The 1st ODI match between Sri Lanka and India will be held at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The match will be kicked off on 18th July (Sunday) at 15:30 (GMT+6).
The Indian team hasn’t played an ODI series since March. In their previous ODI series, the Indian side defeated England 2-1. The Indian team will play in an ODI series once again after three and a half months. A number of India’s regular players will be unavailable for this series, including skipper Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, and Rishabh Pant.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, was thrashed by England in their previous ODI series. They were defeated 0-2 in their three-match ODI series against England. Sri Lanka will be striving for a win in the 1st ODI in this series.
Weather
Under partly cloudy sky, the temperature will swing between 28 and 27 Degrees Celsius throughout the match.
Pitch
Both sides have hit ODI totals of above 365 at this venue in recent years. India has the potential to break their own ground record of 375-5, which they registered in August 2017.
Probable Playing XIs
Sri Lanka:
Dasun Shanaka (c), Minod Bhanuka (wk), Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Ramesh Mendis, Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Isuru Udana, Akila Dananjaya/Lakshan Sandakan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Dushmantha Chameera
India:
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Sanju Samson/Ishan Kishan (wk), Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar/Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka vs India – 1st ODI, Dream 11:
Prithvi Shaw (c),Dushmantha Chameera (vc), Sanju Samson, Pathum Nissanka, Shikhar Dhawan, Hardik Pandya, Dasun Shanaka, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avishka Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kuldeep Yadav
Prediction
Match winner
- India
Winning the toss
- India
Top Batsman
- Sri Lanka – Pathum Nissanka
- India – Shikhar Dhawan
Top Bowler
- Sri Lanka – Wanindu Hasaranga
- India – Bhuvneshwar Kumarz
Most Sixes
- Sri Lanka – Avishka Fernando
- India – Prithvi Shaw
Player of the Match
- India – Shikhar Dhawan
Team Scores Batting First
- Sri Lanka – 260+
- India – 320+
Sri Lanka has been unable to match England for any long periods, and we expect them to be far away from India’s level, especially in the absence of Kusal Perera. Despite the absence of several of India’s star players, we expect an away win in this opening match. Let’s back the team now on Baji!