Big image: Two groups with contrasting fortunes
India have lived as much as the billing of being the pre-tournament favourites. They have gained all of their six matches up to now regardless of lacking Shubman Gill for his or her first two and Hardik Pandya for the final two. If they beat Sri Lanka on Thursday, they are going to change into the primary staff to qualify for the semi-finals.
Sri Lanka, who made it to this World Cup by way of the Qualifier route, are struggling to remain alive. They have simply 4 factors from six video games and are coming off the again of a loss to Afghanistan. Another defeat will push them to the brink of elimination.
Sri Lanka, too, have misplaced a number of gamers to accidents, together with their designated captain Dasun Shanaka. In his absence, Kusal Mendis took over the reins but it surely appears to have affected his batting. In the primary two video games, when Shanaka was the captain, Mendis smashed 198 runs at a strike fee of 166.38. Since then, he has managed simply 70 in 4 innings at a strike fee of 76.08.
Form information: India’s successful streak
India WWWWW (final 5 ODIs, most up-to-date first)
Sri Lanka LWWLL
In the highlight: Shreyas Iyer and Angelo Mathews
Team news: Will Wellalage get an opportunity?
With Hardik unavailable, India are prone to subject an unchanged XI.
India (possible): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Suryakumar Yadav, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka might contemplate bringing in Dinuth Wellalage for Dhananjaya de Silva.
Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 Kusal Mendis (capt, wk), 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Dinuth Wellalage/Dhananjaya de Silva, 8 Kasun Rajitha, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Dilshan Madushanka, 11 Dushmantha Chameera
Pitch and situations: Runs galore
Stats and trivia: Kohli on the cusp of information
- Virat Kohli (48) is one in need of equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s document of most ODI lots of.
- Kohli is on the verge of breaking one other Tendulkar document. Currently, each are tied for 1000 ODI runs in a calendar yr on most events (seven). Kohli wants simply one other 34 runs this yr to go previous Tendulkar.
- If Shreyas Iyer scores 65 runs in his subsequent three innings, he’ll change into the third-fastest Indian to the mark.
- Mathews has dismissed Rohit Sharma seven instances in ODIs – greater than every other bowler – together with twice on zero. Against Mathews, Rohit averages 14.71 at a strike fee of 58.85.
- Sadeera Samarawickrama is 54 away from 1000 ODI runs. If he will get there on Thursday, he would be the joint-fastest Sri Lankan, alongside Roy Dias (27 innings), to get there.
- Maheesh Theekshana is three in need of 50 ODI wickets.
Quotes
“Thankfully we do have a few people who are in form. I mean Kusal [Mendis] has played some super knocks here, Sadeera has been Mr. Consistent, as has Pathum [Nissanka] at the top of the order.”
Head coach Chris Silverwood on the few issues which are going proper for Sri Lanka’s batting order
Hemant Brar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
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