India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I in Indore: Where to watch live stream, live blog, TV timing
Team India led by stand-in captain Rohit Sharma will look to seal the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka when the two sides meet in Indore for the second T20I on today (December 22).
The match will be live streamed on Hotstar and broadcast live on Star Sports 1, 3 and Star Sports 1, 3 HD starting 7:00 PM IST. You can also follow IndiaToday's live blog of the match for live scores and updates.
earlier in Cuttack, the hosts hammered the visitors by 93 runs in the first T20I after the Lankans were bowled out for 87 in chase of 181.
The Indians rode on some brilliant bowling performances from young Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav and the returning Jaydev Unadkat in a dew-hit Barabati on Tuesday. The leggie bagged 4/23 from his four overs while the Kuldeep picked up two wickets for just 18 runs. On the other hand, the Lankans are going through a terrible phase of transition during which they are badly in need of reliable performers.
The result has been a lack of contest and one-sided results, prompting many to question the very logic of India playing such a weak side again and again.
This series has hardly proved to be a good preparation for the challenging South Africa tour that awaits India next month, considering the home team's domination in the absence of a good opposition in favourable conditions.
The Indian batsmen have made merry against a toothless attack. Runs and wickets always give confidence to the players but there is a question mark over how much these performances will count in the South African conditions. (India vs Sri Lanka: MS Dhoni uses brute force, KL Rahul forced to take evasive action. Watch)
The absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan has not given any respite to the Sri Lankans, who overtly rely on seniors such as Angelo Mathews.