India will aim for the topmost position of the table as they take on Sri Lanka in their last league encounter at Leeds. A win in this match will take them to 15 points. However, they need the result of the Australia-South Africa encounter to go in their way too in order to climb to the top of the order. Australia currently sit pretty at the top with 14 points and a loss for them in this match will open India's way to the top of the table.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, are already out of the semifinal race but would like to give their fans something to cheer for in their last World Cup 2019 match. They would like to end it on a good note by carrying the momentum they gained in the last match against the Windies which they won by 23 runs.
A lot of changes are expected for India in this match as this encounter gives them the chance to test out some of their players ahead of the all-important semifinals. Mayank Agarwal is one of them who looks all set to open the innings for India. He may walk into the XI in place of Dinesh Karthik.
Weather and Pitch Conditions: Bright and Sunny weather awaits. The pitch is expected to be good for batting but it can also give some assistance to the spinners and the bowlers having good variations in particular.
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Wicket-Keeper
Kusal Perera (9.5 Cr)
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India will aim for the topmost position of the table as they take on Sri Lanka in their last league encounter at Leeds. A win in this match will take them to 15 points. However, they need the result of the Australia-South Africa encounter to go in their way too in order to climb to the top of the order. Australia currently sit pretty at the top with 14 points and a loss for them in this match will open India's way to the top of the table.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, are already out of the semifinal race but would like to give their fans something to cheer for in their last World Cup 2019 match. They would like to end it on a good note by carrying the momentum they gained in the last match against the Windies which they won by 23 runs.
A lot of changes are expected for India in this match as this encounter gives them the chance to test out some of their players ahead of the all-important semifinals. Mayank Agarwal is one of them who looks all set to open the innings for India. He may walk into the XI in place of Dinesh Karthik.
Weather and Pitch Conditions: Bright and Sunny weather awaits. The pitch is expected to be good for batting but it can also give some assistance to the spinners and the bowlers having good variations in particular.
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Wicket-Keeper
Kusal Perera (9.5 Cr)
He has been one of Sri Lanka's best batsmen in this tournament. He played a valuable knock of 64 runs off just 51 deliveries in the last match against the Windies and is expected to do well against Insia as well.
Batsman
Rohit Sharma (10.5 Credits)
He has scored four centuries in this tournament and a fifth one might be on the cards against Sri Lanka. He has an ODI average of over 85 against them since 2017.
All-Rounder
Hardik Pandya (9 Cr)
He has been scoring points both with bat and ball in this competition. While he has three scored of 40+ in this tournament, he registered a 3-for in the last match against Bangladesh as well.
Bowler
Jasprit Bumrah (9 Cr)
He has been India's best bowler in the tournament overall. He showed his true ability with a 4-for in the last match and can be expected to run through an inconsistent Sri Lankan attack as well.
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Vice-Captain: Hardik Panda
Predicted XI:
India
Mayank Agarwal, Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli [C], Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sri Lanka
Dimuth Karunaratne [C], Kusal Perera (wk), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Kasun Rajitha, Lasith Malinga
