The World Cup hosts, India, are scheduled to play Sri Lanka in the ODI exhibition match.
India has been playing really well, defeating some of the top teams in their tournament so far.
They defeated Australia handily in their first match before going on to triumph over Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and New Zealand. Their sixth game was against a faltering England side.
In a slow pitch in Lucknow, India scored a creditable 229/9 against England.
Indian pacers Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah combined for seven wickets in the second half, putting up amazing displays.
By stopping the English team at 129 runs, their valiant efforts enabled India to win by 100 runs.
On November 2, India and Sri Lanka will play in Mumbai’s famed Wankhede Stadium.
In their first match of the competition, Sri Lanka was defeated by South Africa by 102 runs, which did not bode well for them.
They lost their subsequent matches against Australia and Pakistan before winning back-to-back matches against the Netherlands and England.
They played Afghanistan in their last game and lost by a total of seven wickets. They will be eager to return to their winning ways at this point.
Sri Lanka vs India Record Head-to-Head
India and Sri Lanka have faced off 167 times overall. India was the winner of those matches 98 times, while Sri Lanka won the whole of 57 times. Each side won four games in the World Cup, with one match ending in a draw. Who takes the lead in their next match will be exciting to watch.
Visit the IND vs. SL Probable XIs page.
IND: Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, and Rohit Sharma (c).
SL: Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, and Kusal Mendis (c and wk).
India vs. Sri Lanka: Complete Team
India’s players are: Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and Jasprit Bumrah.
Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha are the Sri Lankan players.
