Published on: Jul 27, 2021 10:00 am IST|Updated on: Jul 26, 2021 11:31 pm IST
SL vs IND Prediction: India’s T20I series against Sri Lanka began on the 25th of July when the visitors beat the home side by 38 runs. India’s answer to Mike Hussey, the one and only Surya Kumar Yadav starred with the bat, and India’s vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar starred with the ball as India went onto win their 14th T20 match against Sri Lanka. Despite the loss, Mikey Arthur’s Sri Lanka will be happy with the efforts they have put in and the improvements they have made. Can the Lankan lions go one step further next time? Let’s find out.
Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd T20I 27 July 2021, 08:00 PM IST R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
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SL vs IND Head-to-Head (T20I Overall):
Played: 19 SL: 5 IND: 14
Win Prediction IND – 65% SL- 35%
India got the better of Sri Lanka in the first T20I by 38 runs. They were the better team by a huge margin, even though Sri Lanka pushed above their weight. And hence India holds a better chance to win this match against this Sri Lankan side in any scenario. Even the prominent betting sites are also predicting the same.
Betting Odds:
Betway: IND: 1.28; SL: 3.25
Sri Lanka vs India Top Bets:
Who will win? India Top Batsman – Surya Kumar Yadav(India), Avishka Fernando(Sri Lanka) Top Bowler – Bhuvneshwar Kumar(India), Wanindu Hasaranga(Sri Lanka) Most Sixes in the match – Surya Kumar Yadav Player of the Match- Surya Kumar Yadav(India) Team Scores Batting first– Sri Lanka 140+, India 160+
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prithvi Shaw, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy
IND Squad
Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya
Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Ashen Bandara, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya
SL Squad:
Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Lahiru Udara, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, Dhananjaya De Silva (Vice Captain), Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ashen Bandara, Minod Bhanuka, Akila Dhananjaya, Shiran Fernando, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ishan Jayaratne, Praveen Jayawickrema, Asitha Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Isuru Udana
Pitch in R.Premadasa, Colombo is a batting pitch where the average score is around 152. The pitch is well suited for pace bowling. The average first innings total on this ground is 157.
Predicted Score: If SL bats first: 140-160 If IND bats first: 160-180
Light rain is expected but the chances for the full 40 overs to be bowled are high. The expected temperature in Colombo on match day is 26 degrees.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Ishan Kishan BATSMEN: D Shanaka, A Fernando, S Yadav, P Shaw ALL-ROUNDERS:W Hasaranga, K Pandya BOWLERS:D Chameeera, Y Chahal, D Chahar, B Kumar
Players who are expected to perform well as per SL vs IND Dream11 Prediction.
Top Batsmen:
SL
Avishka Fernando: He is Sri Lanka’s most reliable batsman. He has the caliber to play long innings. He showed his class in the first T20I where he scored a quickfire 26. Expect more from this talented right-handed batsman.
IND
Surya Kumar Yadav: He is in fine form at the moment. He completely owned the ODI series with an average of 62. He followed it up with a brilliant fifty in the first T20I to take India to a comfortable total.
Top Bowlers:
W Hasaranga: He was unplayable for the Indian batsmen in the two ODIs that he played. From two ODIs that he played, he picked up 3 wickets at a stunning economy of below 7. In the first T20I, he picked up 2 wickets for 28 runs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: He was the leading wicket-taker of the last T20I and was the Man of the Match as well. He picked up 4 wickets for 22 runs by bowling just 21 balls.
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