India vs Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2023 Match Prediction

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India vs Sri Lanka will be the 33rd ICC Cricket World Cup match on November 2, 2023, at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. It will be an emotional moment because the last time India won the World Cup was against Sri Lanka at the same stadium.

Indian Cricket Team has been in phenomenal form, winning six out of six matches, but the best bowling performance they gave was in the last match against England after putting up a total of 229/9 and getting England all out on just 129. Rohit Sharma has been amazing in the World Cup except for the first match because he found his way of batting, which is batting aggressively attacking from the front, giving calmness in the middle order, and the other opening pair, who can take time.

WIN by 💯 runs in Lucknow ✅

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— BCCI (@BCCI) October 29, 2023

India has been the best team so far in terms of all-around aspects, and in the last match, the bowling unit of India showed a great attitude, but still, there are a few issues that India needs to solve. The good news for India is Hardik Pandya is fit to play and might replace Shreyas Iyer, who is not performing in the World Cup after giving him many chances.

Sri Lanka lost their last match against Afghanistan to end their World Cup journey or chance to qualify for the semi-final of the World Cup. The last match against Sri Lanka started off quite well but fell short in the end phase. The bowling unit of Afghanistan did quite well, and Fazalhaq Farooqi took four wickets. However, the bowling unit of Sir Lanka was not able to threaten the stable batting lineup of Afghanistan, who are chasing down the total with a proper plan. It will be a great match between the two Asian sides who fought against each other last time in the same stadium.

Afghanistan win in Pune. Disappointed with the result, but we'll regroup and come back stronger! 👊#SLvAFG #CWC23 #LankanLions pic.twitter.com/W43K0xBb4D
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) October 30, 2023

When and Where To Watch India vs Sri Lanka 33rd ICC World Cup 2023 Match

Match	India vs Sri Lanka
Date & Time	November 2, 2023, 2:00 PM IST
Venue	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Where to Watch	Disney Hotstar

Player Injury Report For India vs Sri Lanka 33rd ICC World Cup Match

Hardik Pandya is ready to play as the Indian management has given the green signal.

India vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head ODI Record

Match Played	167
India Won	98
England Won	57
Tie/NR	1/11

Weather Conditions For India vs Sri Lanka 33rd ICC World Cup Match

The Weather will be clear and no chance of rain.

Pitch Report of Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, In the India vs Sri Lanka Match On November 2nd, 2023

Match Played	31 Matches
Batting first won	16 Matches won
Batting second won	15 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	243 Runs
Highest Team innings total	438/4 by RSA
Lowest Team innings total	115/10 by BAN

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai pitch has been a run-scoring pitch for a long time, but it does assist pace bowlers who can get some movement from the pitch in the initial over. However, the batting second will have the advantage of due, which is going to make it hard for the bowlers to grip the ball.

Team Preview Of India

India is looking like well balance team, but they should replace Shreyas Iyer in the next match because every team knows his weakness, which is a short ball, and got him out 3 out of 3 times on short ball. The Indian team mighty going to give rest to Shami in the next match because he played all three matches and he is not very young to play every match.

Important players for the India Team in the match against Sri Lanka

1-Shubman Gill failed to make an impact in the World Cup, scoring just one half-century, but the next match will be important for him as he does have a great average against Sri Lanka, which is around 63 in 5 matches he played against them.

2- Rohit Sharma has been sensational in the World Cup for India and is a great example of being leading from the front as a captain. He scored 398 runs with an average of 66.33 in 6 matches of the World Cup. However, don’t forget his record-breaking 264 runs against Sri Lanka in the ODI.

3- Virat Kohli and the whole world are waiting for him to score the 49th century to equal the record of Sachin Tendulkar, but it is going to be a challenge for him. However, he has a 62.65 runs average against Sri Lanka, scoring 2506 runs in 52 matches played against them.

Team Preview Of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is slowly improving, but still, they are far behind from the spot they were in a decade ago when they played the final of the 2011 World Cup in the same stadium against the same team. The only difference is that they are already out of the World Cup.

They also have been a very unlucky team because the main players of the World Cup squad who were selected got injured, and a few who came as a replacement also got injured, which caused them to weaken as a team in the tournament.

Important players for the Sri Lanka Team in the match against India

1- Sadeera Samarawickrama has been one of the most uprising players in the Sri Lanka team, scoring 489 runs in 10 matches with an average of 61.13. He does have the class and scoring style.

2- Kusal Mendis is another talented player from Sri Lanka who is scoring quite well in the tournament. He scored 441 runs with a 44.1 run per match average in his last 10 matches.

3- Dilshan Madushanka can be the punt player for Sri Lanka as Indian batsmen did not face him, and the pitch of the Wankhede will help him with the bounce and pace. He took 13 wickets in 6 matches with an average of 6.12 economy.

India vs Sri Lanka Match Prediction

India will be the favorite to win the match, but Sri Lanka does have the ability to upset India if taken lightly.

India vs Sri Lanka: Probable Playing 11 of India

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

India vs Sri Lanka: Probable Playing 11 of Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka