test match here, but in that match he did wonders with both bat and ball. Apart from playing an important inning of 70 runs, Jadeja also took 7 wickets. Due to his all-round performance he was chosen Player of the Match. In such a situation, Jadeja can once again play an important role for Team India in the conditions of Colombo. After the victory in Galle, the confidence of the Indian team has increased a lot. On the other hand, for Sri Lanka it will be fight or die. To level the series, he will have to win at any cost. In such a situation, a tough competition can be seen between the two teams in the Colombo Test. While India will look to win the series 2-0, Sri Lanka will try to make a comeback on home ground.