Sri Lanka take on has India at the Wankhede arena in Mumbai for match no. 33 of the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Thursday, November 2. India and Sri Lanka broadly played at similar setting in the ICC World Cup 2011 last and recently, they played out an undeniably exhilarating T20I challenge at Wankhede, which India edged by two runs. Notwithstanding, heading into this game in the continuous competition, the two sides are in extremely standing out structures from various aspirations.
For Sri Lanka, it has boiled down to endurance as the need might arise to win all of their excess matches to have a possibility of arriving at the semi-finals. At present, Sri Lanka have two successes in four matches and are in the base portion of the table. With Australia reinforcing their hold on the fourth position, it seems like the Islanders should win all their matches to be in dispute.
In their last match, Sri Lanka didn’t assist themselves with their desire of coming to the last four. Sri Lanka batted first and got bowled out for 241 runs, with no enormous commitment coming from the Lankan players regardless of some of them getting begins. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah and Azmatullah Omarzai scored half-hundreds of years for Afghanistan and they got a seven-wicket win.
India, the double cross heroes of the competition, are having some fantastic luck in the competition. With six successes in the competition up until this point – against Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Britain – they are on top of the table and are a success away from affirming their situation in the semi-finals.
India were facing Britain in the last game and dominated it by 100 runs. Rohit Sharma featured with the bat in the primary innings, scoring 87 off 101 balls, as India oversaw 229/9 out of 50 overs. The reigning champs were bowled out for just 129 runs, as Mohammed Shami got four wickets and Jasprit Bumrah got back with three.
Kusal Mendis versus Jasprit Bumrah
Captain Kusal Mendis has been batting forcefully in the competition and has scored 268 runs at a strike-pace of 127.01. His count likewise incorporates 100 years and 50 years. His fight facing Jasprit Bumrah, India’s driving wicket-taker On the planet Cup with 14 wickets, will be one to look out for.
Bumrah has a noteworthy record against Mendis. In eight innings he bowled to the Lankan chief, Bumrah excused him two times and yielded just 41 runs at a strike-pace of 50.
Rohit Sharma versus Dilshan Madushanka
Rohit Sharma is driving the way for India in the top request, crushing 398 runs in six matches at a normal of 66.33 and a strike-pace of 119.16. His count incorporates one hundred years and two half-hundreds of years. His fight facing Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka in the early overs could decide the match’s result.
Madushanka has been bowling really well, getting 13 wickets in six matches. Both played confronted each other just a single time and Madushanka got Rohit’s wicket. The Indian chief will be hoping to vindicate it in the forthcoming match.
Virat Kohli versus Kasun Rajitha
Virat Kohli has been in great structure, adding to three significant successes against Australia, Bangladesh and New Zealand. He scored hundred years against Bangladesh and added three half-hundreds of years other than that in six innings, taking his run count to 354 runs at a normal of 88.50.
Rajitha has been in great structure in the competition, getting eight wickets in four matches. Be that as it may, in the four innings Rajitha bowled to Kohli, the Indian player crushed 68 runs at a strike-pace of 165.85.
Sadeera Samarawickrama versus Kuldeep Yadav
Sadeera Samarawickrama is Sri Lanka’s driving run-scorer in the competition at present. He amassed 331 runs in six matches at a normal of 82.75 and a strike-pace of 104.41. His breathtaking run of structure will be a reason for stress for the Indian bowlers.
Kuldeep Yadav has been outstanding for India in the center overs, getting 10 wickets in six matches up to this point. Before, Yadav has bowled to Samarawickrama in two innings and got his wicket once, while surrendering just 19 runs.
KL Rahul versus Maheesh Theekshana
KL Rahul scored 216 runs in the competition at a normal of 108 up until this point. He has been excellent behind the stumps, eating up a few marvelous gets and at whatever point he emerged to bat, he gave extraordinary strength to the line-up. In the center overs, his fight against Maheesh Theekshana will be one to keep an eye out for.
Theekshana has not been exceptionally great this competition, picking just three wickets in five matches, yet his economy of 5.02 has stuck out.
