India vs Sri Lanka: After a thrilling T20I series, India and Sri Lanka is facing each other for a 3-match ODI series, and the first match is scheduled on 10th January 2023 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma came back to the side after a thumb injury. Jasprit Bumrah will once again miss the series. Dasun Shanaka will continue to lead the Lankan side.
Match: India vs Sri Lanka, ODI 1 of 3
Date: 10th January 2023
Time: 01:30 PM IST
Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India.
Pitch Condition: The first ODI match will be played at The Barsapara Cricket Stadium. The pitch here is expected to be advantageous to batters in both innings. The pacers will likely find some help in the later stages of the game. Also, spinners may dominate during the middle overs.
India vs Sri Lanka – The Squad
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Ashen Bandara, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara.
India vs Sri Lanka – Team Performance in the Past Matches
After a successful T20I series, India will take on Sri Lanka for a three-match ODI series starting on Tuesday at Guwahati. The 2nd and 3rd matches will be played at Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram.
Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian side with senior players like Virat Kohli, Mohammad Shami, KL Rahul, and Mohammed Siraj back in the squad. India will once again miss Jasprit Bumrah in the series. Dasun Shana will lead the Lankan side. Wanindu Hasaranga, Kusal Mendis, and Chamika Karunaratne are the crucial players from the Lankan side.
Currently, India is ranked 4th place on the ICC Men’s ODI rankings while Sri Lanka is in 8th position. When they met each other last time in an ODI series in July 2021, India won the series 2-1. Sri Lanka has a poor record while playing in India and they will try to improve their performance this time in India.
In the last T20I series, India secured a 2-1 win over Sri Lanka. India showcased outstanding performance in the matches with the young squad. India won the 3rd T20I with a high margin of 91 runs. Suryakumar Yadav posted another century in the match along with Shubhman Gill scoring 46 uns. Arshdeep Singh got 3 wickets while Hardik Pandya, Umran Malik and Yuzvendra Chahal claimed 2 each. Sri Lanka were all out in16.4 overs as they only reached 137 runs.
India vs Sri Lanka – Face to Face
India and Sri Lanka faced each other in 162 ODI matches. Out of these 162 matches, India has won 93 times whereas Sri Lanka has come out victorious 57 times. 11 matches ended without a result and 1 ended in a tie.
Here our experts at FCL are giving a prediction for the coming match. Hope you could find it helpful by any means.
Wicket-Keeper: Kusal Mendis.
Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Dasun Shanaka, Shreyas Iyer.
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Wanindu Hasaranga, Axar Patel.
Bowlers: Mohammad Shami, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Mohammad Siraj.
Captain: Hardik Pandya.
Vice-Captain: Virat Kohli.
Wicket-Keeper: Kusal Mendis.
Batsmen: Virat Kohli, Dasun Shanaka, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma.
All-Rounders: Hardik Pandya, Wanindu Hasaranga, Axar Patel.
Bowlers: Mohammad Shami, Maheesh Theekshana, Mohammad Siraj.
Captain: Rohit Sharma.
Vice-Captain: Axar Patel.
