Sri Lanka vs India 1st T20 Prediction & Betting Tips
Sri Lanka and India begin their 3-match IT20 series on Sunday morning in Colombo. This series comes off the back of the ODI series which India won 2-1 with Sri Lanka winning the final match by 3 wickets on Friday. As with the ODIs, India do not have their full squad with many of their leading players in England ahead of the Test series. The opening IT20 gets underway at the R.Premadasa Stadium at 11:00 local time.
Sri Lanka will be elated to have beaten India in the final ODI but now must face up to their poor recent form in this format. However, with two good performances on the bounce, the belief should be back in the side.
India continue to have more experienced players and a better side on paper as they switch formats. If they select their best team then they should have no problems in going 1-0 up in the series.
Sri Lanka vs India 1st T20 Live Streaming
The match can be watched live on Sony Sports in India. Channel Eye will show the game live in Sri Lanka. The match will be shown on Willow TV in USA.
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on the Sony Liv app.
SL vs IND Match Toss Prediction
Under Kusal Perera’s captaincy, Sri Lanka won all 3 tosses against England and chose to bat first in the opening 2 IT20s. We expect whichever skipper who wins the toss to elect to field first.
SL vs IND Pitch Report
This will be the first IT20 at this venue since 2018. The highest total here was made by Bangladesh who hit 215-5. If India bat well then that record could be under threat.
Weather Report
Highs of 29 degrees with the threat of a thunderstorm in late morning.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs India 1st T20
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
SL Team News
After no wins in any format in 7 seven games, Mickey Arthur will be delighted to have seen his side get over the finish line against India in the final ODI. The most remarkable part of the victory was that it came without star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga who was out through injury. Hasaranga will not be available for this opening IT20.
SL Key Players
- Avishka Fernando- the opening batsman took on the responsibility of being the senior batsman during the ODI series and needs to do the same as the format changes.
- Dasun Shanaka- the captain is yet to make a useful score against the touring Indians but did make a half-century in the opening IT20 against England last month.
- Dushmantha Chameera- with Wanindu Hasaranga out of the picture, Dushmantha Chameera stepped up in the final ODI. He will need to do the same in this IT20.
Sri Lanka have registered only one IT20 victory in their last thirteen games. However, they should be full of confidence after their last two ODI performances.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Praveen Jayawickrama
India Team News & Playing 11
IND Team News
It will be very interesting to see which XI India select for this opening IT20 after ringing the changes for the final ODI. With the T20 World Cup only 3 months away, we expect to see India revert to their strongest possible side from the touring party in this game.
IND Key Players
- Shikhar Dhawan- Dhawan made the most runs of any of the Indian side across the ODI series. He has 2 half-centuries in his last 5 IT20s.
- Suryakumar Yadav- after only 3 IT20 appearances, Yadav has a batting average of 44.50 with no not outs. Expect plenty of boundary hitting from him in this game.
- Yuzvendra Chahal- India’s best bowler from the opening ODIs was rested for the final game but will come straight back into this format which he is equally comfortable in.
India fought well in their most recent IT20 series, twice coming from behind before seeing off England 3-2. We expect to see India perform at a high level in this game.
India Predicted Playing 11
Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan (wk), Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav
Sri Lanka vs India Head to Head
After 19 IT20s between the sides, India have an 8 game lead.
SL vs IND Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played |
SL Won |
IND Won |
Tie |
NR |
| 19 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
Sri Lanka vs India Betting Odds
India are favourites to take a 1-0 lead in this series
Who will win Sri Lanka vs India 1st T20?
India’s batsmen look to be much stronger than Sri Lanka’s in this format.
Sri Lanka vs India Betting Rate
🏆 Sri Lanka vs India Prediction
Sri Lanka will be a different proposition now they have got a win under their belts and should be able to run India close in this opening IT20. However, we expect a big response from the tourists in this game and are predicting an India victory to kick off the IT20 series.
Jul 25, 2021
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
R. Premadasa Stadium - Colombo, Sri Lanka
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