IND vs SL, Pink-Ball Test: India aim for series sweep vs injury-hit Sri Lanka in Bengaluru

India vs Sri Lanka: India would aim for a first Test series win for captain Rohit Sharma and the 15th consecutive Test series win at home when they take on Sri Lanka in the Day-Night Test in Bengaluru.

A confident Indian team under Rohit Sharma would eye for nothing less than a 2-0 sweep in the two-Test series when they take on an injury-hit Sri Lanka in the second and final Test in Bengaluru, which will be played under the lights from Saturday.

India have been on a 14th series-winning run in the longest format since their 2-1 defeat by England in 2012 and will look to seal their 15th consecutive series at home.

Since it is a pink ball contest, either a fit-again spin all-rounder Axar Patel or pacer Mohammed Siraj could replace Jayant Yadav in the playing XI because both have the ability to cause more damage in a pink-ball game.

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Axar, in his last Pink ball Test, had wreaked havoc with his undercutters in Ahmedabad against England, taking 11 wickets in that contest. He even opened the attack in the second England innings. However, if the grass is left on the pitch, then Siraj would be a better option for skipper Rohit Sharma.

Any more change to the playing XI is unlikely even though it will be interesting to see if Hanuma Vihari is given another chance to bat at number three. Rohit had said that it was not certain that the slot would remain with Vihari.

SRI LANKA'S STRUGGLE: Their resources are already not good enough to challenge the talent in the Indian squad. Sri Lankans will be without pacer Lahiru Kumara, who has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury.