Who Will Win Sri Lanka vs India 1st Match?
The Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series featuring hosts Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh gets underway with Sri Lanka taking on India in the opening fixture at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The match is scheduled to be played on March 6 with live action to commence at 7 PM local time.
SL vs Ind 1st Match: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: DSport, GTV, Sky Sports Cricket
Live Streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, SuperSport
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for SL vs IND T20 tri-series 1st match....
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
The Sri Lankan batting looks pretty strong with the return of Kusal Mendis who is likely to be slotted in at the opening position along with the likes of Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal and Danushka Gunathilaka. Mendis scored the most runs for his side (two fifties in two matches) in the recent t20 series against Bangladesh and he will be expected to bring that form into this series. Sri Lanka's bowling stocks have been bolstered with the return of pacemen Nuwan Pradeep and Suranga Lakmal who will be threatening with the new ball. Akila Dananjaya has been an x-factor in the team and the off-spinner will have a crucial role to play in the middle overs.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
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Dinesh Chandimal (c), Upul Tharanga, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dasun Shanaka, Akila Dananjaya, Danushka Gunathilaka, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera, Jeevan Mendis
India Team News & Playing 11
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have done well in the past and the visitors will expect this pair to be involved in a healthy opening partnership. The latter struggled in South Africa but he will be the danger man in the familiar subcontinent conditions. Suresh Raina and Manish Pandey made useful contributions in the recent T20 series and they will be crucial at numbers three and four. Jayadev Unadkat and Shardul Thakur are likely to lead India's pace attack and will look to provide the early breakthroughs. Yuzvendra Chahal is coming off an impressive tour of South Africa and the wrist-spinner will enjoy bowling against the Sri Lankan batsmen in these conditions.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka vs India Betting 1st T20 Betting Odds
India walk into the opening game of the Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-series as the bookmakers' favorites to win at very short odds of 1.45 on Betfair and 1.48 on Unibet. This doesn't come as a surprise at all as they have shown good form in the shortest version of the game of late with six wins in their past seven matches. Sri Lanka on the other hand have been able to win just two of their past ten T20 matches and that too against Bangladesh in their most recent series. The hosts are therefore distant outsiders for this game at a high price of 2.80 on Betfair and 2.65 on Unibet.
Sri Lanka vs India 1st T20 Prediction
India clearly have the upper hand when it comes to head-to-head count in T20 internationals. Out of 14 matches played between these two nations in the past, 10 have been won by India and just 4 by Sri Lanka. Moreover, the visitors have beaten the hosts in their previous seven T20 encounters straight and have never lost a 20-overs game to them in Sri Lanka. The two teams have met twice in this format at the R. Premadasa with the visitors emerging victorious on both those occasions. So even though Sri Lanka are going in full-strength and India without a number of their senior pros, we still feel the latter are the superior side here and therefore predict them to win.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat Sri Lanka at 1.45 on betfair and 1.48 on Unibet.
Mar 06, 2018
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
R. Premadasa Stadium - Colombo, Sri Lanka
SL vs IND 
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