IND vs SL ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
Match 33 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup sees top of the table India take on Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday afternoon. India have won all six of their fixtures so far in the tournament and beat England, the 2019 Champions, by 100 runs in their last match on Sunday. Sri Lanka have lost four and won two games in this campaign and lost to Afghanistan by 7 wickets on Monday in Pune. Read on as we preview this clash which gets underway in Mumbai at 14:00 local time.
No team has been able to keep pace with India’s batters or their varied bowling attack and we do not expect them to come up against too many problems from this depleted Sri Lanka side. Victory in this match could also offer an opportunity to rest players ahead of the final group games.
Sri Lanka looked to be getting themselves back into contention for the top four places in the tournament with wins over the Netherlands and England in the previous games. However, they were well beaten by Afghanistan on Monday and will be up against it in this fixture.
India vs Sri Lanka ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports SL, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
IND vs SL Match Toss Prediction
Both matches at this venue in the 2023 Cricket World Cup have been won easily by the team batting first. Our prediction is that both captains will choose to bat first if they win the toss ahead of this game.
IND vs SL Pitch Report
This is a good batting wicket with the Wankhede Stadium producing a surface which provides good pace and bounce. Quick bowlers will get good carry from this pitch and a par score will be around 370-375.
Due to the location of the stadium next to the sea, the winds allows the bowlers to swing slightly more. South Africa's Gerald Coetzee has picked 6 wickets in 2 matches at this venue in this World Cup.
Mumbai Weather Report
The temperature is expected to not drop below 30 degrees across this game on Thursday. Humidity levels will increase gradually during both the first and second innings of the match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs Sri Lanka, World Cup 2023
India Team News & Playing 11
India Team News
Rohit Sharma’s side have had the approach of making minimal changes so far in the tournament with only the injury to Hardik Pandya forcing a change in personnel. With so many players in excellent form and no new injury concerns, we are not expecting any difference in the XI for this game.
India Team Key Players
- Rohit Sharma - The skipper is only 2 runs away from bringing up 400 runs in the tournament after he struck another ten fours and three sixes in the convincing victory over England.
- KL Rahul - The keeper-batter averages 50.14 from 63 innings in this format and has scored over 2500 ODI runs. He has a top score of 111 against Sri Lanka.
- Virat Kohli - Virat Kohli has been in good form in this World Cup and has scored 354 runs at an average of 88.50. After failing in the last ODI against England, he will be looking to score runs in Mumbai.
India Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Rohit Sharma |
257 |
249 |
10510 |
264 |
49.34 |
91.35 |
31 |
54 |
| KL Rahul |
67 |
63 |
2507 |
112 |
50.14 |
86.89 |
6 |
16 |
| Virat Kohli |
287 |
275 |
13437 |
183 |
57.91 |
93.63 |
48 |
69 |
- Mohammed Shami - The 33 year old right arm fast bowler is quickly becoming un-droppable from this team. He has now taken combined figures of 9/76 from his two appearances in the tournament.
- Jasprit Bumrah - The quick bowler has the ability to knock over the best batters in the world as was seen when he dismissed Dawid Malan and Joe Root in successive balls during Sunday’s match.
India Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Mohammed Shami |
96 |
95 |
799.0 |
180 |
5/51 |
24.65 |
5.55 |
26.6 |
3 |
| Jasprit Bumrah |
84 |
83 |
725.2 |
143 |
6/19 |
23.14 |
4.61 |
30.4 |
2 |
India Team Form
India have not only won their six matches in this tournament but have won nine of their last ten ODIs with their only defeat coming against Australia when they were already 2-0 up in the three-match series.
India Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Sri Lanka Team News
There were two changes for Sri Lanka ahead of their defeat against Afghanistan with Kusal Perera and Lahiru Kumara out of the side and Dimuth Karunaratne coming in at the top of the order with pace bowler Dushmantha Chameera returning to the team for the first time since recovering from injury.
Sri Lanka Team Key Players
- Pathum Nissanka - The 25 year old opener was dismissed four runs short of recording his fifth successive half-century in the tournament but still looked good at the crease.
- Kusal Mendis - The captain and keeper-batter looked to be finding his form again when he hit 39 runs in the last match. On his day he is an excellent player with a top score of 122 in ODIs.
- Sadeera Samarawickrama - He has been consistently scoring runs for Sri Lanka and is the top scorer in this world cup for his team with batting average of 82.75 with one hundred and two fifties.
Sri Lanka Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Pathum Nissanka |
46 |
46 |
1685 |
137 |
40.11 |
84.46 |
3 |
13 |
| Kusal Mendis |
118 |
115 |
3483 |
122 |
32.85 |
86.68 |
3 |
26 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama |
29 |
26 |
946 |
108 |
41.13 |
94.78 |
1 |
7 |
- Dilshan Madushanka - After failing to take a wicket in the win against England, the left-arm quick dismissed both of Afghanistan’s openers on Monday including bowling Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first over.
- Kasun Rajitha - The tall pace bowler gave Sri Lanka hope with the wicket of Rahmat Shah in the 28th over and he is yet to go wicketless in the Cricket World Cup 2023.
Sri Lanka Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Dilshan Madushanka |
12 |
12 |
96.0 |
23 |
4/49 |
23.43 |
5.61 |
25.0 |
0 |
| Kasun Rajitha |
32 |
32 |
241.3 |
43 |
4/50 |
33.51 |
5.96 |
33.6 |
0 |
Sri Lanka Team Form
Sri Lanka had won successive matches in the tournament before they were well beaten by Afghanistan in Pune in Match 30.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (c) (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
India vs Sri Lanka Head to Head
India and Sri Lanka have already met five times in ODIs during 2023 with India winning all of the contests. Their last head to head came half-way through September in the final of the 2023 Asia Cup with India winning by 10 wickets after bowling Sri Lanka out for 50.
IND vs SL Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
IND Won |
SL Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
167 |
98 |
57 |
1 |
11 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Recommended: Detailed Head to Head Stats of IND vs SL
India vs Sri Lanka Betting Odds
The favourites with the bookies are India who can be backed to win at 1.16 ahead of this match. Sri Lanka are the unfancied side at 4.74.
Who will win India vs Sri Lanka ODI Match?
Even at full strength, Sri Lanka would still be a weaker side than India. As it is, Sri Lanka have had plenty of injuries across the last few months and India are much the stronger team ahead of this match.
🏆 India vs Sri Lanka Prediction
It would be a huge surprise if India were to slip up in this game as they have been so strong in the tournament and Sri Lanka could not get the better of Afghanistan in their last match. Our prediction is for India to be too good with both the bat and the ball and for Sri Lanka to struggle throughout. No team has really made it uncomfortable for India in the competition and we do not expect that to change in this fixture. We are backing India to win on Thursday in Mumbai.
India to beat Sri Lanka
Nov 02, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Wankhede Stadium - Mumbai, India
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