In the fourth match of the Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours stage, India will take on home side Sri Lanka today, September 12, at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo at 3 PM IST.
Team India have finally secured a comprehensive win against Pakistan after the group stage game was abandoned owing to inclement weather and then playing Pakistan for two days successively. India will have to reset and reorganize for another epic battle with just over 13 hours to go. Despite the Men in Blue being in excellent form, playing for the third straight day may be exhausting and take a lot out of the players. The playing XI may fluctuate quite a bit as a result of workload management. Nevertheless, given their current form, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will undoubtedly want to participate. While players like Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya can have much-needed breaks, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, who batted on Sunday, will most probably be included in the game.
On the contrary, Sri Lanka have played Bangladesh in the Super Fours stage and have registered a win by 21 runs. Now, playing at home against India will be a massive boost for them, and knowing that the Men in Blue will be on the field for the third consecutive day, SL can surely try their best to pounce on them and bag two points. In-form batters Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama will try to continue their recent hot streaks, while Maheesh Theekshana, Dasun Shanaka, and Matheesha Pathirana will be on their toes to keep Indian batters on the edge. With the crowd behind them, SL will heavily back themselves to win and make their case even stronger for the finals.
Head to head:
In the 165 ODl matches between India and Sri Lanka, the Men in Blue triumphed in 96 matches, while Sri Lanka won 57 times. 11 games ended without a result. Moreover, in the 19 Asia Cup games, India prevailed in nine encounters, while Sri Lanka won 10 games.
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