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India take on Sri Lanka in Match 44 of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 on Saturday 6th July 2019. While India are already in the in semifinals, a win will give them hope to finish top if Australia lose to South Africa later. On the other hand, Sri Lanka will look to sign off with a win.
The 44th match of the World Cup 2019 will feature Sri Lanka facing India at Headingley, Leeds on July 6. Keep reading to find out the ICC World Cup 2019 Match 44 Sri Lanka vs India Match Prediction.
ICC World Cup 2019 Match 44 Sri Lanka vs India Match Prediction Who Will Win Today
The 44th match of the World Cup 2019 will feature Sri Lanka facing India at Headingley, Leeds on July 6. Keep reading to find out the ICC World Cup 2019 Match 44 Sri Lanka vs India Match Prediction.
India has sealed the place in the semi-finals after the victory over Bangladesh in the last game. The Men in Blue have won 6 games out of 8 games so far. Their only loss came against England the game against New Zealand was washed out. Right now, they are at No.2 on the points table. If they win this game and Australia loses to South Africa, they will move to the top otherwise the standings will remain the same.
Sri Lanka had a disappointing campaign in the World Cup. They managed to win just 3 games out of 8. However, they beat England that opened up the points table for lot many possibilities. But they couldn’t capitalise in the next few games which meant they were knocked out of the race to the semi-finals pretty early. It’s the last game for them to make up a bit for the disappointing run.
1. Sri Lanka will be playing without any fear and will take confidence from their impressive batting performance against the West Indies.
2. India boast a strong ODI head-to-head record; they have won seven of their last nine matches against Sri Lanka in this format.
3. India have Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in ominous form with the bat and their bowling too is far superior than that of Sri Lanka.
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First Innings score prediction: Sri Lanka will score 240-250
Result prediction: India will win the match by 5 wickets
First Innings score prediction: India will score 310-320
Result prediction: India will win the match by more than 50 runs
Dimuth Karunaratne (C), Kusal Perera (wk), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay
Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal
SL vs IND Head to head in World Cup
SL vs IND Total Matches in World Cup: 8
Sri Lanka won: 4
India won: 3
No result/Cancelled/Abandoned/Tied: 1
SL vs IND Head to head in ODI’s
SL vs IND Total Matches: 158
Sri Lanka Won: 56
India Won: 90
No result/Cancelled/Abandoned/Tied: 12
Sri Lanka made as many as three changes to their side in the last match against the West Indies - they dropped Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera and Suranga Lakmal for Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay and Kasun Rajitha. Thirimanne seems to have earned his place in the playing eleven after his unbeaten 45 but the same cannot be said for Vandersay and Rajitha who both returned expensive figures. It remains to be seen whether the Lankans go unchanged or bring back one of Mendis or Lakmal or both.
Avishka Fernando: He has been a revelation for Sri Lanka in this World Cup. The top-order batsman has made the most of his three opportunities so far, scoring 183 runs at an average of 61. Avishka scored 49 in his debut World Cup game against England and cracked a century last time against the West Indies.
Kusal Perera: With 255 runs in six matches and three fifties under his belt, Kusal Perera has been Sri Lanka's best batsman in the tournament. The opener has scored 94 runs in his last two innings which includes the 51-ball 64 in the last game against the Windies.
Lasith Malinga: He has been the most successful bowler for Sri Lanka in this World Cup having picked up 12 wickets in 6 matches at an economy of 5.63 and the onus will be on him to take early wickets against India. The pacer notched a four-fer against England last month and is coming off 3-55 against the Windies.
Sri Lanka are currently sixth on the CWC 2019 points table with three wins, three losses and a couple of washouts from eight matches. They have eight points in the bag and even a big win against India won't be enough to take them through to the semis. They have been very inconsistent and underwhelming with the bat throughout the tournament. After stunning England at this very ground, Sri Lanka suffered a heavy loss at the hands of South Africa before beating the West Indies in their last match.
India replaced Kuldeep Yadav and Kedar Jadhav by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dinesh Karthik respectively in their last match against Bangladesh. Having already qualified for the semi-finals, there might be a temptation to give Ravindra Jadeja a go, and if they do, it will be interesting to see who they leave out. We don't expect India to tweak their line-up too much as they would want to take the winning momentum into the knockout round.
Rohit Sharma: The opening batsman is in imperious form at the moment and is leading the tournament's run-charts with 544 runs at a remarkable average of 90.66. He now has back-to-back hundreds - 102 versus England followed by 104 versus Bangladesh - and it could be three in a row for him when he faces Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Virat Kohli: The skipper is a vital cog in the Indian batting line-up. He smacked five consecutive fifties in the tournament prior to the last game against Bangladesh in which he scored 26. With another half-century, Kohli will look to overhaul England's Jonny Bairstow who is ahead of him on the run-charts by 54 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah: The paceman has shown on numerous occasions in this tournament why he is the World's best ODI bowler. He has taken 14 wickets in 7 matches at an incredible economy of 4.60 and has been very accurate with his yorkers at the death. Bumrah took a four-fer last time and one can expect another strong showing from him.
India have been one of the most consistent sides in this Cricket World Cup and have faced defeat only once so far in their campaign - just recently against England at Birmingham. They are second in the standings with six wins from eight matches and have sealed their qualification in the semi-finals with a convincing 28-run win in their last game against Bangladesh. India's batting in the tournament has been impressive having breached the 300-mark on four occasions.
• SL to Win the Match: Sri Lanka are distant outsiders with Bet365 at 5.50 to beat India.
• SL batsman to score a fifty: Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne is 3.50 with Bet365 to hit a half-century in this match and his opening partner Kusal Perera is also being offered at the same price.
• IND to Win the Match: Bet365 is offering odds of 1.14 on India to win this game.
• IND batsman to score a fifty: Virat Kohli, who has five fifties in the tournament, seems worth backing at 1.66 with Bet365 for his sixth fifty while Rohit Sharma has been priced at 1.72.
• SL to Win the Match: Sri Lanka are 5.50 underdogs with Betway to win this match.
• SL Top Batsman: Avishka Fernando top-scored for Sri Lanka last time and he is 4.50 with Betway to be the team's top batsman against India. Dimuth Karunaratne is 3.60 while Kusal Perera is 4.
• SL Top Bowler: Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka's most impressive bowler in this World Cup, stands at 2.80 with Betway to be the top bowler for his side. Isuru Udana is 3.75 and off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva is 4.33.
• IND to Win the Match: India are 1.12 favorites with Betway to beat Sri Lanka.
• IND Top Batsman: Rohit Sharma can be backed to score the most runs for India in this match at 3 with Betway. Virat Kohli has been priced at 2.87 while KL Rahul and MS Dhoni are 4 and 9 respectively.
• IND Top Bowler: Betway is offering 3.25 on Jasprit Bumrah to finish as India's best bowler against Sri Lanka. Mohammed Shami can also be backed at the same price while Yuzvendra Chahal is 3.75.
Though it is an inconsequential game in the context of the tournament, both the teams will have a lot to play for. While Sri Lanka will be playing for pride and will look to bow out on a high, a win for India will keep their hopes alive for finishing at the top of the table. India's excellent recent record against Sri Lanka in ODIs will certainly give them the edge but they also know that they cannot afford to be complacent against them who can spring in a surprise just like they did against tournament favorites England. Although Sri Lanka do have a few quality players on their roster, India clearly are a far superior side in all departments of the game and we expect them to prevail in their final league match.
