IND vs SL Match Preview
Eden Gardens has been a pretty interesting venue for international cricket in recent times. It has offered up a surface where the pace bowlers have had a lot of help. The pace and bounce have worked two ways. The first is where the batters are able to adapt and able to score freely and the second is where the fast bowlers dominate.
The strategy should be to pick the best Indian batters, sprinkle in a few Sri Lankan batters currently in good form, and then pick the best fast bowlers from both teams. We are not going to look to add too many spinners for this match.
Weather Report
There is no rain predicted and the weather should be quite good.
Pitch Report
The pitch should be fast, bouncy, and have something in it for the bowlers. A score of around 300-350 is still on the cards, especially if India bats first.
Notable stats
Rohit Sharma at the Eden
Rohit Sharma loves batting at Eden Gardens. He has 271 runs in two ODI's here including his record-breaking 264. He also has 396 runs in 10 T20 matches at an average of nearly 50.
Team News
We don't think there will be any changes in either team for this match.
IND vs SL Probable 11
IND Playing 11
- Shubman Gill
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul (Wk)
- Hardik Pandya
- Axar Patel
- Mohammad Shami
- Mohammad Siraj
- Umran Malik
- Yuzvendra Chahal
SL Playing 11
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Mendis (Wk)
- Avishka Fernando
- Charith Asalanka
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Dasun Shanaka (C)
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Dunith Wellalage
- Chamika Karunaratne
- Kasun Rajitha
- Dilshan Madushanka
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing India to win this match once more. India has a better batting lineup and its fast-bowlers should be able to extract more help from the surface.
Top Picks
Umran Malik - He picked up three matches in the previous match and was quite difficult to face. If Eden Gardens has that extra pace and bounce, Malik could be a real threat once more.
Rohit Sharma - When you are at the Eden Gardens, back Rohit Sharma. He will be highly owned but we don't think you can afford to not have him in your lineup.
Dasun Shanaka - Shanaka continues to build a truly unbelievable record against the Indian team across formats. His first century came in a difficult situation and we think it will propel him even further.
IND vs SL Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: K Mendis
Batters: R Sharma (C), V Kohli, D Shanaka, S Iyer, S Gill
All-rounders: D de Silva, H Pandya
Bowlers: M Shami (VC), D Madushanka, U Malik
