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India will square off with Sri Lanka in the fourth match of Super 4 stage at the Asia Cup 2023 on Tuesday, September 12. This will be the first time when b🐈oth teams will meet each other in the ongoing tournament.
India vs Sri Lanka Head to head record in ODIs
Matches played: 165 | India won: 96 | Sri Lanka won: 57 | Tied: 1 | No result: 11
ODI stats and records at R. Premadasa Stadium:
- Total matches: 157
- Matches won batting first: 85
- Matches won bowling first: 61
- Average first Innings scores: 233
- Average second Innings scores: 191
- Highest total recorded: 375/5 (50 Overs) by India vs Sri Lanka
- Lowest total recorded: 78/10 (33.1 Overs) by Sri Lanka Women vs England Women
- Highest score chased: 292/4 (48.3 Overs) by Sri Lanka vs Australia
- Lowest score defended: 170/10 (49.2 Overs) by West Indies Women vs Sri Lanka Women
R. Premadasa Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch at R. Premadasa Stadium has a tendency to favour the spinners. The surface also provides some advantages to the batters due to its fast outfield and comparatively shorter boundaries. Pursuing a target on this pitch can be challenging. However, considering the prevailing weather conditions, there’s a likelihood that the captain winning the toss will opt to field first, with the DLS (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) method potentially playing a significant role in case rain interrupts the match.
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Colombo Weather Forecast
Despite the day set to start with a 90% chance of precipitation and 95% cloud cover, the likelihood of rain may decrease to 55% in the evening. Nevertheless, it’s expected that the cloud cover will persist throughout the day.
The humidity is likely to reac🧸h 84%, while the wind may blow at a moderate speed of 18 kilometres per hour.
IND vs SL, Probable Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra🥂 Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, J🎶asprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Ma🥃heesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
