India vs Sri Lanka, IND vs SL, Today Match Prediction 15 January 2023

ind vs sl Match Prediction & Analysis

Sri Lanka lost the T20I series 2-1 and ODI series 2-0 so far in this tour but a victory in this match would do them a world of good with ODI World Cup coming later this year. India on the other hand are looking to strengthen their squad and finalize their best XI before going into the World Cup. Despite being a dead rubber both teams and it's players will take this match seriously and look to make their mark with the big tournament coming up.

TEAMS PREVIEW

India Preview

Indian top-3 after their good showing in the first match were dismissed cheaply last match. KL Rahul lead the tricky chase with unbeaten 63 runs off 104 balls with Shreyas Iyer (28 runs), Axar Patel (21 runs) and Hardik Pandya (36 runs) playing vital cameos at the other end. India might look to give Suryakumar Yadav or Ishan Kishan a chance in the playing XI in this match.

Indian bowlers bundled out the opposition for just 215 runs. Kuldeep straight away made an impact on his return picking up 3 crucial wickets in the middle overs. Mohammad Siraj has been chief wicket taker this series with 5 scalps so far. Umran Malik too has rattled the opposition with raw pace in the middle overs. Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya have chipped in with their all round skills so far.

Key players: Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammad Siraj

India Predicted Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan/Shubham Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh

India Actual Playing XI:

Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel

Sri Lanka Preview

Sri Lanka were bundled out for just 215 runs in the last match. Debutant Nuwaido Fernando made an impact with his fifty last game and Pathum Nissanka might come back into the playing XI based on his injury status. Kusal Mendis (34 runs), D Wellalaige (32 runs), and Wanindu Hasaranga (21 runs) played some cameos in the middle order after quick wickets early in the match.

Chamika Karunaratune (2/51), Lahiru Kumara (2/64), and Kasun Rajitha (1/46) took early wickets and restricted India to 86/4 inside 15 overs. Wanindu Hasaranga was sublime with figures of 10-0-28-0 in the match. Dananjaya chipped in with a wicket while Dasun Shanaka and D Wellalage bowled some economical middle overs but were never going to stop the opposition from chasing the target.

Key players: Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Mendis

Sri Lanka Predicted Playing XI:

Nuwaido Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dimith Wellalaige, Chamika Karunaratune, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara

Sri Lanka Actual Playing XI:

Lahiru Kumara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Dasun Shanaka, Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Wanidu Hasaranga, Ashen Bandara, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Greenfield pitch has been traditionally a bowler friendly pitch with pacers getting early swing and pitch slowing down as the match progresses. Trivandrum will have cool and breezy weather with ideal playing conditions on the match day.

Venue Details

Trivandrum has hosted matches very occasionally and this is the second ODI match taking place here. We expect the scores to be around 240-250 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the best option on this pitch as both teams will be unaware of the conditions on offer here. Both skippers will look to bowl first in the match.