India will take on Sri Lanka in the World Cup 2023 on Thursday. Check out the preview and expected playing XI.
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00:00 Team India truly played like champions against England.
00:03 And now the next match is against Sri Lanka.
00:06 On November 2, and the stadium is Mumbai's Avvankhede Stadium.
00:11 The same stadium where in the 2011 World Cup final,
00:19 Team India defeated Sri Lanka in the final and won the World Cup.
00:24 Anyway, this is a matter of history.
00:27 But what is the situation in this World Cup?
00:29 In this World Cup, Team India is unbeaten with 6 matches and 6 wins.
00:35 The points are at the top.
00:37 Sri Lanka's situation is a bit bad.
00:39 Sri Lanka has only defeated the Netherlands and England in this World Cup.
00:44 Moreover, in their last match, Sri Lanka had to face a 7-wicket losing streak against Afghanistan.
00:52 That means, somewhere or the other, Sri Lanka's team's manoeuvre must have broken.
00:56 Team India's morale is high.
00:58 And if Team India continues to win on November 2 and defeats Sri Lanka,
01:03 then Team India will be the first team to reach the semifinal in this World Cup.
01:09 At the same time, Sri Lanka's path will be closed for this World Cup.
01:14 India's record against Sri Lanka in the World Cup was amazing.
01:17 And recently, in September, India defeated Sri Lanka on their territory and won the Asia Cup.
01:25 167 matches were played between the two teams.
01:28 India won 98 matches and Sri Lanka won 57 matches.
01:31 11 matches were unbeaten and 1 match was tied.
01:34 But if we talk about the World Cup, it's a bit of a mix-up.
01:37 Both teams have played against each other 9 times in the history of this tournament.
01:40 India has won 4 matches and Sri Lanka has won 4 matches.
01:43 And 1 match was unbeaten.
01:45 India's Ping-11 is unlikely to change.
01:49 Hardik Pandya, who was injured, is also difficult to select in this match.
01:53 But instead of him, Mohamed Shammi, who was selected in the team, is showing off.
01:58 He has won 9 wickets in 2 matches so far.
02:01 Sri Lanka, which is struggling with the problems of minor players, does not have many alternatives to change.
02:06 Sri Lanka's possible playing 11 can be
02:08 Pathum Nishanka, Dhimut Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samar Vikrama, Charit Asalanka, Dhananjay D. Desilva,
02:15 Angelo Matthews, Mahesh Tikshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, and Dilshan Madhushanka.
02:21 India's possible playing 11 can be
02:23 Rohit Sharma, Shubh Mangil, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Surya Kumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav,
02:30 Mohamed Shammi, Mohamed Siraj, and Jaspeet Bhumra.
02:33 Obviously, we would like the winning team of India to be stable and defeat Sri Lanka.
02:39 Because the real match that we are waiting for is on 5th November.
02:44 India vs South Africa.
02:46 That is going to be a big match.
02:48 We are waiting for that. And for the latest updates, keep watching CricketAndWar.com
02:54 [Outro Music]