Who Will Win India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20?
The first game of the three-match T20 international series between India and Sri Lanka is scheduled to be played on December 20. The Barabati Stadium in Cuttack will be the setting for this fixture. Live action will begin at 7 PM local time.
Ind vs SL 1st T20: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Fox Sports, Sky Sports Cricket
Live Streaming: Hotstar, Bet365, Sky Go
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Ind vs SL 1st T20...
India Team News & Playing 11
Rohit Sharma has been in excellent form across all three formats and he will be the key man in this Indian batting lineup. Shreyas Iyer is coming off back-to-back ODI fifties while MS Dhoni will be crucial in case Sri Lanka are able to make early breakthroughs. India's bowling will rely largely on Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal who was the pick of the lot in the ODI series with six wickets.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Rohit Sharma (c), Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni (wk), Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Mohammad Siraj
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
The Sri Lankan batting will depend heavily on Upul Thrananga who looked in full flow in the last game. He had had a good ODI series and it will be up to him and Angelo Mathews to take the team to a strong total. With the ball, Akila Dananjaya and Vishwa Fernando seem to be the most threatening. Skipper Thisara Perera took the most wickets in the ODI series and he will look to make an impact here as well.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
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Thisara Perera (c), Upul Tharanga, Angelo Mathews, Danushka Gunathilaka, Asela Gunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Vishwa Fernando, Akila Dananjaya, Kusal Perera, Sachith Pathirana, Nuwan Pradeep
India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 Betting Odds
India are unsurprisingly heavy favorites amongst the bookmakers to win the first T20 international at an extremely short 1.28 price on 1xbet. After having made a poor start to the ODI series, the hosts bounced back strongly to completely outwit the touring side in the next two games. Sri Lanka are big underdogs for this match and their betting odds have gone up to 4.4 on Betfair after suffering two consecutive defeats.
India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 Prediction
India have kept a relatively inexperienced squad for this T20 international series with the intention of giving a few of their fringe players a chance. So with an experimental lineup like this, Sri Lanka may have an outside chance here. But despite being without some of their seasoned campaigners, India still look a pretty strong unit. They have beaten the Lankans in their last four T20I encounters and we feel they could register a fifth straight win over them when the two teams meet at Cuttack.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat Sri Lanka in the first T20I at 1.28 on 1xbet.
Dec 20, 2017
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Barabati Stadium - Cuttack, India
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