Who will win SL vs Ind T20?
India hope to return from Sri Lanka undefeated as they gear up for the final game of their tour. The only T20 international between the two teams is scheduled to be played on September 6 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The match is set to begin at 7 PM local time.
SL vs Ind T20: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports, Ten Sports, Sony Six
Live streaming: Bet365, Sony LIV
Toss Prediction
The team that wins the toss at the R. Premadasa might want to have a bat first as 9 out of the last 12 T20 internationals here have been won by the side that has batted first. India have batted first four times at this ground in this format and have emerged victorious on three of those occasions.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for SL vs Ind only T20 international....
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Sri Lanka have dropped Dilshan Munaweera and Lahiru Thirimanne from the side for this upcoming solitary T20 international. Danushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis are expected to be their replacements.
Key Players
While Sri Lanka will expect Niroshan Dickwella and their skipper Upul Tharanga to provide a flashy start to their innings, they will hope that Angelo Mathews goes on to score big once again. The in-form Mathews scored 70 and 55 respectively in the fourth and fifth ODIs at this ground and he will be crucial for the team's chances. Akila Dananjaya will be Sri Lanka's go-to man with the ball. The offspinner was their best bowler in the ODI series with nine wickets from four matches.
Recent Form
Though Sri Lanka haven't been good at all in the longer versions of the game, they have definitely done a lot better when it comes to the shortest version. The team has won five and lost three out of the eight T20 internationals played so far this year.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
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Upul Tharanga (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Wanidu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Malinda Pushpakumara, Vishwa Fernando, Lasith Malinga
India Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The Indian team is unlikely to make a change in their lineup and one can expect them to come up with the same group of eleven that played the fifth one-day international.
Key Players
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma batted beautifully in the ODI series. Both hit two hundreds and a fifty each and India will be counting on these two to deliver the goods yet again. MS Dhoni seems to be in decent form and he will look to finish the innings off in style. Jasprit Bumrah has been exceptional with the ball while Bhuvneshwar Kumar was rewarded for his perseverance with a five-wicket haul in the last game. The pace duo will once again be the biggest challenge for the Sri Lankan batsmen.
Recent Form
India have been very hard to overcome in tests and ODIs, but they have been slightly inconsistent in the 20-over format having lost three of their previous five T20 internationals. They were beaten in the West Indies by the hosts in their last match in July.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Sri Lanka: L W L W W
India: L W W L L
Sri Lanka vs India Head to Head
The two teams have played 10 T20 internationals against each other in the past with India leading the scoreline 6-4. The visitors also have a win in their only T20 international against the hosts at the R. Premadasa.
Sri Lanka vs India T20 Betting Odds
India begin hot favorites amongst the bookmakers to win this solitary T20 international at short odds of 1.33 each with 1xbet and Bet365. They have simply brushed aside Sri Lanka on this tour and have exposed the lack of experience within their side. The hosts are distant outsiders at 3.75 with Betfair and 3.40 with Bet365.
Sri Lanka vs India T20 Prediction
Sri Lanka have been doing well in 20-over cricket of late but injuries to key players ahead of India's arrival have turned them into a rather ordinary side and it is hard to expect a win from such a deflated side, especially against a formidable Indian unit. Their bowling has been mediocre at best and their batsmen have found ways to get into trouble even on good batting pitches. The Indian juggernaut is rolling along nicely at the moment and we predict the visiting side to win this game and keep the home side winless at the end of their tour.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat Sri Lanka in the only T20 international at 1.33 each with 1xbet and Bet365.
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