India will lock horns against Sri Lanka in the Super Fours stage at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo in the ongoing Asia Cup on Tuesday. Team India showed their might against Pakistan on Monday as they registered a mammoth win of 228 runs and they will look to continue the good show.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, had got the better of Bangladesh by 21 runs but they will have to be at their absolute best against a formidable Indian team.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form for India: W W NR W L
India came up with a collective effort against Pakistan and the win must have added a shot in their arm. The batting unit was able to deliver as Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma scored fine half-centuries whereas KL Rahul and Virat Kohli scored brilliant centuries. Furthermore, Kuldeep Yadav was right on the money as he bagged a five-wicket haul.
Current form for Sri Lanka: W W W W W
Sri Lanka have been in decent form and they will look to come up with a collective effort to challenge the potent Indian team. Sri Lankan spinners will hold the key and they will aim to keep the opposition at bay. Sadeera Samarawickrama has been in top form as he scored a fine knock of 93 runs against Bangladesh.
Head to Head: Matches: 157, Won by India: 96, Won by Sri Lanka: 57, NR: 11, Tied: 1.
India holds the advantage against Sri Lanka in the head-to-head battle.
Players to look out for: Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Kuldeep Yadav, and Hardik Pandya will hold the key for Team India.
Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana and Dhananjaya de Silva will be the crucial players for Sri Lanka.
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul(w), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma.
Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Kusal Perera, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Dushan Hemantha
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