FANTASY PREVIEW
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Venue : R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Average first innings score in last three years:258
60% of the games have been won by team batting first
Pacers have picked 42.86% of the wickets to fall here. Spinners have picked 57.14% of the wickets.
*all data from last 3 years
Team news
> Maheesh Theekshana is ruled out of this clash due to a hamstring injury.
> Axar Patel is likely to miss this game after being hit on his arm while batting against Bangladesh. Washington Sundar has replaced him in the squad.
Suggested teams
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Top Run scorers at this venue
The above graphic tells you the top batters at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - runs, strike-rate, batting average etc.
Top wicket takers at this venue
The above graphic tells you the top bowlers at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - wickets taken, bowling average, bowling economy etc.
Grand League Punts
> KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer (if he plays) can be handy picks owing to their ability in tackling spin. Since 2022 in ODIs, Rahul averages 60.6 versus spin while Iyer goes at 60.3 runs per dismissal. Both have also maintained a strike rate in excess of 90. The duo also holds great numbers versus left-arm orthodox spinners, India's Achilles heel.
> Jasprit Bumrah averages only 13 for his three wickets with the new ball (first 10 overs) in this Asia Cup. His economy stands at an impressive figure of 3.9.
> Kuldeep Yadav is a captaincy material selection. He averages only 21.3 with the ball (18 wickets) against Sri Lanka. In three matches against the Island nation this year, Kuldeep has snatched nine wickets at 12.2 runs apiece. The wrist spinner has also been in hot form in this Asia Cup, collecting nine wickets in three games (average 11.3, economy 3.7).
> Sadeera Samarawickrama has 215 runs in this tournament at an average and strike rate of 43 and 90, respectively. No other middle order batter (number four to seven) has accumulated over 200 runs in the competition.
Probable XIs
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka ( c ), Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana
India: Rohit Sharma ( c ), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
