Asia Cup: SL vs IND Preview – India’s quest to break Lanka’s momentum
Rohit Sharma-led team India are all set to square off against co-hosts Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the Super Four stage in the Asia Cup 2023. Both sides will lock horns at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday, September 12.
The Dasun Shanaka-led side are heading into the next fixture on the back of a narrow 21-run win against Bangladesh. Notably, Sri Lanka are now on a streak of 13 ODI wins in a row, which India will aim to break. Interestingly, team India play matches on consecutive days after their game against Pakistan was pushed to the reserve day.
Speaking about their head-to-head records, India have a massive upper hand with 96 wins. Compared, Sri Lanka has 57 in 165 outings. As many as 11 have yielded a no result and one resulting in a tie. Both teams will be gunning to clinch two points to get a step closer to the summit clash.
Pitch Conditions:
The 22-yard-strip at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo has something in it for both the batters and the bowlers. Pacers will be able to obtain good bounce coupled with some lateral movement. However, batters will be rewarded with big runs for their stroke-play and will be aided by the quick outfield.
Venue details: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Last ODI match at the venue: India vs Pakistan, Super Four, Asia Cup 2023 | Result: TBD
Probable XI for Sri Lanka vs India clash:
Sri Lanka
With a win against Bangladesh in their previous game, the think tank will likely back the same setup for the crucial clash against team India.
Probable XI: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
India
KL Rahul will retain his spot in the XI against the Lankan Lions. Shreyas Iyer is likely to confined to the sidelines due to back spasm
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
