Published on: Jan 3, 2023 3:00 pm IST|Updated on: Jan 3, 2023 6:48 pm IST
IND vs SL Dream 11 Prediction: The first T20I encounter between hosts India and Sri Lanka is scheduled to take place on 3 January, 2023 (Tuesday) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Indian team registered an amazing 1-0 T20I series victory against New Zealand during their most recent T20I assignment. On the other hand, Sri Lanka ended up losing their last competitive T20I game at the hands of England during the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
1st T20I, India vs Sri Lanka
India vs Sri Lanka T20I
3 January, 2023 @ 7 PM IST
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium will once again provide favourable conditions for the batters throughout the T20I match. Due to the weather in the Indian conditions, the dew factor will once again play an important role. Both the pace bowlers and spinners will have a significant role to play under the lights. Therefore, picking more of batters from both India and Sri Lanka will be a good option from the fantasy point of view.
IND (recent last): D W NR L W SL (recent last): L W L L W
1. Ishan Kishan (wk) 2. Shubman Gill 3. Suryakumar Yadav 4. Sanju Samson 5. Hardik Pandya (C) 6. Deepak Hooda 7. Axar Patel 8. Shivam Mavi 9. Harshal Patel 10. Umran Malik 11. Yuzvendra Chahal
1. Pathum Nissanka 2. Kusal Mendis 3. Bhanuka Rajapaksa 4. Charith Asalanka 5. Dhananjaya de Silva 6. Dasun Shanaka (C) 7. Wanindu Hasaranga 8. Chamika Karunaratne 9. Maheesh Theekshana 10. Kasun Rajitha 11. Dilshan Madushanka
India’s opener Ishan Kishan is expected to be an important performer for his team in this IND vs SL 1st T20I match. Ishan has scored a total of close to 600 T20I runs from as many as 21 matches at a strike-rate of nearly of 130.
Wanindu Hasaranga has emerged as a great match-winner for Sri Lanka with the ball during his short T20I career so far. Hasaranga has picked up as many as 86 wickets at an amazing economy of less than 7.
India’s Suryakumar Yadav looked in a wonderful form especially in the T20I format of the game during 2022 calendar year. Suryakumar has smashed more than 1400 runs at a phenomenal strike-rate of over 180.
According to the India vs Sri Lanka today match prediction, India are the favourites to win this match.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Kusal Mendis, Ishan Kishan BATTERS: Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka ALL-ROUNDERS: Hardik Pandya, Wanindu Hasaranga BOWLERS: Maheesh Theekshana, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik
For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Suryakumar Yadav, Kusal Mendis.
For Grand League: Ishan Kishan, Wanindu Hasaranga.
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