India vs Sri Lanka, Super 4 Match preview, predicted 11, pitch report

India vs Sri Lanka: India will be contesting Sri Lanka in the third match of Super 4, Asia Cup 2022. Read this detailed report on team comparisons, pitch, weather and previous records

India will be facing Sri Lanka today at 7.30 pm (IST) at the Dubai International Cricket stadium. After topping the table, India did not get the expected start, as Pakistan defeated them by 5 wickets in the last match.

Currently, India is in the 3rd spot on the table, while Sri Lanka is heading the table with a win against Afghanistan in the first match of Super 4, Asia Cup 2022. Today's contest will be crucial for India to get back to the top and pave way into the finals.

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India vs Sri Lanka, Super 4 - India Predicted 11
 

Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Deepak Hooda, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi
 

India vs Sri Lanka, Super 4 - Sri Lanka Predicted 11

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana/Praveen Jayawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka.

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India vs Sri Lanka, Super 4, Asia Cup 2022 - Pitch and Weather Report

Dubai has a neutral pitch, however, acts unexpectedly in every match. In the first innings, it acts well for seam bowlers and provides adequate bounce. However, chasing is relatively easier in the second innings of the match.  

The weather would be clear yet warm and humid today. According to the weather reports, the humidity will be around 40 per cent, while the temperature at night will 36-degree Celsius with an expected wind speed of 15 kilometres per hour.

India vs Sri Lanka, Super-4 - Previous 10 matches of India

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
9/7/2022	England	Edgbaston	India won by 49 runs
10/7/2022	England	Trent Bridge	England won by 17 runs
29/07/2022	West Indies	Brian Lara Stadium	India won by 68 runs
1/8/2022	West Indies	Warner Park	West Indies won by 5 wickets
2/8/2022	West Indies	Warner Park	India won by 7 wickets
6/8/2022	West Indies	Central Broward Regional Park	India won by 59 runs
7/8/2022	West Indies	Central Broward Regional Park	India won by 88 runs
28/08/2022	Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium	India won by 5 wickets
31/08/2022	Hong Kong	Dubai International Cricket Stadium	India won by 40 runs
4/9/2022	Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium	Pakistan won by 5 wickets

India vs Sri Lanka, Super-4 - Previous 10 matches of Sri Lanka

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
20/02/2022	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
24/02/2022	India	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium	India won by 62 runs
26/02/2022	India	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	India won by 7 wickets
27/02/2022	India	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	India won by 6 wickets
7/6/2022	Australia	R Premadasa Stadium	Australia won by 10 wickets
8/6/2022	Australia	R Premadasa Stadium	Australia won by 3 wickets
11/6/2022	Australia	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
27/08/2022	Afghanistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium	Afghanistan won by 8 wickets
1/9/2022	Bangladesh	Dubai International Cricket Stadium	Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets
3/9/2022	Afghanistan	Sharjah Cricket Stadium	Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets

India vs Sri Lanka, Super 4- Head-to-head

India and Sri Lanka have played a total of 233 matches in One Day International, Twenty20 and test formats. Here is the report of all the matches being won or lost by India and Sri Lanka.

Format	Matches	India won	Sri Lanka won	Draw/Tie/No result
T20I	25	17	7	1
ODI	162	93	57	12
Test	46	22	7	17
All (Total)	233	132	71	30

(Written by Zuhair Zaidi)